Arms Lore

Description

Arms Lore provides bonuses to weapon special chances, bonuses to swing speed, and increases the frequency at which players can activate weapon abilities. It also allows to disarm at higher levels and reduces durability losses on equipped items.

Summary

• Chance to ignore durability losses to weapons, armors, and shields from attacking and parrying is 75% * (Arms Lore Skill / 100)
• At 80 skill or higher allows the player to Disarm targets. A Disarmed player cannot hold a weapon for a brief duration, and a Disarmed creature will take more melee damage from the player.

PvM

• Increases the chance of inflicting Arcane, Archery, Dual Wielding, Fencing, Fishing, Mace Fighting, Swordsmanship, Throwing and Wrestling Weapon Special Attacks against creatures by (10% * (Arms Lore Skill / 100))
• For Weapon Abilities, every 6 seconds the player's Weapon Ability Meter will also fill by an additional (10% * (Arms Lore Skill / 100%))
• Grants players a Swing Speed bonus against creatures of (5% * (Effective Arms Lore / 100))

Disarm Attacks

• Players must have 80 Arms Lore and 80 Weapon skill in their currently equipped weapon (or 80 Wrestling for unarmed) to attempt to make a Disarm attack
• See Disarm page to know a lot more about this mechanic

Hamstring

Visit the Hamstring page for more information.

Training

Skill	Activity
0-50	Train from NPC
50-80	Use Arms Lore and target an item or passively with Melee Combat in the New Player Dungeon
80-120	Passively with Melee Combat or by using Arms Lore on items (skill mastery scrolls required above 100)