Weapon survey

Bannerlord v1.5.7 · checked 2026-11-12 · updated 2026-11-12

Stat distributions of every obtainable prebuilt weapon, ammo stack, shield and horse in game v1.5.7, grouped by usage: what values each usage covers, how the crafting formula produces them, and where the values split into bands such as short, medium and long reach. This is a survey, not a rating: it ranks nothing, scores nothing and divides nothing by weight.

The full item × usage table is research/weapons/usages.csv, written by scripts/weapons/survey.py from the formulas in src/bannerlord/weapons/ and src/bannerlord/crafting/. It is not committed; the script regenerates it from the XML snapshot.

Sources and scope

Items. Item XML of SandBoxCore (items/*.xml), StoryMode (story_mode_items.xml) and NavalDLC (items.xml, naval_weapons.xml), read in that module order. A later definition of the same id replaces the earlier one; a later <Item> without Type patches the attributes and child elements it carries. Item types are the runtime types from the in-game thumbnail export; a sling is Type="Thrown" in XML and Sling at runtime.

Crafted items. Every obtainable melee and thrown weapon except the throwing stone is a <CraftedItem>: a template, one piece per slot and a scale per piece. The game builds it with the player's crafting code, so its stats follow Weapon stats and its tier Value and price. Three things come from crafting XML outside those formulas:

Usage flags: the usage's WeaponFlags, plus every piece's additional weapon flags (CanDismount, CanHook, CanKnockDown, BonusAgainstShield).
Item flags (Civilian, Stealth): the blade's additional item flags.
Usage features (swing, thrust, couch, bracing, shield, …): the usage's item_usage_features, minus every piece's excluded_item_usage_features.

Other items. Bows, crossbows, slings, ammo, shields, horses and the throwing stone are plain <Item>s: their stats are the item XML attributes. Handling is the thrust_speed attribute (WeaponComponentData.Deserialize). Their tier is DefaultItemValueModel.CalculateTierNonCraftedWeapon or CalculateHorseTier (IL), or the item's tier_override.

Obtainable. An item counts when it is sold in shops (merchandise) or carried in a battle equipment set of a campaign character, so it can drop as loot. Excluded:

multiplayer items;
tournament items (file tournament_*.xml or id tournament_*);
loot-only items whose every carrier is a tournament_template_* character. Those characters fight in tournaments, not field battles, so their gear is very likely not lootable; the rule is a heuristic, not a traced game rule.

Stats are taken with NavalDLC active. Counts are given with and without NavalDLC.

Item definitions read: 590 (weapons, ammo, shields, horses; NavalDLC active).
Obtainable with NavalDLC: 471.
Table rows (item × usage, all items): 714.
Items whose stats differ without NavalDLC: 1 (northern_round_shield).

Availability	Surveyed	Items, NavalDLC	Items, base
`shop`	yes	434	369
`loot`	yes	37	32
`not_in_scope`	no	0	98
`tournament`	no	33	33
`tournament_template_loot`	no	11	5
`no_source`	no	72	50
`training`	no	3	3

Usage classes. Each usage (WeaponComponentData) of an item joins the class of its weapon class. Two-handed polearm usages split by feature into couched lance (couch), braced polearm (bracing), pike (pike) and plain two-handed polearm. Two-handed axe and two-handed mace share a class. An item with several usages appears in each of its classes, once per class: a bastard sword is in one-handed sword and two-handed sword. Alternative usages (DaggerAlternative, OneHandedBastardSwordAlternative) are merged into the main usage and have no row of their own. The wooden_* training weapons are excluded: they have the training availability and cannot be obtained. Melee usages of thrown items (a throwing axe swung in melee) are excluded.

Usage class	Items, NavalDLC	Items, base	Loot-only (NavalDLC)	Crafted (NavalDLC)
One-handed sword	99	83	25	99
One-handed axe	40	25	0	40
Mace	26	26	0	26
Dagger	8	6	0	8
Two-handed sword	18	18	0	18
Two-handed axe and mace	27	17	1	27
One-handed polearm	58	48	1	58
Two-handed polearm	64	54	1	64
Couched lance	11	11	0	11
Braced polearm	24	20	0	24
Pike	5	5	0	5
Thrown javelin	14	13	0	14
Thrown axe	11	5	0	11
Thrown knife	5	5	0	5
Thrown stone	1	1	1	0
Bow	19	19	0	0
Crossbow	9	9	0	0
Sling	3	3	0	0
Arrows	13	11	1	0
Bolts	5	5	0	0
Sling stones	3	3	0	0
Shield	84	75	0	0
Horse	35	35	8	0

The single throwing stone has no section.

Reading the sections. Distributions are over the items of the class obtainable with NavalDLC. Quartiles interpolate linearly between ranked values. Swing speed and damage count only on usages that can swing (feature swing or axe); thrust speed and damage only on usages that can thrust (feature thrust or pike). Crafting stores both attacks' numbers on every usage, including attacks the usage cannot make.

Bands. Bands are set within one class and one stat. Natural breaks are the optimal split into three classes (Jenks, least squared deviation from the class means); they are kept only when they explain most of the variance and no band is a lone outlier. Otherwise the bands are rank tertiles. Cuts fall only between distinct values, so tied items share a band. GVF is the goodness of variance fit of the natural-breaks split, shown for both methods.

Natural breaks kept when: goodness of variance fit at least 0.92, every band at least 2 items and 10% of the items.
No bands when: fewer than 9 values or fewer than 3 distinct values.

How crafting sets each stat

Every crafted usage of an item shares its pieces and geometry. Usages differ only by weapon class and usage flags, which pick the formula constants.

