Polearms

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Polearms is a combat skill in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.

Description[]

The art of fighting with polearms. These are the most common weapons of the medieval soldier because they are inexpensive to produce and very effective when used in large numbers, even in the hands of inexperienced fighters. However, a seasoned warrior can wield this weapon alone and take advantage of its strengths, particularly its great penetrating power and significant reach.

The higher your skill, the more powerful and faster your attacks will be.

You gain experience primarily through combat with the respective weapons.

Polearms include all long weapons, from spears, halberds and glaives to poleaxes and two-handed knightly hammers and axes.

Skill books[]

Trainers[]

Trainer	Location	Min. lvl
Captain Gnarly	Semine	5 lvl
Master Tomcat	Nomads' Camp	5 lvl
Vasko	Nomads' Camp	5 lvl
Black Bartosch	Trosky Castle	10 lvl
Dry Devil	Devil's Den	10 lvl
Master Nicholas of Prague	Kuttenberg	10 lvl
Matthew the collector	Matthew's camp	10 lvl
Menhard von Frankfurt	Kuttenberg	10 lvl
Vauquelin Brabant	Devil's Den	10 lvl
Bailiff Andreas Plümel	Kuttenberg	15 lvl
Captain Frenzl	Suchdol	15 lvl
Cobbler Linhart	Kuttenberg	15 lvl
Guard Commander Hans Plümel	Kuttenberg	15 lvl
Arne the German	Kuttenberg	20 lvl
Jan Posy of Zimburg	Bylany	20 lvl

Perks[]

There are a total of 13 Polearms perks available in the game. New perk points are unlocked at every even-numbered level.

Name	Effect	Min. lvl
Hardwood	Polearms will take damage 25% slower.	6 lvl
Keeping a Distance	Blocking while using a polearm will be easier, more effective, and will cost you less stamina.	6 lvl
Long Reach	Attacking with polearms will cost you 10% less stamina.	8 lvl
Militia Training	The Strength and Agility required to use pole weapons will be reduced by 3.	8 lvl
Impaler	You'll get 10% more piercing damage.	10 lvl
Iron Harvest	After performing a combo you regain some of your stamina so you can continue fighting more easily.	10 lvl
First Strike	In every fight, your first attack with the Polearm weapon will be 35% stronger.	12 lvl
Infantryman	When attacking with a fully charged attack, such an attack will be slightly faster and 5% stronger.	12 lvl
Tormenting Strike	After a combo, the target opponent's stamina will regenerate slower, thus their fighting ability will be reduced.	14 lvl
Long Reach II	Attacks with Polearms will cost you an additional 10% less stamina.	14 lvl
Impaler II	Pierce damage will be an additional 10% higher.	16 lvl
Artery Slasher	If you inflict a bleeding wound with a Polearm weapon, the wounded person will bleed faster and thus fall sooner.	16 lvl
Iron Rain	Each subsequent attack with a polearm in an uninterrupted series will deal more damage than the previous one. The sequence can be interrupted by a Perfect block or dodge by the opponent, a long delay between attacks, or taking damage.	18 lvl

Combos[]

There are 4 Polearm combos available in the game, two of them are unlocked by default - Lower Right Strike and Lower Left Strike.

Icon	Name	Effect	Pattern
	Lower Right Strike	With a right strike, a left strike and another right strike, you'll complete your attack from the left and bypass the opponent's weapon.
	Lower Left Strike	With a left strike, a right strike and another left strike, you'll complete your attack from the right and bypass the opponent's weapon.
	Stomach Slice	After a right strike and a direct thrust, finish the attack with another direct thrust to the opponent's unprotected abdomen
	Undercut	After a direct thrust and a left strike, finish the attack with a right strike that trips the opponent's leg.