Axe Fighting

Axe Fighting is the skill of fighting with an axe weapon.

On RealOTS the player with the highest Axe skill is with 112. on DarkOTS the player with the highest Axe skill is with 74.

Vocations
Like the other Melee skills, Axe Fighting advances more quickly for Knights than any other vocation.

Paladins will only ever use melee skills as a back-up in case they run out of Ammunition for their Distance Weapons.

Druids and Sorcerers will also use melee skills as a back-up in case they run out of Runes or Mana. They also use melee skills when hunting casually while they are making runes or collecting food. Instead of Axe fighting, mages will usually choose Sword Fighting or Club Fighting since those weapons will usually have higher defense values than Axe Weapons.

Benefits and Drawbacks
Axe Fighting is the most aggressive of all of the melee skills.

The primary benefit of axe fighting is that most Axe Weapons have strong attack values.

The greatest drawback to axe fighting is that Axe Weapons have low defense values. This, however, is typically irrelevant, since the defense value of a weapon is negated when using a shield. Two-handed Axes, while strong on offense, typically leave the average Knight very vulnerable.

Creatures
Axe fighting can be used on almost any creature, but it is best when used against creatures that do not have a melee attack, or have a very weak melee attack. This way, you can approach them quickly and attack them. Many creatures without melee attacks will not use their distance attacks if you are right next to them, they will be to busy trying to run away from you.

Axe fighting is least effective against creatures that have strong defense or shielding, and strong melee attacks.

Related Pages

 * Melee
 * Physical Damage
 * Vocation
 * Knight