Reach (weapon_length): the piece lengths and offsets stacked along the template's build order, each scaled by its piece scale (Geometry, Scale). Identical on every usage of an item.
Weight: the sum of the scaled piece weights; guard and pommel weight grows with the cube of their scale.
Grip profile: the usage flags MeleeWeapon, NotUsableWithOneHand and WideGrip select one of four constant sets (Grip profile). Each section lists the profiles its usages use.
Handling: a power law of the inertia about the grip, with the grip's two handling constants (Handling).
Swing speed: a three-stage simulated swing whose load is the inertia about the shoulder and whose drag grows with reach (Speed).
Thrust speed: a three-stage simulated thrust whose load is weight plus a share of the inertia about the grip.
Swing damage: the best strike along the blade, an energy transfer from weight, inertia, centre of mass, reach and raw swing speed, times the blade's swing damage factor; the type is the blade's swing type (Damage).
Thrust damage: weight plus a fixed arm mass, times raw thrust speed squared, times the blade's thrust damage factor; the type is the blade's thrust type.
Thrown usages: missile damage, missile speed, accuracy and stack follow the class constants below (Damage, Per-usage stats).

Class	Accuracy	Missile speed ÷ raw thrust speed	Damage multiplier
`ThrowingAxe`	93	3.2	2
`ThrowingKnife`	95	3.9	3.3
`Javelin`	92	3.6	9

One-handed sword

One-handed swords and the one-handed usage of bastard swords (One-handed sword template). Both usages lack NotUsableWithOneHand and WideGrip, so they use the one-handed grip. A blade that excludes thrust leaves the usage without a thrust attack.

Items: 99 with NavalDLC, 83 without.
Usages: OneHandedSword 86, OneHandedBastardSword 13.
Stats from: crafted 99.

Stat	n	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	99	66	89	99	109	127
Handling	99	73	86	91	97	111
Swing speed	99	65	84	90	98	115
Swing damage	99	35	63.5	72	78	105
Thrust speed	94	85	89.25	91	93	100
Thrust damage	94	22	35	41	45	64
Weight (kg)	99	0.76	1.34	1.49	1.69	2.3

Swing damage type: Cut 99.
Thrust / missile damage type: Pierce 94.
Grip profile: OneHanded 99.
Flags: shield-compatible 99, civilian 64, stealth 38, bonus vs shield 4.
Culture: aserai 15, none 15, battania 12, khuzait 12, vlandia 12, empire 11, nord 11, sturgia 11.
Tier: T1 1, T2 8, T3 15, T4 26, T5 27, T6 22.

Bands within this usage class (cell: band, range, items):

Stat	Method	GVF	Low	Middle	High
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	tertiles	0.847	short 66–94 (34)	medium 95–105 (34)	long 107–127 (31)
Handling	tertiles	0.839	low 73–87 (38)	medium 88–95 (29)	high 96–111 (32)
Swing speed	tertiles	0.830	slow 65–86 (38)	medium 87–93 (29)	fast 94–115 (32)
Swing damage	tertiles	0.792	light 35–66 (33)	medium 68–76 (37)	heavy 77–105 (29)
Thrust speed	tertiles	0.808	slow 85–90 (46)	medium 91–92 (21)	fast 93–100 (27)
Thrust damage	tertiles	0.815	light 22–36 (32)	medium 37–42 (32)	heavy 43–64 (30)
Weight (kg)	tertiles	0.792	light 0.76–1.38 (33)	medium 1.39–1.55 (33)	heavy 1.6–2.3 (33)

One-handed axe

One-handed axes and the one-handed usage of bastard axes. The usage feature is axe, a swing-only attack, so no thrust stats count. The usage carries BonusAgainstShield (One-handed axe template).

Items: 40 with NavalDLC, 25 without.
Usages: OneHandedAxe 38, OneHandedBastardAxe 2.
Stats from: crafted 40.

Stat	n	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	40	44	60.75	65.5	72.25	93
Handling	40	71	87	92	96	106
Swing speed	40	70	91	96	99.25	112
Swing damage	40	33	57.25	64.5	72	83
Weight (kg)	40	0.65	1.038	1.09	1.195	1.57

Swing damage type: Cut 40.
Grip profile: OneHanded 40.
Flags: bonus vs shield 40, shield-compatible 40, civilian 6, stealth 4.
Culture: nord 13, none 9, aserai 5, sturgia 5, battania 4, empire 2, vlandia 2.
Tier: T0 1, T1 4, T2 13, T3 14, T4 5, T5 2, T6 1.

Bands within this usage class (cell: band, range, items):

Stat	Method	GVF	Low	Middle	High
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	tertiles	0.830	short 44–62 (16)	medium 64–69 (11)	long 70–93 (13)
Handling	tertiles	0.838	low 71–90 (15)	medium 92–95 (13)	high 96–106 (12)
Swing speed	tertiles	0.771	slow 70–93 (17)	medium 94–98 (12)	fast 99–112 (11)
Swing damage	tertiles	0.895	light 33–59 (14)	medium 60–71 (13)	heavy 72–83 (13)
Weight (kg)	tertiles	0.756	light 0.65–1.05 (16)	medium 1.08–1.15 (12)	heavy 1.17–1.57 (12)

Mace

The mace usage has both swing and thrust, but most heads exclude thrust, so thrust stats count on few maces. Damage types are the head's (Mace template).

Items: 26 with NavalDLC, 26 without.
Usages: Mace 26.
Stats from: crafted 26.

