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📅 Updated:2025-11-10
🕒 Created:2014-03-20
🆔 ID:4754
Description
A greatsword, as the name suggests, is essentially a large sword; typically about as tall as its wielder. Because of this, the term is relative to the wielder’s size (ex.: A goblin's greatsword is just a dagger to a giant). Tactical Analysis
Advantages
- Longer reach compared to a regular sword.
- Greater damage potential due to its inherent weight.
- Effective for crowd control and area denial thanks to its wide, sweeping slashes and powerful thrusts.
- Intimidating presence on the battlefield.
- Provides broader blocking coverage than a regular sword.
Disadvantages
- Less effective in reach compared to true polearms like spears.
- Large and heavy, making it cumbersome to carry and difficult to maneuver.
- Longer wind-up time between swings and thrusts due to its size and mass.
- Missing a strike leaves the wielder open to counterattacks.
- Less effective in extreme close-quarters fighting.
Named Greatswords
See also
