Arms Lore is a skill used in conjunction with other Crafting Skills. Arms Lore can be used during the crafting of certain items to increase exceptional chance rate, as well as to identify the condition of a weapon. It also unlocks the Disarm skill.
To use the skill, open your skill book (press K) and browse to the Arms Lore skill. Press the button to activate the skill, or drag the button to a hotbar to be assigned to a slot.
To gain Arms Lore, one must examine a weapon or armor piece.
Upon use, the Arms Lore skill will determine the following item properties:
Upon use, the Arms Lore skill will determine various item properties depending on your skill level. The information you receive gets more detailed as you hit major skill milestones:
At any skill level, evaluating an item reveals its current wear-and-tear condition based on its remaining durability percentage:
|
Durability |
Description |
|---|---|
| 100% | Brand new. (Only if the item has never been repaired) |
| 80% - 100% | Almost new. |
| 70% - 79% | Barely used, with a few nicks and scrapes. |
| 60% - 69% | In fairly good condition. |
| 50% - 59% | Has suffered some wear and tear. |
| 40% - 49% | Well used. |
| 30% - 39% | Rather battered. |
| 20% - 29% | Somewhat badly damaged. |
| 10% - 19% | Flimsy and not trustworthy. |
| 0% - 9% | Falling apart. |
A skilled warrior can measure how deadly a weapon is or how protective a piece of armor is depending on its average stats (including quality bonuses):
Weapon Damage:
Armor Protection:
Master users of Arms Lore can determine the deepest secrets of an item's construction and history:
Warriors who understand the intricacies of their weapons are far more deadly when fighting monsters (PvE). Your effective Arms Lore skill grants the following scaling bonuses in PvE combat:
(Note: These combat bonuses apply to PvE only and have no effect against other players.)
Every 0.1 points in Arms Lore grants an additional 0.01% chance to produce an exceptional item in crafting (ie. every 1 point grants +0.1%, every 10 points grants +1%).
At the Grandmaster level, Arms Lore provides a 10% increase in the chance to craft an 'exceptional' item.
Exceptional items provide more damage (if a weapon) or protection (if armor), as well as durability bonuses. Further, a Grandmaster in Arms Lore has an increased chance of crafting a Slayer item.
When combined with Wrestling, a skill called Disarm is unlocked.