Stat	n	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	26	33	55	66	71.75	77
Handling	26	82	89.75	94.5	100.5	108
Swing speed	26	80	85.5	89.5	99.25	106
Swing damage	26	18	40	55.5	63	71
Thrust speed	6	85	86	90.5	92.75	94
Thrust damage	6	12	15	15	23.25	26
Weight (kg)	26	1.14	1.527	1.88	2.127	2.35

Swing damage type: Blunt 23, Pierce 3.
Thrust / missile damage type: Pierce 6.
Grip profile: OneHanded 26.
Flags: shield-compatible 26, civilian 2, stealth 2, can knock down 1.
Culture: aserai 5, empire 5, khuzait 5, none 5, battania 3, vlandia 3.
Tier: T0 2, T1 4, T2 3, T3 5, T4 6, T5 6.

Bands within this usage class (cell: band, range, items):

Stat	Method	GVF	Low	Middle	High
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	tertiles	0.880	short 33–56 (9)	medium 57–69 (9)	long 71–77 (8)
Handling	tertiles	0.856	low 82–92 (9)	medium 93–99 (10)	high 101–108 (7)
Swing speed	natural breaks	0.932	slow 80–85 (7)	medium 87–93 (11)	fast 97–106 (8)
Swing damage	tertiles	0.890	light 18–44 (9)	medium 52–61 (9)	heavy 63–71 (8)
Thrust speed	too few values
Thrust damage	too few values
Weight (kg)	natural breaks	0.932	light 1.14–1.48 (7)	medium 1.67–1.92 (9)	heavy 2.05–2.35 (10)

Dagger

Daggers and the melee usage of throwing knives. Daggers also carry DaggerAlternative, a backwards grip with no attack feature and the same stats; the Dagger usage stands for the item (Dagger template).

Items: 8 with NavalDLC, 6 without.
Usages: Dagger 8.
Stats from: crafted 8.

Stat	n	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	8	43	50	52	54.75	58
Handling	8	108	114.75	115	116.25	118
Swing speed	8	116	118.75	120.5	123.5	127
Swing damage	8	10	16.5	24	33.25	41
Thrust speed	8	98	98	99.5	101.5	103
Thrust damage	8	28	34	51	54.5	63
Weight (kg)	8	0.44	0.598	0.72	0.877	0.9

Swing damage type: Cut 8.
Thrust / missile damage type: Pierce 8.
Grip profile: OneHanded 8.
Flags: civilian 8, shield-compatible 8, stealth 8.
Culture: battania 3, empire 3, sturgia 2.
Tier: T1 2, T2 3, T3 2, T4 1.

Bands within this usage class (cell: band, range, items):

Stat	Method	GVF	Low	Middle	High
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	too few values
Handling	too few values
Swing speed	too few values
Swing damage	too few values
Thrust speed	too few values
Thrust damage	too few values
Weight (kg)	too few values

Two-handed sword

Two-handed swords and the two-handed usage of bastard swords. NotUsableWithOneHand selects the two-handed grip: heavier swing and thrust loads, stronger later stages (Two-handed sword template).

Items: 18 with NavalDLC, 18 without.
Usages: TwoHandedSword 18.
Stats from: crafted 18.

Stat	n	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	18	89	98	109	111.75	126
Handling	18	82	86.5	89.5	91	97
Swing speed	18	85	94.75	99	101.75	112
Swing damage	18	68	96.5	106	118	140
Thrust speed	15	93	94	96	97	100
Thrust damage	15	39	44.5	48	50.5	57
Weight (kg)	18	1.19	1.52	1.67	1.905	2.28

Swing damage type: Cut 18.
Thrust / missile damage type: Pierce 15.
Grip profile: TwoHanded 18.
Flags: civilian 9, stealth 9, bonus vs shield 2.
Culture: battania 6, vlandia 6, aserai 2, none 2, khuzait 1, sturgia 1.
Tier: T4 2, T6 16.

Bands within this usage class (cell: band, range, items):

Stat	Method	GVF	Low	Middle	High
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	tertiles	0.906	short 89–98 (7)	medium 105–111 (6)	long 112–126 (5)
Handling	tertiles	0.908	low 82–88 (7)	medium 89–90 (5)	high 91–97 (6)
Swing speed	tertiles	0.836	slow 85–97 (7)	medium 98–100 (5)	fast 101–112 (6)
Swing damage	tertiles	0.842	light 68–98 (6)	medium 102–112 (6)	heavy 115–140 (6)
Thrust speed	tertiles	0.914	slow 93–94 (6)	medium 95–96 (4)	fast 97–100 (5)
Thrust damage	tertiles	0.918	light 39–45 (5)	medium 48–49 (6)	heavy 52–57 (4)
Weight (kg)	tertiles	0.874	light 1.19–1.52 (6)	medium 1.54–1.85 (6)	heavy 1.86–2.28 (6)

Two-handed axe and mace

Two-handed axes, two-handed maces and the two-handed usage of bastard axes. Both usages are swing-only (feature axe) and use the two-handed grip; neither usage sets WideGrip. The axe usage carries BonusAgainstShield; maces deal the head's blunt damage (Two-handed axe, Two-handed mace templates).

Items: 27 with NavalDLC, 17 without.
Usages: TwoHandedAxe 23, TwoHandedMace 4.
Stats from: crafted 27.

Stat	n	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	27	78	101	112	127	139
Handling	27	60	70.5	76	80	88
Swing speed	27	65	78	84	89	103
Swing damage	27	39	84	113	127	141
Weight (kg)	27	0.56	1.28	1.49	1.7	2.53

Swing damage type: Cut 22, Blunt 5.
Grip profile: TwoHanded 27.
Flags: bonus vs shield 23, can knock down 4, civilian 2, stealth 1.
Culture: nord 9, sturgia 6, aserai 5, none 3, battania 2, vlandia 2.
Tier: T1 1, T2 2, T3 1, T4 3, T5 8, T6 12.

