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Rex_Partysaurus

Weapon Skill Leveling

Question

Is there an internal damage threshold required for leveling weapon skills?

Widely accepted information on the matter suggests that every weapon swing has a “chance” to increase weapon skill.

Theoretically then a higher speed weapon should level faster than a lower speed weapon, 2hers slower than 1hers.

As a warrior when I hit level cap I had a pretty decent dagger I initially leveled to 300, and it took FOR-EV-ER.

Recently I got a 2h axe off AQ trash, and the thing leveled super quick.

I am now leveling my 1h mace skill, and we’re back to painfully slow.

Note that I am using the weapon to be leveled in the OH slot. Which means at worst it’s doing 50% dmg. At best what 75%?

If I’m correct this would make sense for why my 2her leveled faster as it does more dmg per hit, and if yellow dmg is included in that threshold (dmg not being received from OH).

Thoughts?

Posted Sep 4, 2020, 9:38 PM UTC

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Ravnos767:horde:•

Not sure about the rest but I'm pretty sure weapon skill builds much slower if it's only your offhand. That being said my rogues bow skill has been at 299 since February and I've put several full stacks of arrows through it since then and can't seem to get that last point so there's definately a big chunk of RNG involved

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BitterHumor0•

Definitely RNG - I got 2 Warriors @ 60 which means a loooooot of skill training..

After doing multiple 2H weps, Daggers felt fast AF. In general DW 1-300 I don’t mind but fuck using a 2H 1-300

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Scrubcanon•

Int gives you a higher chance of a skill point when attacking. I got a mags to give me Ai and bought some cheap +int gear off the ah and got my maces skill to 305 in about 30 mins

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craigins•

This is the best way to do it.

I like begging for a 60 min AI buff, buying a few cheap greens with int and then heading to wailing caverns. As a warrior just run through killing everything spamming hamstring.

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nohardcore•

There's mobs in blasted lands that banish them self, i can't remember what they are called though. I used those to skill up dagger and sword skill quite easy and semi afk.

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chinmullet•

^ This is the correct answer.

The mobs are humanoids called "Servant of ... "

Just drag one away from their crystal, get it to low health, it banishes itself and you can beat on it for hours.

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C0W4N:alliance::paladin:•

The ghosts in dm north after the endboss are also very nice to skill weapons because they dont attack back. Start hitting and go take a shower, cook something nice and skill 300 ez. Just have to move quick every 5mins.

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sandro992•

I think it’s big rng, when i was lvling my 2h axe skill it took ages, while lvling 2h mace was a breeze

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Undercoverpizzalover•

Iirc windfury procs can improve your weapon skill aswell, correct me if im wrong

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BenjainM•

You can get skill ups from sunder armor and hamstring. Which do none to littel damage.

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krautnelson:horde::warrior:•

Get a full +int set, buy two cheap and fast maces, go to arathi highlands and spam hamstring or sunder on everything you see.

I got my unarmed skill from 100-ish to 300 with some white vendor fist weapons in about an hour.

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Lahuuna:horde::warlock:•

It took me 4h to 100ish-300 daggers with 300 int. I suppose your class matters some bit too.

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