Do weapons have base stat requirements?

[Darkersoul]

Hi all I just beat the Queen of Smiled and found the Two handed sword after the second sanctuary, I skilled the level 1 spec to wield it but it's still crossed out.
Are two handed weapons just not usable one handed or am I just missing the stat screen in the weapon menu?

[[Fmds]Finder82]

Need to up the greatsword skill to use 1 handed.

[Darkersoul]

Originally posted by FmdsFinder82:

Need to up the greatsword skill to use 1 handed.

So just skilling the first skill right at the start of the skillboard is not enough even though it says you can now wield swords and greatswords?

[MundM]

Originally posted by Da_Big_D:

Originally posted by FmdsFinder82:

Need to up the greatsword skill to use 1 handed.

So just skilling the first skill right at the start of the skillboard is not enough even though it says you can now wield swords and greatswords?

If you look at the weapon in your inventory, you have a description with lore, and another page with stats. The skill system for big weapons works like this, for example: You skill level 1 polearms, you then are able to two hand a level 1 polearm, indicated by a single red diagonal line in your inventory on the weapon's icon, as you skill level 2 polearm, you will be able to equip a level 1 polearm with one hand.

Go to your skilltree, you will see, that each skill has a decent description which tells you, what kind of weapon you now can one hand and which you can only two hand.

And no, weapons do not have stat requiremnets, you only need to level the skill for it.

[Darkersoul]

Originally posted by MundM:

Originally posted by Da_Big_D:

So just skilling the first skill right at the start of the skillboard is not enough even though it says you can now wield swords and greatswords?

If you look at the weapon in your inventory, you have a description with lore, and another page with stats. The skill system for big weapons works like this, for example: You skill level 1 polearms, you then are able to two hand a level 1 polearm, indicated by a single red diagonal line in your inventory on the weapon's icon, as you skill level 2 polearm, you will be able to equip a level 1 polearm with one hand.

Go to your skilltree, you will see, that each skill has a decent description which tells you, what kind of weapon you now can one hand and which you can only two hand.

And no, weapons do not have stat requiremnets, you only need to level the skill for it.

Sounds a bit complicated just to figure out how to use weapons but thx for the explanation.

[MundM]

@Da_Big_D
It's actually not. I blame this on my lack of explaining myself better and shorter in English.
Skill tree - read description of skill - level 1 greatwsword skill tells you, that you now can use tier 1 greatswords with two hands (only 1 red line instead of a red cross on weapon icon) - level 2 greatsword skill tells you, that you can now one hand greatswords of the level 1 tier (clear weapon icon in inventory)

Hope that was better :-D

[Rhawkas]

This is as simple as I can make it: You need your sword, polearm, or greathammer skill to be 1 rank higher than the class of the greatsword, polearm, or greathammer in order to use it with one hand.