Best piercing/blunt weapon

[Sporky]

What are your thoughts on the best piercing or blunt weapon? I myself have recently started using the Heavy Morningstar, now I absolutely cannot go into a fight without it. It's usually a 1-hit kill, unless they put up their shield.

 

[hayabusa12]

I don't use them because most piercing and blunt weapons have either bad reach or bad attack speed, and I don't like getting toe to toe if I don't have too.

 

[Sporky]

So you're an archer guy?

The Morningstar actually has pretty good reach. It's reach is 98. And I'm always on horseback so it isn't much of a factor to me.

 

[hayabusa12]

Nope, I'm a greatsword/axe or polearm kinda guy.

 

[Sporky]

Oh I see. Yeah I usually move off and on, on what I like to use. I used to use polearms all the time. Then I moved to Two-Handed Axes, then to Great Swords, then to archery, now to different types of piercing/blunt weapons.

 

[duracell]

For me:

on horse = heavy lance
on foot = fighting pick/mace

 

[Sporky]

What is the best lance you can get for horseback? Is heavy lance the best? What are it's stats.

 

[axemen01]

Heavy lance is my favorite on horseback with its long reach and decent damage, and can still use a shield with it. When i am not using that i switch between a morning star or a 2h axe for foot combat. Fighting pick is nice for the beginning of the game. As for blunt weapons I am not a big fan of them, except for jousting lance with even longer range than heavy lance.

If you would like some quick stats of weapons you can check out the M+B wiki, http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Mount%26Blade/Weapons

 

[VariaVespasa]

I swear by balanced military hammers myself.  Love me them things. 

 

[Johnny Morphine]

I love the military pick. Long enough reach for horseback, but most reliable as a ground weapon - quick enough, but most importantly an assurance of damage. On horseback I'd usually go with the heavy lance, because it's long enough that you can actually hit people laying on the ground.

 

[Night Ninja]

The overall (i.e. versatility) best would probably be a War Spear. Other weapons may outperform it in certain niches, but you can't go too far wrong by choosing it.

 

[Sporky]

I see. I'm going to try out the Heavy Lance and War Pick.

 

[csouth1]

Balanced Heavy Morningstar.  No contest.

 

[moron]

morningstar. crude, simple and deadly. great both for footmen and horsemen

 

[Sporky]

Yeah too bad I just started a new game and the Morningstar is very expensive.. lol

 

[Blaknight]

I like using the morningstar a bit and it gets me a few prisoners to sell after a fight

 

[Syzgroth]

i love the warhmmers, not the best range or speed but its a lovly weapon anyways its brutal design and lovly sound when you whack someone makes it all worth it, especially on horseback

 

[Swadius 2.0]

I like using the morningstar a bit and it gets me a few prisoners to sell after a fight

Morning star delivers piercing damage, it gives you as much chance of getting prisoners as a sword.

 

[Gabeed]

Military Hammer is probably the best out of the one-handed weapons.  I'd use it if it weren't being swung the wrong way by the player character.  Somehow people get knocked unconscious by the sharp pick end of the hammer. 

 

[jdetres01]

I find the Two Handed great axe to be overpowered, it is mediocre fast, it is the most powerful, it has a huge bonus against shields, with the slightest speed bonus you hit for almost double what you would have hit, and it has long reach so its effectiveness on horseback makes it deadly.