Mace Fighting
Mace Fighting is the blunt-weapon melee skill. The prose is community-derived (paraphrased from the uorenaissance.com skill list plus ServUO behavior) pending field verification; the stats table is source-verified against ServUO.
What it does
Section titled “What it does”Mace Fighting governs accuracy and damage with blunt weapons — maces, war maces, mauls, hammers, and staves. Mace weapons can damage an opponent’s armor durability and drain stamina, and several carry strong special moves (crushing blow, concussion blow), making them a punishing PvP weapon class. It is a Mastery skill.
How to use it
Section titled “How to use it”Equip a mace-class weapon and attack. Damage scales with the weapon, Tactics, and Anatomy; staves can be wielded with two hands or paired with a shield depending on the weapon. See combat basics and advanced combat.
How to train it
Section titled “How to train it”- Low skill — fight weak creatures with a fast mace.
- Mid/high skill — work up to tougher monsters; the armor/stamina damage makes maces good against armored foes.
See skill gain.
Mechanics & numbers
Section titled “Mechanics & numbers”| Primary stat | Strength |
| Secondary stat | Dexterity |
| Title | Armsman |
| Mastery skill | Yes |
| Gain notes | skill-ups can raise Str +0.9, Dex +0.1 (per-use stat gain weights) |
Mace Fighting is one of the four weapon skills (with Swordsmanship, Fencing, and Archery). As a Mastery skill, high Mace Fighting unlocks weapon mastery abilities.
Related skills & synergies
Section titled “Related skills & synergies”- Mace Fighting + Tactics + Anatomy — the damage core.
- Parrying + Healing + Resisting Spells — sword-and-board dexxer; swap Mace Fighting in for Swordsmanship on seven-GM templates.
See also
Section titled “See also”Banner icon courtesy of uorenaissance.com.