⚔️ Weapon Skills – What do they affect?
- Sword/Axe/Club: Melee damage (Knights)
- Distance: Ranged damage (Paladins)
- Magic Level: Spell damage (Mages)
🧠 Understanding Weapon Skills & Shielding in Tibia
In Tibia, your weapon skills (sword, axe, club, distance) and shielding determine how much damage you deal – and take. This guide gives an overview of what they do, rough formulas, and the practical impact of each skill.
📊 Melee/Distance Damage Formula (simplified)
Total Damage ≈ (Skill + Weapon Attack) × 0.04 + Weapon Attack
Higher skill levels increase base DPS and consistency. The effect is not perfectly linear – some breakpoints give bigger jumps than others.
Example:
Skill: 80, Weapon: 45 attack
(80 + 45) × 0.04 + 45 ≈ 50 total damage
📈 Skill Level Impact (approximate)
| Skill | Effect vs Skill 10 |
|---|---|
| 30 | ~140% |
| 60 | ~200% |
| 80 | ~250% |
| 100 | ~310% |
These values are rough guidelines, not official CipSoft numbers.
🛡️ Shielding – What does it do?
Shielding reduces incoming physical damage from frontal attacks when using a shield. The higher your shielding skill, the more damage gets blocked.
Estimated reduction by level:
- Skill 30: ~10% reduction
- Skill 60: ~18%
- Skill 80: ~24%
- Skill 100: ~28%
Again: these are estimates to illustrate the curve, not exact in-game values.
🧪 Training Methods
- Active: Fight monsters or use training dummies.
- Passive: Use training weapons/shields and offline training statues.
✅ Summary
| Vocation | Focus | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Knight | Melee + Shielding | Tanking and sustained melee damage. |
| Paladin | Distance + Shielding | Ranged damage with good survivability. |
| Mage | Magic Level | Most damage comes from spells and runes. |