Halberdier

A halberd is a heavy weapon and difficult to use, but very powerful in the hands of an expert. It is also much more flexible than the spear from which it descended. As any halberdier can tell you, the weapon possesses four primary striking points, two more than a spear or pike; these are the tip, the blade, the spike at the base of the shaft, and the inner point on the blade, which can be used in a motion pulling back towards the wielder. All this makes for a very versatile weapon in melee, especially against cavalry.

However, a halberd is notably more expensive to craft than a spear, and in the hands of a novice, much less effective. In the armies of Wesnoth, it is customary only to grant these weapons to veteran pikemen, who have proven that they have the skill to employ them properly on the field of war.

Information

Advances from:	Pikeman
Advances to:	‒
Cost:	52
HP:	72
Moves:	5
XP:	150
Mæþ:	3
Alignment:	lawful
Id:	Halberdier
Abilities:	‒

Attacks (damage × count)

	halberd	stice	15 × 3	neahfeoht	(first strike)
	halberd	ecg	19 × 2	neahfeoht

Resistances

	ecg	0%			stice	40%
	dynt	0%			fyr	0%
	ceald	0%			runlic	10%

Terrain

Terrain		Movement Cost	Defense
	Beorgas	3	60%
	Burg	1	60%
	Coastal Reef	2	30%
	Deop Ƿæter	‒	0%
	Fake Shroud	‒	0%
	Fild	1	40%
	Fungus	2	50%
	Gefroren	3	20%
	Hyllas	2	50%
	Sand	2	30%
	Sceald Ƿæter	3	20%
	Scræf	2	40%
	Swamp	3	20%
	Unwalkable	‒	0%
	Þorp	1	60%
	Ƿeald	2	50%