Bands within this usage class (cell: band, range, items):

Stat	Method	GVF	Low	Middle	High
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	tertiles	0.865	short 78–102 (9)	medium 103–119 (9)	long 120–139 (9)
Handling	tertiles	0.878	low 60–71 (9)	medium 74–78 (9)	high 79–88 (9)
Swing speed	tertiles	0.899	slow 65–78 (9)	medium 83–87 (9)	fast 88–103 (9)
Swing damage	tertiles	0.886	light 39–87 (9)	medium 92–123 (9)	heavy 125–141 (9)
Weight (kg)	tertiles	0.799	light 0.56–1.32 (9)	medium 1.35–1.57 (9)	heavy 1.67–2.53 (9)

One-handed polearm

The one-handed usage of spears and lances. Both set WideGrip without NotUsableWithOneHand: the one-handed wide grip. The usage features hold thrust only, so swing stats do not count (Two-handed polearm template).

Items: 58 with NavalDLC, 48 without.
Usages: OneHandedPolearm 58.
Stats from: crafted 58.

Stat	n	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	58	122	165.25	179	203.5	263
Handling	58	44	58	64	68.5	83
Thrust speed	58	74	81.25	83	85	98
Thrust damage	58	13	28	34	37	44
Weight (kg)	58	0.67	1.772	1.905	2.055	2.46

Thrust / missile damage type: Pierce 58.
Grip profile: OneHandedWideGrip 58.
Flags: shield-compatible 58, can dismount 9, can hook 3, bonus vs shield 2, civilian 2.
Culture: khuzait 10, nord 10, empire 8, vlandia 8, aserai 7, sturgia 6, battania 5, none 4.
Tier: T0 3, T1 9, T2 12, T3 15, T4 8, T5 3, T6 8.

Bands within this usage class (cell: band, range, items):

Stat	Method	GVF	Low	Middle	High
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	tertiles	0.814	short 122–171 (21)	medium 173–198 (18)	long 199–263 (19)
Handling	tertiles	0.880	low 44–62 (21)	medium 63–65 (19)	high 66–83 (18)
Thrust speed	tertiles	0.788	slow 74–82 (23)	medium 83–85 (23)	fast 87–98 (12)
Thrust damage	tertiles	0.817	light 13–29 (20)	medium 30–36 (21)	heavy 37–44 (17)
Weight (kg)	tertiles	0.776	light 0.67–1.82 (20)	medium 1.83–2 (19)	heavy 2.01–2.46 (19)

Two-handed polearm

The plain two-handed usage of polearms: two-handed wide grip. The usage has swing and thrust; most spear blades exclude swing, so few items keep a swing attack. Guards with CanDismount or CanHook add those flags to every usage of the item.

Items: 64 with NavalDLC, 54 without.
Usages: TwoHandedPolearm 64.
Stats from: crafted 64.

Stat	n	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	64	97	164.5	179.5	205.25	263
Handling	64	41	53.75	61	66	83
Swing speed	12	59	68.25	75.5	78.5	86
Swing damage	12	59	115.5	148.5	169.25	184
Thrust speed	61	83	89	91	93	105
Thrust damage	61	16	33	40	44	53
Weight (kg)	64	0.67	1.77	1.905	2.06	2.7

Swing damage type: Cut 11, Pierce 1.
Thrust / missile damage type: Pierce 61.
Grip profile: TwoHandedWideGrip 64.
Flags: shield-compatible 61, can dismount 9, can hook 6, civilian 3, bonus vs shield 2.
Culture: empire 10, khuzait 10, nord 10, vlandia 9, aserai 7, sturgia 7, battania 6, none 5.
Tier: T0 3, T1 10, T2 12, T3 16, T4 9, T5 4, T6 10.

Bands within this usage class (cell: band, range, items):

Stat	Method	GVF	Low	Middle	High
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	tertiles	0.807	short 97–171 (23)	medium 173–199 (20)	long 200–263 (21)
Handling	tertiles	0.878	low 41–57 (22)	medium 58–62 (21)	high 63–83 (21)
Swing speed	natural breaks	0.945	slow 59–63 (3)	medium 70–77 (6)	fast 83–86 (3)
Swing damage	tertiles	0.892	light 59–119 (4)	medium 123–161 (4)	heavy 165–184 (4)
Thrust speed	tertiles	0.791	slow 83–90 (21)	medium 91–93 (25)	fast 94–105 (15)
Thrust damage	tertiles	0.825	light 16–36 (21)	medium 37–42 (20)	heavy 43–53 (20)
Weight (kg)	tertiles	0.769	light 0.67–1.82 (22)	medium 1.83–2.01 (21)	heavy 2.02–2.7 (21)

Couched lance

The couchable usage of lances. Its flags lack NotUsableWithOneHand, so it uses the one-handed wide grip rather than the two-handed one (Quirks), and its stats differ from the item's other polearm usages. Its only features are polearm and couch: no swing or thrust attack. The stored thrust speed and damage are shown separately; whether the couched hit reads them is not traced.

Items: 11 with NavalDLC, 11 without.
Usages: TwoHandedPolearm_Couchable 11.
Stats from: crafted 11.

Stat	n	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	11	170	181.5	197	199.5	223
Handling	11	50	61	63	64	71
Weight (kg)	11	1.85	1.905	1.94	2.14	2.46
Thrust speed (stored; no `thrust` feature)	11	76	81.5	83	83	85
Thrust damage (stored; no `thrust` feature)	11	26	28.5	36	38	40

Grip profile: OneHandedWideGrip 11.
Flags: couchable 11, can dismount 1.
Culture: khuzait 3, vlandia 3, sturgia 2, aserai 1, battania 1, empire 1.
Tier: T1 1, T2 3, T3 4, T4 3.

