One-handed (Enderal)

The **one-handed** skill determines the proficiency of a character with Weapons which can be wielded in one hand. Higher skill means more damage with a certain weapon. In terms of speed, a dagger is faster than sword, which faster than an axe and these weapons are only faster compared to maces. The reach of dagger is short, while the other three types of weapons have the same reach.

This skill is similar with the Two-handed skill, which determines how good a character is with two-handed melee weapons. All weapons of the one-handed skill are faster than their two-handed counterparts, but they have less reach and deal less damage with every hit.

When it comes to combat, the one-handed skill is very versatile, as it can be combined with a Shield for blocking or reducing damage, one-handed (to able to block with a weapon), with another one-handed weapon for more melee damage or using magic for all kinds of effects. During combat, click one the left or right mouse button to attack or click them longer to perform a power attack, which deals more damage and may stumble an enemy for a short while, at the expense of lowering Stamina.

The skill is governed by the memories of the Blade Dancer, which can improve damage and skill with sword, axes or maces.

## Items boosting the skill

### Items increasing one-handed damage (armor sets)

The following items increase one-handed damage while equipped and are related to armor sets:

* Claws of the Ash Warrior and Veil of the Ash Warrior provide a combined increase of 16%.
* The Mask of the Fallen and Shroud of the Fallen provide a combined increase of 12%.
* Equipping three pieces of the North armor set increases damage by 5%.
* The whole Rat Catcher set increases one-handed damage by 11%.
* The whole Scarlett Night set increases damage by 18%.
* Ventail of Selna increases one-handed damage by 5%.
* The whole Skaragg armor set increases one-handed by 17%.
* Bulwark of the Skybreaker increases one-handed damage by 9%.
* The whole Swashbuckler set increases the damage by 13%.
* Face of the Tracker increases damage by 9%.

The following armor sets increase damage from one-handed and two handed items by increasing damage directly

* Skin of the Rat Catcher boost melee damage by 5 points.
* The Fallen set increases damage by 5 points.
* Selna's set increases melee damage by 6 points.
* The Skaragg set increases melee damage by 7 points.
* Inodan's Judging Hands boost melee damage by 8 points.
* The Skybreaker set increases melee damage by 12 points (through two items, gauntlets and boots).

### Items increasing one-handed damage (non-armor sets items)

The items from this section increases the skill and are not related to armor sets. Most items can be used to learn the enchantment for one-handed damage. The following items increase one-handed damage while equipped:

* Helmet of the Righteous Lansquenet increases damage by 15%.
* Kas'Tharazeal is an amulet which increases damage by 5%.
* Silver Ring of the Fencer increases damage by 7%.
* Shield of the Righteous Fencer increases damage by 15%.
* Shield of the Destroyer increases damage by 15%.
* Torturer Gloves increases damage by 7%.

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**Mage skills**
Elementalism • Entropy • Light Magic • Mentalism • Psionics

**Rogue skills**
Alchemy • Light armor •
Lockpicking • Marksman • Rhetoric • Sleight of Hand • Sneak

**Warrior skills**
Block • Heavy armor • **One-handed** • Two-handed

**Other skills**
Cooking • Enchanting • Handicraft • Lycanthropy • Phasmalims

**Combat skills**
Elementalism • Entropy • Light Magic • Mentalism • Psionics • Block • Heavy armor • Light armor • **One-handed** • Two-handed • Marksman • Sneak

**Workmanship skills**
Alchemy • Cooking • Enchanting • Handicraft • Lockpicking • Rhetoric • Sleight of Hand