Mace

A mace is a type of blunt weapon that consists of a heavy head at the end of a rod. Depending on the design, the head may be flanged or spiked to ensure greater lethality.
==Description==
A more advanced form of the club, the mace is characterized by a heavy head—often roughly spherical—planted atop a rod. Although longer than that of a one-handed sword grip, the design of a mace ensures that it is most effectively wielded in one hand unless it were a long mace. Like any club, wounds are inflicted primarily through crushing blows rather than through thrusting or slashing. However, in many designs, the head is flanged or spiked to ensure that beyond blunt force trauma only, targets may also be pierced or lacerated by the impact of sharp edges. If spiked, the mace is more specifically known as a morningstar. In contrast to clubs, maces are generally forged from metal rather than fashioned from wood and are fairly capable of parrying against the strikes of bladed weapons.Assassin's Creed IIAssassin's Creed: BrotherhoodAssassin's Creed: RevelationsAssassin's Creed: Unity
==History==
In the 12th century, the Sultan of Egypt and Syria, Saladin, equipped some of the infantry in his army with maces. His macemen were deployed alongside other soldiers during his assault on the Assassin Brotherhood's stronghold of Masyaf in 1176.Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade
In Europe, maces were commonly utilized by mercenary and state armies alike throughout the Renaissance. Guards in cities such as Florence, Venice, and Rome were just as likely to be serviced with maces as they were with swords. The Ottoman Empire also heavily employed the weapon, as did Templars such as Kadir. The notorious of Wallachia, Vlad Tepes, possessed at least two maces whose heads carried axe blades all around their axes, essentially merging the designs of a mace and a battle-axe in one.
Although they were becoming obsolete by the 18th century, maces were still present in Parisian markets at the time of the French Revolution.Assassin's Creed: Unity
==Weapon statistics==
===Peloponnesian War (5th century BCE)===
Name 	Rarity 	Damage Per Second	Attributes 	Availability
Forged Mace of the Isu	RareEpic 	?? 	?? 	Blacksmith, Loot
Mace of the Rebellion 	Epic 	?? 	?? 	Complete Free Their Minds, the Rest Will Follow
Mace of the Sphinx 	Epic 	?? 	+ % Assassin Damage+ % Damage with Heavy Blunt Weapons+ % Fire Damage	Complete Awaken the Myth
Ritual Mace 	Common 	353 DPS 	3% Warrior Damage4% Fire Damage 	??
Typhon's Mace 	Legendary 	?? 	?? 	Eliminate Exekias
Unrefined Adamant Mace	Complete Most Adamantly	?? 	?? 	
===Italian Renaissance (15th century)===
Name 	Damage	Speed	Deflect	Cost 	Availability
Flanged Mace 	3 	3 	3 	10500ƒ	Sequence 6
Cavalieri Mace	4 	2 	2 	20800ƒ	Sequence 7
===Italian Renaissance (16th century)===
Name 	Damage	Speed	Deflect	Cost 	Availability
Flanged Mace 	3 	3 	3 	N/A 	Sequence 3
Condottiero Mace	3 	5 	3 	11600ƒ	Sequence 6
Cavalieri Mace 	2 	1 	1 	6400ƒ 	Renovate 5 blacksmiths
===Ottoman era===
Name 	Damage	Speed	Deflect	Cost	Availability
Condottiero Mace	2 	2 	2 	 	Sequence 4
Byzantine Mace 	3 	5 	3 	 	Sequence 7
Ottoman Mace 	4 	4 	2 	N/A 	Complete all Thieves Guild challenges
===French Revolution===
====One-Handed====
Name 	Level	Damage	Parry	Speed	Range	Cost 	Modifiers 	Requirements
Mace 	◆◆◆ 	3 	3 	4 	2 	1,000₣ 	Additional Damage: +25%	N/A
Morningstar	◆◆◆◆ 	4 	4 	4 	2 	5,000₣ 	Additional Damage: +25%	N/A
War Mace 	◆◆◆◆◆	6 	6 	4 	2 	25,000₣	Additional Damage: +25%	N/A
====Long====
Name 	Level	Damage	Parry	Speed	Range	Cost 	Modifiers 	Requirements
Cogneur 	◆◆ 	2 	2 	3 	4 	N/A 	Additional Damage: +25%	Murder Mystery – Ancestral Vengeance
L'étoile polaire 	◆◆◆ 	3 	3 	3 	4 	N/A 	Additional Damage: +25%	Murder Mystery – Bones of Contention
Ceremonial long mace	◆◆◆◆◆	6 	6 	3 	4 	25,000₣	Additional Damage: +25%	N/A
====Heavy====
Name 	Level	Damage	Parry	Speed	Range	Cost 	Modifiers 	Requirements
Heavy Morningstar	◆◆◆ 	3 	3 	1 	1 	1,000₣ 	Additional Damage: +25%	N/A
Heavy War Mace 	◆◆◆◆◆	6 	6 	1 	1 	25,000₣	Additional Damage: +25%	N/A
==Trivia==
*The mace is the default weapon for two multiplayer characters of Assassin's Creed: Revelations: the Bombardier and the Count.
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed II 
*Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
*Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade
*Assassin's Creed: Revelations
*Assassin's Creed: Unity
*Assassin's Creed: Mirage
==References==
Category:Blunt weapons
Category:Types of blunt weapons