The durability is how long you can use your weapon before it breaks, it is usually proportionate to the weapon weight. For example spongewood will create a lighter weapon with less durability than for instance, Blackwood which would create a heavier more durable item. The weight is how heavy the weapon is to swing (or pull back the string in bows) more weight, the more strength will be required to use this weapon effectaciously. A onehanded weapon will require a lower weight than a 2H weapon. For example you can put a greatblade on a one handed hilt and not be able to use it effectively however putting the same blade on a 2h hilt may allow you to use this weapon correctly. Each metal, core material, and handle material are going to effect stats differently so one craftsman may have a 2.5 weight sword while another may have 3.0 weight sword and both may still be viable. Normally the higher the weight the higher the blunt damage will be.

I am no expert on armor however certain materials and armor mitigate certain damage types as a rule heavy armor is usually weaker to blunt damage however another method to defeating heavy armor to bypass the mitigation all together through a weakspot which we will discuss below. When you slash a sword at an enemy it is going to take into account the slashing and blunt damage into the calculation. However if you stab at the enemy it is going to take into account your piercing instead. Non-spear piercing damage has a chance to weakspot based on *weakspot modifier* which is a hidden statistic it is advised you personally order weakspot weapons off a trusted weaponsmith which we will talk about further on in the guide. A higher weight translates into a slower swing and more blunt damage for instance a Cuprum sword is going to do less slash damage, but more blunt damage than a steel sword which is going to be faster and do more slash damage.

Good qualities in a craftsman are going to be clarity, honesty, and ambition. Here are the things you DO want to look for. A universally named BRANDING for example if their business or IGN is Bru you would generally want to see ANY kind of uniformity in their naming for instance Bru2Hsword or BruGreatsword or BRGblade etc. This ensures that they are willing to put their name at stake and goes a long way to starting to establish trust. (Of course if you buy a branded weapon and it is bad, you may never want to purchase from this source again even if they claim to have changed. If they cut corners when they were new at one thing they may do it again.) Consistent stats in identical products, If they have BruGreatsword up 3 times and each stat is different they may not be fully trained in their lores. Consistent offerings on the market, you don't want someone who puts a weapon up once a month because you may need weapons on a weekly, daily, or if your like me, hourly basis. Addition tooltip (additional text as you hover over the weapon) information. This is VERY important that they indicate what metal/material the weapon is made of. 100% durability. Reselling weapons is BAD. Skills. Having perfect lore and weapon skills are extremely, extremely important to making good weapons. Bad skills create unbalanced, slow, weak and fragile weapons. This is why you want to find a good weaponsmith or if you are a weaponsmith want to ONLY put up offerings when you are fully lored. (This includes, Wood, Metal, Animal Materials, Weapons crafting, Handle crafting and all related subskills to 100) This is a good example, if you hover over a weapon you can see the seller (Which is me) left additional information, there are multiple offerings on the marketplace, these are branded, and have uniform stats.