Weapons (Arena)

Weapons in are primarily used to damage and kill enemies. There are several different kinds of base weapons in Arena, most of which come in different material tiers. Some weapons that are found or bought can be magic, and when equipped they will either increase an attribute or provide a spell effect, as well as dramatically increasing the value of the weapon. There are also a few unique weapons in Arena, which are considered to be artifacts.
The following are lists of weapon materials and bases that are available in Arena:
==Weapon Materials==
Material type	Modification to weapon
Iron 	-1 to hit and damage
Steel 	0
Silver 	0†
Elven 	+1 to hit and damage
Dwarven 	+2 to hit and damage
Mithril 	+3 to hit and damage
Adamantium 	+4 to hit and damage
Ebony 	+5 to hit and damage
*† - Silver weapons can damage certain enemies that are immune to lesser weapons.
==Weapon Bases==
Name 	Damage	Hand(s)	Weight (kg)
Punch 	1–2 	1 	0
Chain Gauntlets	2–3 	1 	2
Plate Gauntlets	3–4 	1 	4
Daggers 	1–6 	1 	0.5
Tantos 	1–8 	1 	0.5
Shortswords 	1–8 	1 	3
Staves 	1–8 	1 	3
Short Bows 	2–8 	2 	0.5
Wakizashi 	1–10 	1 	2
Broadswords 	1–10 	1 	6
Maces 	1–12 	1 	8
Long Bows 	1–12 	2 	1
War Axes 	2–12 	2 	1
Sabers 	3–12 	1 	7
Flails 	2–14 	2 	10
Longswords 	2–16 	1 	8
Battle Axes 	2–16 	2 	12
Katana 	3–16 	1 	6
Claymores 	2–18 	2 	14
Warhammers 	3–18 	2 	16
Dai-Katanas 	3–21 	2 	8
==Sources==
*The Elder Scrolls: Arena Manual (pages 46–47)
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