One-handed

The One-handed skill governs the effectiveness of any melee weapon that is held with one hand. Dual-wielding one-handed weapons will still increase this skill. Also, you can dual wield a One-handed weapon with a spell as well.
The One-Handed skill increases relative to the damage dealt by equipped one-handed weapons. The more damage dealt, the more experience is gained. For example, if the player uses a one-handed weapon and a spell to kill an NPC, they would not gain as much experience as if they had dual-wielded two one-handed weapons. 
There are 4 weapon classes that fall under the one-handed category. 
* Daggers, the weakest as far as damage in one hit and also has shorter reach than other weapons, however they possess exceptional speed. They work well for assassin and rogue class characters.
* Swords generally does 3 points more damage than daggers, but have about 23% slower attack speed. They are exceptional all-around weapons, useful to all classes, including mages. 
* War axes does 1 point more damage than swords and are 10% slower. They are useful to most every class except assassins and rogues because of their slower attack speed compared to swords and daggers. 
* Maces does 1 point more damage than war axes, but are also about 11% slower. They are the most powerful, but slowest of the one-handed weapons. Because of their sluggish speed, they are preferred by well-armored, hard-hitting classes, such as berserkers or knights. They may be used by weapon-wielding mages, however, their slow speed makes them slightly undependable for lightly-armored, low-stamina classes. However, when dual-wielded, they can lay low most medium-strength enemies with a single power attack. 
The heavier a weapon is, the more stamina it requires to perform a power attack. When dual-wielding, the attack speed of the combined attack is averaged between the two weapons. For example, if the player were to use a dagger and a sword, their combined attack would be very quick, whereas if they were to use a mace and dagger, it would average out to a medium speed. Though held with only one hand, staves do not count as one-handed weapons except for the fact that two can be wielded at once. They are not affected by and do not affect the One-handed skill. They fall under the category of their respective magic school. For example, a Staff of Fireball would fall under the Destruction skill.
== One-handed Weapon Perks ==
Perks 	Requirements 	Description (Ranks)
Armsman 	None 	One-handed weapons do 20% more damage.
Armsman 	One-handed 20 	One-handed weapons do 40% more damage.
Armsman 	One-handed 40 	One-handed weapons do 60% more damage.
Armsman 	One-handed 60 	One-handed weapons do 80% more damage.
Armsman 	One-handed 80 	One-handed weapons do twice as much damage.
Fighting Stance 	One-handed 20, Armsman 	Power attacks with one-handed weapons cost 25% less stamina.
Dual Flurry 	One-handed 30, Armsman 	Dual wielding attacks are 20% faster.
Dual Flurry 	One-handed 50 	Dual wielding attacks are 35% faster.
Bladesman 	One-handed 30, Armsman 	Attacks with swords have a 10% chance of doing critical damage.
Bladesman 	One-handed 60 	Attacks with swords have a 15% chance of doing critical damage.
Bladesman 	One-handed 90 	Attacks with swords have a 20% chance of doing critical damage.
Bone Breaker 	One-handed 30, Armsman 	Attacks with maces ignore 25% of armor.
Bone Breaker 	One-handed 60 	Attacks with maces ignore 50% of armor.
Bone Breaker 	One-handed 90 	Attacks with maces ignore 75% of armor.
Hack and Slash 	One-handed 30, Armsman 	Attacks with war axes cause extra bleeding damage.
Hack and Slash 	One-handed 60 	Attacks with war axes cause more bleeding damage.
Hack and Slash 	One-handed 90 	Attacks with war axes cause even more bleeding damage.
Critical Charge 	One-handed 50, Fighting Stance 	Can do a one-handed power attack while sprinting that does double critical damage.
Savage Strike 	One-handed 50, Fighting Stance 	Standing power attacks do 25% bonus damage with a chance to decapitate your enemies.
Dual Savagery 	One-handed 70, Dual Flurry 	Dual wielding power attacks do 50% bonus damage.
Paralyzing Strike	One-handed 100, Critical Charge or Savage Strike	Backwards power attack has a 25% chance to paralyze the target.
== Trainers ==
* Amren in Whiterun
* Athis at Jorrvaskr in Whiterun
* Burguk in Dushnikh Yal
== Skill books ==
* 2920, Morning Star, v1
* Fire and Darkness
* Mace Etiquette
* Night Falls on Sentinel
* The Importance of Where
== Potions ==
* Potion of Conflict
* Draught of Conflict
* Philter of Conflict	
* Elixir of Conflict
* Grand Elixir of Conflict
* Prime Elixir of Conflict
* Potion of the Warrior	
* Draught of the Warrior
* Philter of the Warrior
* Elixir of the Warrior
== Apparel ==
Minor Wielding	Wielding	Major Wielding	Eminent Wielding	Exteme Wielding	Peerless Wielding
* Bonemold Gauntlets
* Hide Bracers
* Imperial Bracers
* Iron Gauntlets
* Jester's Clothes Jester's Clothes only improve wielding by 12%.
* Leather Bracers
* Necklace
* Ring
* Steel Gauntlets	
* Bonemold Gauntlets
* Chitin Bracers
* Cicero's Clothes 
* Dwarven Bracers
* Elven Bracers
* Hide Bracers
* Imperial Bracers
* Iron Gauntlets
* Leather Bracers
* Necklace
* Ring
* Scaled Bracers
* Steel Gauntlets
* Steel Plate Bracers	
* Bonemold Gauntlets
* Chitin Bracers
* Dwarven Bracers
* Ebony Gauntlets
* Elven Bracers
* Glass Gauntlets
* Hide Bracers
* Imperial Bracers
* Iron Gauntlets
* Leather Bracers
* Necklace
* Nordic Gauntlets
* Orcish Gauntlets
* Ring
* Scaled Bracers
* Stalhrim Gauntlets
* Steel Gauntlets
* Steel Plate Bracers	
* Chitin Bracers
* Daedric Gauntlets
* Dragonplate Gauntlets
* Dragonscale Gauntlets
* Dwarven Bracers
* Ebony Gauntlets
* Elven Bracers
* Glass Gauntlets
* Necklace
* Nordic Gauntlets
* Orcish Gauntlets
* Ring
* Scaled Bracers
* Stalhrim Gauntlets
* Steel Plate Bracers	
* Daedric Gauntlets
* Dragonplate Gauntlets
* Dragonscale Gauntlets
* Ebony Gauntlets
* Glass Gauntlets
* Necklace
* Nordic Gauntlets
* Orcish Gauntlets
* Ring
* Stalhrim Gauntlets	
* Daedric Gauntlets
* Dragonplate Gauntlets
* Dragonscale Gauntlets
* Necklace
* Ring
* Stalhrim Gauntlets
== Notes ==
Category:Skills
Category:Combat skills
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