Now we’ll take a look at each Proficiency in turn, explain the advantages and disadvantages and suggest the best weapon in that category for different circumstances. Pulling off several kills with a Short Sword, for example, will improve your One Handed Weapons rating. You will also find that your Proficiencies grow naturally the more you use a weapon successfully. The Weapon points can be spent on building up Proficiencies.
Each time you go up a level you will get an Attribute point to spend, some Skill points and some Weapon points. In order to wield any weapon effectively you’re going to need to build up your ratings in the relevant Proficiency.
These categories appear under the header Proficiencies on your Character screen and they break down as follows: Weapon ClassesĪll of the weapons in Mount & Blade: Warband fit into six categories. In this Mount & Blade: Warband Weapon Guide we’ll take a closer look at the various weapon classes, suggest a few tactics and highlight some of the best options. The need to arm yourself and your band of heroes means you will need a lot of weaponry and anything left over can be sold later on for profit.
You’ll also find weapons as part of the loot after any battle you win. You’ll find weaponsmiths in all the major cities selling a variety of killing tools. The medieval styling of the land of Calradia in Mount & Blade: Warband extends to the vast array of weaponry on offer.
