Defence
Defence affects the time available to hold a perfect block or dodge and increases the defence stat of weapons and shields, according to the supplied skills passage.
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance
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19 item & ability references16 guidesWarhorse StudiosPC edition · Feb 13, 2018
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Warfare
Warfare represents overall fighting proficiency with weapons or unarmed; the supplied skills passage associates greater skill with faster attacks and harder-to-defend attacks.
Understand this choiceAxe proficiency
Axe skill improves proficiency with axes and increases the power of attacks; the supplied passages do not give model-specific or numeric effects.
Understand this choiceBow proficiency
Bow skill improves proficiency with bows and arrows and increases attack power; the passages provide no model-specific or numerical effects.
Understand this choiceMace proficiency
Mace skill improves proficiency with maces and increases attack power; the source also describes where to view combat-skill progress.
Understand this choiceSword proficiency
Sword skill improves proficiency with swords and increases attack power; the supplied passages give no statistics or effects for individual sword types.
Understand this choiceUnarmed proficiency
Unarmed skill improves fighting with fists and increases damage; its level and progress are tracked with combat skills.
Understand this choiceMaintenance
Maintenance supports repairs with repair kits and at a grindstone; higher skill eases grindstone use, extends kit life, and allows repairs to more damaged items.
Understand this choiceHorsemanship
Horsemanship affects horse control and horse stats; another passage says it relates to shying, tiring, and how long a horse can gallop.
Understand this choiceAlchemy
Alchemy is used to create potions and remedies from herbs and other ingredients; greater skill makes brewing easier and relaxes time and requirements.
Understand this choiceHerbalism
Herbalism improves herb gathering: the sources describe faster, easier collection and more herbs gathered in a single attempt.
Understand this choiceHunting
Hunting increases the meat and other useful materials recovered from animals Henry kills; the sources provide no quantities or unlock thresholds.
Understand this choiceLockpicking
Lockpicking makes opening doors or chests easier and can enable entry to locked buildings or containers; being caught can reduce reputation.
Understand this choicePickpocketing
Pickpocketing improves stealing from unsuspecting people and lowers the chance of being caught; the source says Stealth is also needed to approach victims.
Understand this choiceReading
Reading skill makes reading faster; the supplied skills passage says it must first be learned through a quest before advancement.
Understand this choiceStealth
Stealth reduces visibility or the distance at which enemies see Henry and increases the time it takes them to spot him.
Understand this choiceReferences & guide scope
Selected systems and editions described by the linked references.
Edition and mechanic limits
- No individual combat perk effects, perk costs, specific weapon models, armor values, repair costs, numerical skill gains, or detailed item unlock paths are supported by these passages.
- The source set does not independently verify patch version, current balance, or complete DLC coverage. The Houndmaster passage says that skill was added by A Woman's Lot, but does not describe its effects in enough detail for these records.