Bands within this usage class (cell: band, range, items):

Stat	Method	GVF	Low	Middle	High
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	tertiles	0.899	short 170–184 (4)	medium 193–199 (4)	long 200–223 (3)
Handling	tertiles	0.875	low 50–62 (4)	medium 63–64 (5)	high 69–71 (2)
Weight (kg)	tertiles	0.955	light 1.85–1.91 (5)	medium 1.94–2.12 (3)	heavy 2.16–2.46 (3)
Thrust speed (stored; no `thrust` feature)	tertiles	0.872	slow 76–82 (5)	medium 83 (4)	fast 85 (2)
Thrust damage (stored; no `thrust` feature)	natural breaks	0.962	light 26–29 (4)	medium 34–37 (4)	heavy 39–40 (3)

Braced polearm

The bracing usage: two-handed wide grip, features polearm and bracing only. Stored thrust speed and damage are shown separately, as for the couched lance.

Items: 24 with NavalDLC, 20 without.
Usages: TwoHandedPolearm_Bracing 24.
Stats from: crafted 24.

Stat	n	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	24	168	199	219.5	233.25	301
Handling	24	41	47.75	49	52.25	61
Weight (kg)	24	1.62	1.917	2.05	2.135	2.53
Thrust speed (stored; no `thrust` feature)	24	83	86	87.5	89.25	93
Thrust damage (stored; no `thrust` feature)	24	26	33	39	41.25	50

Grip profile: TwoHandedWideGrip 24.
Flags: braceable 24, can dismount 4, can hook 1.
Culture: none 6, empire 4, nord 4, vlandia 4, battania 2, khuzait 2, sturgia 2.
Tier: T1 2, T2 8, T3 6, T4 5, T5 2, T6 1.

Bands within this usage class (cell: band, range, items):

Stat	Method	GVF	Low	Middle	High
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	tertiles	0.817	short 168–205 (8)	medium 208–226 (8)	long 229–301 (8)
Handling	tertiles	0.808	low 41–48 (10)	medium 49–51 (7)	high 52–61 (7)
Weight (kg)	tertiles	0.883	light 1.62–2 (8)	medium 2.02–2.1 (9)	heavy 2.12–2.53 (7)
Thrust speed (stored; no `thrust` feature)	tertiles	0.850	slow 83–87 (12)	medium 88 (4)	fast 89–93 (8)
Thrust damage (stored; no `thrust` feature)	tertiles	0.875	light 26–35 (9)	medium 36–41 (9)	heavy 42–50 (6)

Pike

The pike usage of the Pike template: two-handed wide grip, feature pike (counted as a thrust attack).

Items: 5 with NavalDLC, 5 without.
Usages: TwoHandedPolearm_Pike 5.
Stats from: crafted 5.

Stat	n	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	5	172	194	222	240	301
Handling	5	43	48	49	49	55
Thrust speed	5	83	86	87	87	92
Thrust damage	5	26	35	41	41	42
Weight (kg)	5	1.62	2.09	2.18	2.21	2.53

Thrust / missile damage type: Pierce 5.
Grip profile: TwoHandedWideGrip 5.
Flags: none.
Culture: none 4, vlandia 1.
Tier: T1 1, T2 1, T3 1, T4 2.

Bands within this usage class (cell: band, range, items):

Stat	Method	GVF	Low	Middle	High
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	too few values
Handling	too few values
Thrust speed	too few values
Thrust damage	too few values
Weight (kg)	too few values

Thrown javelin

Javelins and the thrown usage of throwable polearms. Thrown usages lack MeleeWeapon, so they use the one-handed grip. Damage is the thrown magnitude (weight, no arm mass, times raw thrust speed squared) times the blade's thrust factor and the class multiplier; missile speed is raw thrust speed times the class factor; accuracy is a class constant. Stack is the blade's stack_amount on the first usage; a polearm's thrown usage is not first and gets a stack of one.

Items: 14 with NavalDLC, 13 without.
Usages: Javelin 11, TwoHandedPolearm_Thrown 3.
Stats from: crafted 14.

Stat	n	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Damage (`thrust_damage`)	14	56	74.75	96	112.25	142
Missile speed	14	27	28	28	29	30
Accuracy	14	92	92	92	92	92
Stack	14	1	4	5	5	5
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	14	64	82.25	86	108	158
Handling	14	66	87	91.5	95.75	104
Weight (kg)	14	0.67	0.953	1.155	1.32	1.57

Thrust / missile damage type: Pierce 14.
Grip profile: OneHanded 14.
Flags: bonus vs shield 1.
Culture: khuzait 4, sturgia 3, vlandia 2, aserai 1, battania 1, empire 1, none 1, nord 1.
Tier: T1 2, T2 2, T3 4, T4 4, T6 2.

Bands within this usage class (cell: band, range, items):

Stat	Method	GVF	Low	Middle	High
Damage (`thrust_damage`)	tertiles	0.899	light 56–89 (5)	medium 94–110 (5)	heavy 113–142 (4)
Missile speed	tertiles	0.893	slow 27–28 (9)	medium 29 (3)	fast 30 (2)
Accuracy	too few values
Stack	natural breaks	1.000	small 1 (3)	medium 4 (3)	large 5 (8)
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	natural breaks	0.928	short 64–67 (3)	medium 82–113 (8)	long 139–158 (3)
Handling	tertiles	0.919	low 66–87 (5)	medium 88–95 (5)	high 96–104 (4)
Weight (kg)	tertiles	0.897	light 0.67–1.08 (5)	medium 1.11–1.23 (5)	heavy 1.35–1.57 (4)

Thrown axe

Throwing axes. Damage uses the swing magnitude and the blade's swing factor, times the class multiplier, and lands in thrust_damage. Missile speed and accuracy as for javelins, with the axe constants.

