Editing Weapon Mastery

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'''<u>NOTE:  In Spring 2014, Weapon Masteries were updated.  "Weapon masteries are now universal. All characters get the benefit of 5 DR when using a weapon with a mastery, regardless of the character's mastery. Weapon that previously had no mastery bonus at all still don't give 5 DR."</u>'''

Introduced in the [[Master of Arms]] event, '''Weapon Mastery''' allows a character to gain a +5 [[Damage Rating]] for a melee weapon and one ranged weapon type.

Characters can only have one melee mastery and one ranged mastery at any one time. Melee masteries include: [[Axe]], [[Dagger]], [[Mace]], [[Spear]], [[Staff]], [[Sword]], [[Unarmed Combat]] and [[Two Handed Combat]]. Ranged masteries include: [[Bow]], [[Crossbow]], [[Magic]], and [[Thrown Weapon]].

Existing characters will get one free change to their melee weapon mastery and their ranged mastery.

==Weapon types and masteries==
[[Heavy Weapons|Heavy]], [[Finesse Weapons|Finesse]], [[Light Weapons|Light]] and [[Missile Weapons|Missile]] weapons list a weapon type after the skill on the stats (ID) panel. For example the [[Amateur Explorer Dirk]] displays Heavy Weapons (Dagger) so receives a damage bonus when the wielder has the dagger weapon mastery.

===Weapons that cannot be mastered===
Some weapons do not list their type such as the [[Atlan Weapons]] and [[Isparian Weapons]] sets and thus cannot be mastered. Weapons that cannot be mastered have the following description: "This weapon seems tough to master.".

'''Note:''' Two handed weapons and magic casters do not display a weapon type.

==Races, Heritages and their specific Masteries==
Races start with the following masteries:

{|class="wikitable"
!Race
!Melee mastery
!Ranged mastery
|-
| [[Character Races#Aluvian|Aluvian]]
| [[Daggers]]
| [[Bows]]
|-
| [[Character Races#Sho|Sho]]
| [[Unarmed Weapons]]
| [[Bows]]
|-
| [[Character Races#Gharu'ndim|Gharu'ndim]]
| [[Staves]]
| [[Magic]] (spells)
|-
| [[Character Races#Viamontian|Viamontian]]
| [[Swords]]
| [[Crossbows]]
|-
| [[Character Races#Umbraen|Umbraen]]<br>[[Character Races#Penumbraen|Penumbraen]]
| [[Unarmed Weapons]]
| [[Crossbows]]
|-
| [[Character Races#Gear Knight|Gear Knight]]
| [[Maces]]
| [[Crossbows]]
|-
| [[Character Races#Empyrean|Empyrean]]
| [[Swords]]
| [[Magic]] (spells)
|-
| [[Character Races#Undead|Undead]]
| [[Axes]]
| [[Thrown Weapons]]
|-
| [[Character Races#Aun Tumerok|Aun Tumeroks]]
| [[Spears]]
| [[Thrown Weapons]]
|}

This will also influence which [[Training Weapons]] a character starts out with. See [[Training and Academy Weapons]] and [[Character Creation]] for an overview.

==Changing your Weapon Mastery==

[[File:Weapon_Mastery_Change.jpg|right]]
* After creation, you can change your Mastery at the Mastery Statues in [[Arwic]] at 33.5N, 56.8E.
* Players can receive one free Melee Mastery and one free Ranged Mastery change.
* If you wish to change Weapon Masteries a 2nd time the following is the cost of making the change:
** You require 10 [[MMD Note|MMDs]].
** You have to level 200.
** You have completed the [[Nalicana's Test|Luminance Flagging]] quest.
** You have to have 100,000 [[Luminance]] spare.

===Weapon Mastery Statues===
{{Item Table
 | Axe Mastery (Object)
 | Dagger Mastery (Object)
 | Mace Mastery (Object)
 | Spears Mastery (Object)
 | Staves Mastery (Object)
 | Sword Mastery (Object)
 | Unarmed Combat Mastery (Object)
 | Two Handed Combat Mastery (Object)
 | Bow Mastery (Object)
 | Crossbow Mastery (Object)
 | Thrown Weapons Mastery (Object)
 | Magic Mastery (Object)
 | Naturalist (Object)
 | Primalist (Object)
 | Necromancer (Object)
}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Ranged Weapon Mastery Statues Live.jpg|Ranged Weapon Mastery Statues
File:Melee Weapon Mastery Statues Live.jpg|Melee Weapon Mastery Statues
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Combat]]
* [[Rating]]
* [[Weapon Skills Update 2012]]
* [[Weapon Skills Update 2012/FAQ]]

==Notes==
* There is a timer in addition to the cost on changing a melee mastery:
{{Event|You have changed your melee mastery too recently

|Use the statue again if wish to change your mastery to Spears.}}
{{Tell|Spears Mastery tells you, "You need 100,000 luminance available to have your mastery changed."}}
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