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22 Overview
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44 Halberds are two-handed long-reach Crude weapons that scale with Strength. They favor spacing and reach over parry timing, so halberd builds lead with dodges and punish committed enemy attacks from distance.
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66 Four halberds ship in the current build: one Uncommon baseline and three Rare/Epic named variants. ATK figures below are the maximum shown on the Item Level 15 card.
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88 Damage Type
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1010 Every hit from this class lands as Crude damage. Windrose sorts weapon damage into three types, Slash, Pierce, and Crude, and enemy defenses respond to each one differently. The same Crude profile that tears through one foe can glance off another, so check what you are fighting before you lean an entire Strength build around a single damage type.
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1212 Current Live Roster
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1414 ImageWeaponRarityATK (Lvl 15)DamageScalingKey EffectHalberdUncommon380340 CrudeStrength (B)No special effect listed.Plague HalberdRare / Epic380355 CrudeStrength (- / B)Dealing Damage grants you a stack of Plague Echoes effect. At 5 stacks, the special [F] attack becomes available.ExecutionerRare / Epic380365 CrudeStrength (C / B)Killing enemies grants stacks of Decimation effect. Each stack increases your Critical Hit Chance by 10%, up to 30%.Sturdy HalberdRare / Epic380355 / 370 CrudeStrength (A / S)Increases Critical Hit Chance by 10%.
1515 Epic Bonus Line
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1717 Ascending a Rare variant to Epic adds one more effect on top of the Rare effect. The exact bonus varies per weapon:
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1919 ImageWeaponEpic BonusPlague HalberdUsing the special attack instantly restores 35% of your maximum Health.ExecutionerWhile the Decimation effect is active, you gain Apathy effect granting 10% Damage Resistance.Sturdy HalberdBase Damage of this item is 15 points higher.
2020 Rare vs Epic Summary
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2222 Every Rare/Epic weapon in this category shares the same scaling mechanics. Ascending a Rare variant at the Weaponsmith Workshop preserves the Rare effect and stacks the Epic bonus on top. The Sturdy prefix weapons in every class jump to Strength, Agility, or Precision (S) at Epic, which is the single largest scaling jump in the game.
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2424 Common: 0 weapons.Uncommon: 1 weapon.Rare / Epic: 3 weapons.Total: 4 weapons currently on the live item pages.
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2626 Crafting and Upgrade Path
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2828 Base recipe is Wood x10 plus Copper Ingot x7 at the Weaponsmith Workshop Level 1. Level 6-10 upgrades swap to Hardwood plus Foothills Iron Ingot. Level 11-15 upgrades swap to Hardwood plus Mire Metal Ingot. Two-handed halberds ascend with Tumbaga Ingot x9.
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3030 Upgrade BandMaterialsLevel 1 to 5Wood x10 plus Copper Ingot x7Level 6 to 10Hardwood plus Foothills Iron IngotLevel 11 to 15Hardwood plus Mire Metal IngotRare to Epic ascensionTumbaga Ingot x9
3131 Typical Build
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3333 Strength primary, Endurance to keep long-reach swings fed. Halberds cannot Perfect Block (shared with Clubs), so the combat loop uses dodges, long-poke attacks, and punish windows rather than parry timing. Plague Halberd's special attack provides sustain; Sturdy Halberd is the pure-damage pick.
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3535 Combat Role
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3737 Halberds are Crude weapons, which means they can block but cannot Perfect Block, a limitation they share with Clubs. The combat loop therefore drops parry timing and runs on spacing instead: keep enemies at the end of the reach, dodge through committed attacks, and answer with long pokes from a distance the target cannot easily close.
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3939 Build Strength as the primary stat and feed it with Endurance so the heavy swings keep coming. Plague Halberd's special supplies sustain, the Executioner snowballs Critical Hit Chance off kills, and the Sturdy Halberd is the straight damage pick.
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4141 See Also
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4343 Melee Weapons for the full melee index.Weapons for the cross-class roster including ranged firearms.Upgrade System covers Rare-to-Epic ascension with Tumbaga Ingot.Weaponsmith Workshop is the crafting and ascension station for every entry in this category.