Items: 11 with NavalDLC, 5 without.
Usages: ThrowingAxe 11.
Stats from: crafted 11.

Stat	n	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Damage (`thrust_damage`)	11	64	70.5	75	86.5	102
Missile speed	11	26	26	26	27	27
Accuracy	11	93	93	93	93	93
Stack	11	3	3	3	3	5
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	11	32	37	40	43	43
Handling	11	105	107.5	108	109	111
Weight (kg)	11	0.68	0.7	0.79	0.84	1.1

Thrust / missile damage type: Invalid 11.
Grip profile: OneHanded 11.
Flags: bonus vs shield 11.
Culture: nord 6, battania 2, aserai 1, sturgia 1, vlandia 1.
Tier: T3 2, T4 7, T6 2.

Bands within this usage class (cell: band, range, items):

Stat	Method	GVF	Low	Middle	High
Damage (`thrust_damage`)	natural breaks	0.940	light 64–71 (4)	medium 73–80 (4)	heavy 93–102 (3)
Missile speed	too few values
Accuracy	too few values
Stack	too few values
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	natural breaks	0.931	short 32 (2)	medium 37–40 (4)	long 41–43 (5)
Handling	tertiles	0.898	low 105–108 (6)	medium 109 (3)	high 111 (2)
Weight (kg)	natural breaks	0.957	light 0.68–0.72 (5)	medium 0.79–0.85 (4)	heavy 1–1.1 (2)

Thrown knife

Throwing knives: thrown magnitude, the blade's thrust factor and the knife constants.

Items: 5 with NavalDLC, 5 without.
Usages: ThrowingKnife 5.
Stats from: crafted 5.

Stat	n	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Damage (`thrust_damage`)	5	17	21	22	39	43
Missile speed	5	33	33	33	33	33
Accuracy	5	95	95	95	95	95
Stack	5	3	3	3	3	3
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	5	35	36	39	42	43
Handling	5	117	117	117	117	119
Weight (kg)	5	0.56	0.6	0.6	0.67	0.68

Thrust / missile damage type: Pierce 5.
Grip profile: OneHanded 5.
Flags: civilian 5, stealth 5.
Culture: battania 3, aserai 1, empire 1.
Tier: T0 1, T1 2, T3 2.

Bands within this usage class (cell: band, range, items):

Stat	Method	GVF	Low	Middle	High
Damage (`thrust_damage`)	too few values
Missile speed	too few values
Accuracy	too few values
Stack	too few values
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	too few values
Handling	too few values
Weight (kg)	too few values

Bow

Not crafted: every stat is the item XML attribute. Damage is thrust_damage, draw speed speed_rating, handling thrust_speed; difficulty is the Bow skill requirement. long_bow and bow are the two usages.

Items: 19 with NavalDLC, 19 without.
Usages: long_bow 10, bow 9.
Stats from: item XML 19.

Stat	n	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Damage (`thrust_damage`)	19	40	49	54	66.5	95
Missile speed	19	64	70.5	76	79.5	90
Accuracy	19	80	89.5	94	94.5	100
Draw / reload speed (`speed_rating`)	19	80	86.5	89	89.5	94
Handling (`thrust_speed`)	19	45	67.5	78	81	115
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	19	106	109	113	116	120
Skill requirement (`difficulty`)	19	0	22.5	30	50	70
Weight (kg)	19	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.8

Thrust / missile damage type: Pierce 19.
Flags: stealth 5.
Culture: battania 6, khuzait 4, aserai 3, none 3, vlandia 2, sturgia 1.
Tier: T1 4, T2 2, T3 8, T4 2, T5 1, T6 2.

Bands within this usage class (cell: band, range, items):

Stat	Method	GVF	Low	Middle	High
Damage (`thrust_damage`)	tertiles	0.858	light 40–51 (7)	medium 52–61 (6)	heavy 64–95 (6)
Missile speed	tertiles	0.881	slow 64–73 (7)	medium 74–78 (6)	fast 79–90 (6)
Accuracy	tertiles	0.886	low 80–91 (7)	medium 92–94 (7)	high 95–100 (5)
Draw / reload speed (`speed_rating`)	tertiles	0.800	slow 80–87 (7)	medium 88–89 (7)	fast 90–94 (5)
Handling (`thrust_speed`)	tertiles	0.821	low 45–70 (7)	medium 75–80 (7)	high 82–115 (5)
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	tertiles	0.898	short 106–110 (8)	medium 111–115 (5)	long 116–120 (6)
Skill requirement (`difficulty`)	tertiles	0.897	low 0–30 (11)	medium 50 (6)	high 70 (2)
Weight (kg)	tertiles	0.908	light 0.1–0.3 (10)	medium 0.4–0.5 (7)	heavy 0.8 (2)

Crossbow

Not crafted; same attributes as bows, with speed_rating as reload speed and difficulty as the Crossbow skill requirement. crossbow_light and crossbow are the two usages.

Items: 9 with NavalDLC, 9 without.
Usages: crossbow 5, crossbow_light 4.
Stats from: item XML 9.

