Weapon skill and damage

In online PvE, equipment bonuses to your weapon skill can also increase weapon damage above skill 200. This applies to Long Blade, Short Blade, Axe, Blunt Weapon and Archery. Hand-to-Hand keeps its existing damage rules.

The table shows this contribution before other damage bonuses. A larger trained-mastery damage bonus takes precedence; the two bonuses are not added together.

This bonus does not apply against players, in duels, while mentoring, or in beast form. See Damage bonus limits for the separate limits on other damage bonuses.