Two-Handed Skill
| Two-Handed | |
|---|---|
| Specialisation | Combat |
| Perks | 9 |
| Perk Points To Fill | 19 |
| Governing Stone | The Warrior Stone |
| Damage Per Point | +0.5% |
Two-Handed governs greatswords, battleaxes and warhammers in Skyrim. Each skill point adds half a per cent to the damage they deal.
Weapon Specialisation
As with One-Handed, the tree splits by damage type. Limbsplitter bleeds with battleaxes, Skullcrusher ignores armour with warhammers, and Deep Wounds raises critical chance with greatswords. Barbarian, the five-rank base perk, doubles damage for all three.
Slow, But Not Weak
Two-handed weapons swing slower and cannot be paired with a shield, so the tree compensates elsewhere. Champion's Stance removes the stamina cost of power attacks, Devastating Blow adds a stagger, Sweep hits every target in front of you, and Great Critical Charge allows a power attack while sprinting.
At nineteen points it is the second most expensive tree after One-Handed.
Weapon Perks
Barbarian has five ranks.
| Weapon | Perk | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Greatsword | Deep Wounds | Critical hit chance |
| Battleaxe | Limbsplitter | Causes bleeding |
| Warhammer | Skullcrusher | Ignores armour |
| Any | Barbarian | Up to double damage |
Progression
The eighteen skills split three ways. Full list on Skills.
| Specialisation | Stone | This skill |
|---|---|---|
| Magic | The Mage Stone | - |
| Combat | The Warrior Stone | Yes |
| Stealth | The Thief Stone | - |