Stat	n	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Damage (`thrust_damage`)	9	57	70	82	89	100
Missile speed	9	55	65	70	87	97
Accuracy	9	75	85	90	98	100
Draw / reload speed (`speed_rating`)	9	60	61	63	70	80
Handling (`thrust_speed`)	9	75	78	80	85	95
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	9	90	95	95	95	95
Skill requirement (`difficulty`)	9	0	0	20	40	70
Weight (kg)	9	1	2	2.2	2.7	3

Thrust / missile damage type: Pierce 9.
Flags: can't reload on horseback 5, stealth 4.
Culture: vlandia 5, empire 4.
Tier: T2 2, T3 1, T4 2, T5 3, T6 1.

Bands within this usage class (cell: band, range, items):

Stat	Method	GVF	Low	Middle	High
Damage (`thrust_damage`)	tertiles	0.874	light 57–70 (3)	medium 77–85 (3)	heavy 89–100 (3)
Missile speed	tertiles	0.901	slow 55–65 (4)	medium 70–80 (2)	fast 87–97 (3)
Accuracy	natural breaks	0.942	low 75–80 (2)	medium 85–90 (3)	high 96–100 (4)
Draw / reload speed (`speed_rating`)	tertiles	0.925	slow 60–61 (3)	medium 62–65 (3)	fast 70–80 (3)
Handling (`thrust_speed`)	natural breaks	0.930	low 75–78 (3)	medium 80–85 (4)	high 92–95 (2)
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	too few values
Skill requirement (`difficulty`)	tertiles	0.891	low 0 (3)	medium 20 (3)	high 40–70 (3)
Weight (kg)	natural breaks	0.980	light 1 (2)	medium 2–2.2 (4)	heavy 2.7–3 (3)

Sling

Not crafted; item XML attributes.

Items: 3 with NavalDLC, 3 without.
Usages: sling 3.
Stats from: item XML 3.

Stat	n	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Damage (`thrust_damage`)	3	25	35	45	51	57
Missile speed	3	35	37.5	40	45	50
Accuracy	3	45	50	55	60	65
Draw / reload speed (`speed_rating`)	3	100	102.5	105	112.5	120
Handling (`thrust_speed`)	3	100	102.5	105	112.5	120
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	3	20	20	20	20	20
Skill requirement (`difficulty`)	3	0	0	0	0	0
Weight (kg)	3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1

Thrust / missile damage type: Blunt 3.
Flags: stealth 3.
Culture: none 3.
Tier: T0 2, T1 1.

Bands within this usage class (cell: band, range, items):

Stat	Method	GVF	Low	Middle	High
Damage (`thrust_damage`)	too few values
Missile speed	too few values
Accuracy	too few values
Draw / reload speed (`speed_rating`)	too few values
Handling (`thrust_speed`)	too few values
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	too few values
Skill requirement (`difficulty`)	too few values
Weight (kg)	too few values

Arrows

Not crafted; item XML attributes. thrust_damage is the arrow's damage, stack_amount the stack. How the arrow's damage and missile_speed combine with the bow's is not traced here.

Items: 13 with NavalDLC, 11 without.
Usages: arrow_right 11, arrow_top 2.
Stats from: item XML 13.

Stat	n	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Damage (`thrust_damage`)	13	0	1	2	3	4
Stack (`stack_amount`)	13	20	23	25	27	36
`missile_speed`	13	5	10	10	10	10
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	13	95	97	97	97	97
Weight per missile (kg)	13	0.036	0.043	0.048	0.05	0.06

Thrust / missile damage type: Pierce 11, Blunt 1.
Flags: stealth 1.
Culture: none 10, khuzait 3.
Tier: T1 2, T2 5, T3 3, T4 3.

Bands within this usage class (cell: band, range, items):

Stat	Method	GVF	Low	Middle	High
Damage (`thrust_damage`)	tertiles	0.893	light 0–2 (9)		heavy 3–4 (4)
Stack (`stack_amount`)	tertiles	0.867	small 20–24 (6)	medium 25–27 (4)	large 30–36 (3)
`missile_speed`	too few values
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	too few values
Weight per missile (kg)	tertiles	0.906	light 0.036–0.043 (6)	medium 0.048 (3)	heavy 0.05–0.06 (4)

Bolts

Not crafted; item XML attributes, as for arrows.

Items: 5 with NavalDLC, 5 without.
Usages: `` 5.
Stats from: item XML 5.

Stat	n	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Damage (`thrust_damage`)	5	1	2	3	4	5
Stack (`stack_amount`)	5	18	18	18	18	20
`missile_speed`	5	10	10	10	10	10
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	5	37	37	37	47	47
Weight per missile (kg)	5	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.06	0.08

Thrust / missile damage type: Pierce 5.
Flags: stealth 1.
Culture: empire 2, vlandia 2, none 1.
Tier: T1 1, T2 1, T3 1, T4 1, T5 1.

Bands within this usage class (cell: band, range, items):

Stat	Method	GVF	Low	Middle	High
Damage (`thrust_damage`)	too few values
Stack (`stack_amount`)	too few values
`missile_speed`	too few values
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	too few values
Weight per missile (kg)	too few values

Sling stones

Not crafted; item XML attributes, as for arrows.

Items: 3 with NavalDLC, 3 without.
Usages: `` 3.
Stats from: item XML 3.

Stat	n	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Damage (`thrust_damage`)	3	4	4.5	5	7	9
Stack (`stack_amount`)	3	15	15.5	16	17	18
`missile_speed`	3	10	10	10	10	10
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	3	10	10	10	10	10
Weight per missile (kg)	3	0.04	0.07	0.1	0.115	0.13

Thrust / missile damage type: Blunt 3.
Flags: stealth 3.
Culture: none 3.
Tier: T1 1, T3 1, T4 1.

