2016年2月10日 · The halberd is a 14th century weapon designed to be used in formation to defeat heavily armoured infantry and deter cavalry; it's arguably a more complex weapon to use than the spear, which is probably why the commenters suggested that the spear was the most practical weapon.

2019年4月23日 · an axe or a halberd, and the one on the right a halberd, a glaive, or what? (Snook says "halberd" to both.) When it comes to English names for non-European polearms, there are inconsistencies. For example, the naginata and guandao are often called "halberds" when "glaive" would fit the classification scheme for European polearms.

2022年4月22日 · The halberd on heavy affinity really wrecks poise 2handed, especially with some lion's claw somersault attacks thrown in. Once you get a poise break you have enough of an opening while they opponent recovers to allow you at least 1more charged attack, maybe part of another or another lion's claw on top of that - which puts you on the way to ...

2022年2月27日 · This halberd is absolutely broken. I have it at +5 and its doing insanely more damage than my +10 zwei and +10 battle hammer, and it also attacks faster and has more range. Most optional bosses I am fighting just go down in like 4 or 5 hits with the halberd buff up, I think this weapon is overtuned...

2022年4月2日 · Most of them are good. The basic halberd is fine early game but gets outpaced by other halberds pretty quick. Banished knight halberd, Nightrider Glaive, Golden Halberd, Loretta's Sickle and the Drsgon Halberd are all excellent. Vulgar Militia Saw and Vulgar Militia Shotel aren't bad either - the first has bleed, the second can bypass shields.

A halberd, conversely, is essentially three weapons in one. It has the wide blade, but it also has a spear tip at the end and, most importantly, a reversed hook-shaped protrusion at the back of the main blade. The halberd was one of the most widely used and important weapons in military history, allowing footsoldiers to fight in main combat ...

2022年5月7日 · Halberd and reapers have similar poise damage. Dual wielded, they have the same move set as reapers, with identical/very similar attack speed, but no shield piercing that reapers have. They have no notable ashes that aren't on either great spears or reapers.

2019年11月28日 · - Black Knight Halberd (Damage that outclasses Scythe and Gargoyle's halberd, but has a high stat requirement, weighs a lot, and cannot be buffed) Top-tier: - Great Scythe (your new favourite button is r2) - Scythe/Gargoyle's Halberd (Basically the same weapon, choose which one to use based on your stats. Moveset is excellent.

2022年5月18日 · To reiterate, the idea that a halberd is defined by its top and back spike is an entirely modern idea, as the word had been in use for over a century before that construction became the most common. All that is needed is a broad axe blade on a long haft for a weapon to count as a halberd in the mind of a medieval swiss or german.

2014年12月22日 · The halberd has a different head that has a varied source of killing abilities, such as this picture. So there are very different weapons with different purposes. If you want a good book on medieval warfare, you might want to look at …