Great Pike

The Great Pike is a heavy double-bladed melee weapon that has a quick attack speed, fantastic mobility, and some dashing looks. It is a perfect weapon for new players who have the pounds to purchase it and fails to disappoint many players of Northwind.

Summary
The Great Pike is a weapon typically used by newer Colonist s and soldiers of the Hudson's Bay Company. It can either be crafted from resources, traded from players, or purchased with pounds from a vendor. The pike deals approximately 40 damage with each hit. Additionally, the stamina used to wield, swing, and block with the pike is not extreme. It is a well-balanced weapon and is very good for dueling with the amount of mobility the pike offers.

Function
Players use the Great Pike in battle particularly for its easy access, amount of stamina required to use the pike, and the fast hits with a lot of damage. Many stating that the Great Pike has the best stamina usage of all melee in the game, which goes well with the relatively quick attack speed.

Crafting
The Great Pike requires 3 Logs and 4 Ingots of any kind to craft. A player must also have a Smithing proficiency level of at least Expert in order to smelt it at an anvil. The most accessible place to craft one is in St. Paul at the anvil outside Tristan Favrou's Blacksmith Shop.

Strategy
The main idea with this weapon, being a pike, is to only use it once you are in close radius of your enemy and they are at a loss of ammunition in their firearms. Thus, reducing their ability to counteract your quick and heavy swings with a small sword or heavy axe.