Bands within this usage class (cell: band, range, items):

Stat	Method	GVF	Low	Middle	High
Damage (`thrust_damage`)	too few values
Stack (`stack_amount`)	too few values
`missile_speed`	too few values
Reach (`weapon_length`, cm)	too few values
Weight per missile (kg)	too few values

Shields

Not crafted; item XML attributes. Hit points are hit_points, armor body_armor, size weapon_length and speed thrust_speed.

Items: 84 with NavalDLC, 75 without.
Usages: shield 64, hand_shield 20.
Stats from: item XML 84.

Stat	n	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Hit points	84	160	277.5	355	462.5	750
Armor	84	0	1	1	5	17
Size (`weapon_length`, cm)	84	60	70	78	106.25	435
Speed (`thrust_speed`)	84	82	82	82	82	120
Weight (kg)	84	1.3	2.7	3.7	5.125	10

Flags: none.
Culture: sturgia 17, vlandia 14, aserai 13, nord 12, empire 11, khuzait 9, battania 7, neutral_culture 1.
Tier: T1 5, T2 16, T3 31, T4 17, T5 11, T6 4.

Bands within this usage class (cell: band, range, items):

Stat	Method	GVF	Low	Middle	High
Hit points	tertiles	0.844	low 160–300 (31)	medium 305–430 (29)	high 435–750 (24)
Armor	tertiles	0.905	low 0–1 (57)		high 2–17 (27)
Size (`weapon_length`, cm)	tertiles	0.934	short 60–70 (41)	medium 78–90 (17)	long 95–435 (26)
Speed (`thrust_speed`)	tertiles	0.995	low 82 (73)		high 84–120 (11)
Weight (kg)	tertiles	0.843	light 1.3–3 (28)	medium 3.1–4.6 (28)	heavy 4.7–10 (28)

Horses

Not crafted; the horse component of the item XML. Base hit points come from the horse's monster definition in Native monsters.xml; the survey lists only the extra hit points. Weight is body mass, not carried weight.

Items: 35 with NavalDLC, 35 without.
Stats from: item XML 35.

Stat	n	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Speed	35	31	45.5	49	56.5	68
Maneuver	35	39	58.5	66	71	82
Charge damage	35	3	18	20	26	36
Extra hit points	35	0	12.5	30	50	120
Riding requirement (`difficulty`)	35	0	15	35	62.5	100
Body weight (`weight`, kg)	35	300	420	450	495	550

Flags: civilian 35.
Culture: none 8, aserai 7, battania 4, empire 4, khuzait 4, sturgia 4, vlandia 4.
Tier: T0 5, T1 7, T2 4, T3 6, T4 3, T5 4, T6 6.

Bands within this usage class (cell: band, range, items):

Stat	Method	GVF	Low	Middle	High
Speed	tertiles	0.879	slow 31–47 (13)	medium 48–54 (11)	fast 55–68 (11)
Maneuver	tertiles	0.821	low 39–60 (12)	medium 61–69 (13)	high 71–82 (10)
Charge damage	tertiles	0.853	light 3–20 (18)	medium 22–24 (7)	heavy 26–36 (10)
Extra hit points	tertiles	0.823	low 0–20 (14)	medium 25–40 (10)	high 45–120 (11)
Riding requirement (`difficulty`)	tertiles	0.896	low 0–20 (13)	medium 30–60 (13)	high 65–100 (9)
Body weight (`weight`, kg)	tertiles	0.859	light 300–430 (15)	medium 440–485 (9)	heavy 490–550 (11)

Open data questions

Couch and brace hits. Couchable and bracing usages have no thrust feature but store thrust speed and damage. Whether the couched or braced hit reads them is not traced.
Stored damage without an attack. Crafting computes both attacks for every usage, so usages whose features lack an attack still store its damage. Obtainable usages affected:
- Stored swing damage without a swing feature: OneHandedPolearm 8, TwoHandedPolearm_Bracing 1.
- Stored thrust damage without a thrust feature: TwoHandedPolearm_Bracing 24, TwoHandedPolearm_Couchable 11.
Excluded usage ids. A blade lists a usage id among its excluded features. Whether the game removes that usage or ignores the unknown feature is not traced; the crafting formula does not offer that usage on these items either way.

Excluded tokens that are not features: TwoHandedPolearm_Bracing on 4 items (eastern_spear_2_t3, southern_spear_3_t3, southern_spear_4_t3, northern_javelin_2_t3).
rshield. Some usages carry rshield instead of shield. Its in-game effect is not traced; the survey counts both as shield-compatible.

Usages with rshield: OneHandedPolearm 58, OneHandedBastardSword 13, OneHandedBastardAxe 2.
Runtime item type. The in-game export can list a different item type than the template; none does on v1.5.7. The survey uses the export; how the game derives the type is not traced. Usages are unaffected.

Runtime item type differs from the template's: none.
Horse hit points. Base hit points come from the horse's monster in Native monsters.xml, which is snapshotted under xml/v1.5.7; the survey does not use them.

Horse monsters (obtainable): horse 31, camel 3, mule 1.
Ammo. What missile_speed on ammo does, and how a stack's weight enters encumbrance, are not traced.

Ammo missile_speed values (items): arrows at 10: 12, bolts at 10: 5, sling stones at 10: 3, arrows at 5: 1.
Loot carriers. Loot counts any battle equipment set of a campaign character. Whether every such character (lords, noble templates) can be defeated and looted in a field battle is not checked; tournament-template carriers are excluded by heuristic.
Missing definitions. Items of the in-game export that no item XML of the snapshot defines:

In the in-game export but in no item XML: none.