Two-handed

The Two-handed skill gains experience relative to the damage dealt by equipped two-handed weapons. The more damage that is dealt, the more experience is gained. There are 3 classes of weapons in this category. 
* Greatswords are the fastest, yet weakest of this category. Even though they are the weakest in the category, they still possess exceptional strength. They are ideal for knight and berserker classes, having enough speed to face well against an assassin or rogue, and enough power to down most of the weaker to average enemies in a single power attack.
* Battleaxes are rank between Greatswords and Warhammers, having about 35-50% more strength than Greatswords and about 45-60% less speed. They are recommended for well-armored classes only, since their slow speed will make any lightly-armored class vulnerable to rogues and assassins.
* Warhammers are the most powerful of all non-magical weapons. They are able to kill most any of the weak enemies in a single light attack, and most medium-strength enemies in one power attack. However they are the slowest weapon in the game, a dagger can get 4-6 attacks in during one warhammer swing. They are most fit for berserker classes because of their staggering damage, and only heavily armored classes will be able to withstand the inter-swing attacks dealt on them. 
The slower the weapon, them more stamina it costs to perform a power attack. In short, two handed weapons, because of their slow but massive damage attacks, are most fit for either hard-hitting, high-stamina classes such as a berserker, or a well-armored, high-stamina class such as a knight.
== Two-handed Weapon Perks ==
Perks 	Requirements 	Description (Ranks)
Barbarian 	None 	Two-handed weapons do 20% more damage.
Barbarian 	Two-handed 20 	Two-handed weapons do 40% more damage.
Barbarian 	Two-handed 40 	Two-handed weapons do 60% more damage.
Barbarian 	Two-handed 60 	Two-handed weapons do 80% more damage.
Barbarian 	Two-handed 80 	Two-handed weapons do twice as much damage.
Champion's Stance 	Two-handed 20, Barbarian 	Power attacks with two-handed weapons cost 25% less stamina.
Limbsplitter 	Two-handed 30, Barbarian 	Attacks with battle axes cause extra bleeding damage.
Limbsplitter 	Two-handed 60 	Attacks with battle axes cause more bleeding damage.
Limbsplitter 	Two-handed 90 	Attacks with battle axes cause even more bleeding damage.
Deep Wounds 	Two-handed 30, Barbarian 	Attacks with greatswords have a 10% chance of doing critical damage.
Deep Wounds 	Two-handed 60 	Attacks with greatswords have a 15% chance of doing critical damage.
Deep Wounds 	Two-handed 90 	Attacks with greatswords have a 20% chance of doing critical damage.
Skull Crusher 	Two-handed 30, Barbarian 	Attacks with warhammers ignore 25% of armor.
Skull Crusher 	Two-handed 60 	Attacks with warhammers ignore 50% of armor.
Skull Crusher 	Two-handed 90 	Attacks with warhammers ignore 75% of armor.
Devastating Blow 	Two-handed 50, Champion's Stance 	Standing power attacks do 25% bonus damage with a chance to decapitate your enemies
Great Critical Charge	Two-handed 50, Champion's Stance 	Can do a two-handed power attack while sprinting that does double critical damage
Sweep 	Two-handed 70, Devastating Blow or Great Critical Charge	Sideways power attacks with two-handed weapons hit all targets in front of you
Warmaster 	Two-handed 100, Sweep 	Backwards power attacks have a 25% chance to paralyze the target
== Trainers ==
* Torbjorn Shatter-Shield at Candlehearth Hall in Windhelm
* Vilkas at Jorrvaskr in Whiterun
* Fura Bloodmouth at Castle Volkihar, only in the Dawnguard DLC
== Skill books ==
* Battle of Sancre Tor
* King
* Song Of Hrormir
* The Legendary Sancre Tor
* Words and Philosophy
== Apparel ==
Minor Sure Grip	Sure Grip	Major Sure Grip	Eminent Sure Grip	Exteme Sure Grip	Peerless Sure Grip
* Bonemold Gauntlets
* Hide Bracers
* Imperial Bracers
* Iron Gauntlets
* Leather Bracers
* Necklace
* Ring
* Steel Gauntlets	
* Bonemold Gauntlets
* Chitin Bracers
* 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
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