Variance

Related topics: Combat

What is Variance?

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Formula: 1 - (Low End Damage/Top End Damage) = Variance

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Variance is the difference between top end and low end damage on a melee weapon. Weapons spawn with a top end damage, and the low end is calculated using the variance. One handed melee weapons spawn with one of 5 variances, Two Handed weapons spawn with one of 6 variances. See charts below

How to decrease variance

By decreasing variance, you are increasing the possible low end damage on a weapon. This can be accomplished two ways. Granite Salvage can be applied to a weapon using the Weapon Tinkering skill to decrease variance by 20% of the current variance and will count as 1 tinker. Also, the Lucky White Rabbit's Foot can be applied to do the same, but does not require tinkering, or take up a tinker.

See Weapon Augmentation Stacking for stacking info with other Weapon Augmentations.

Heavy Weapons

Weapon Type	1	2	3	4	5
Axe	90%	93%	95%	97%	99%
Dagger	47%	50%	53%	57%	62%
Dagger (Multi-Strike)	40%	43%	48%	53%	58%
Mace	30%	33%	37%	42%	46%
Spear	59%	63%	68%	72%	75%
Staff	38%	42%	45%	50%	52%
Sword	47%	50%	53%	57%	62%
Sword (Multi-Strike)	40%	43%	48%	53%	58%
Unarmed Weapon	44%	48%	53%	58%	60%

Finesse/Light Weapons

Weapon Type	1	2	3	4	5
Axe	80%	83%	85%	90%	95%
Dagger	42%	47%	52%	56%	60%
Dagger (Multi-Strike)	24%	28%	35%	40%	45%
Mace	23%	28%	32%	37%	43%
Mace (Jitte)	32.5%	35%	40%	45%	50%
Spear	65%	68%	71%	75%	80%
Staff	32.5%	35%	40%	45%	50%
Sword	42%	47%	52%	56%	60%
Sword (Multi-Strike)	24%	28%	35%	40%	45%
Unarmed Weapon	43%	48%	53%	58%	60%

Two Handed Weapons

Weapon Type	1	2	3	4	5	6
Cleaving	30%	35%	40%	45%	50%	55%
Spear*	30%	35%	40%	45%	50%	55%

Frequency in loot

Approximation of frequency in loot.

Weapon Type	1	2	3	4	5	6
Heavy/Light/Finesse	10%	20%	40%	20%	10%	N/A
Two Handed	5%	15%	30%	30%	15%	5%

Notes

• * Two Handed Spear variance updated during Road to Revenge patch and should reflect the same variance as cleaving types.