Weapon Skill Guide
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2026 1:19 pm
During the 1.17.2 patch TWoW tweaked how weapon skill works.

Weapon skill now caps at 315 but there are many more sources of weapon skill out there in TWoW.
Below are charts sourced from a member of the community. This is the link to view all the numbers associated with this graph.




Quest Chain to get weapon skill books




Weapon Specific Quests


Mace Skill

Axe Skill

Fist Skill

Dagger Skill

Polearm Skill

Crossbow Skill

Stave Skill

This is a video of me and my friend Janbro going through the questline for the weapon skill stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4JufPyl83w

Weapon skill now caps at 315 but there are many more sources of weapon skill out there in TWoW.
Below are charts sourced from a member of the community. This is the link to view all the numbers associated with this graph.




Quest Chain to get weapon skill books
- Come to Fray Island to start Iron Determination. Fray Island is located next to Ratchet.

- After you pick up Iron Determination you will want to go to Felwood. Where my cursor is located you will want to go inside the cave and loot the object that looks like a root.

- Wisdom from Failure is the next quest in the series which wants you to talk to 3 people. Sakgoth is right outside in the lobby area of the house that you accepted the quest from. Klannoc is outside of the other building on Fray Island. Kai'fai is in Gadgetzan if you having issues finding him you can /target his name and put a skull on him. He is next to the big cage in the center of Gadgetzan.
- When you speak to him he asks you a list of three questions. Below are the answers to the questions.
- 1st Question: Second Option
- 2nd Question: Third Option
- 3rd Question: Second Option
- Next quest will be The Strength to Move Mountains. You need to loot an item from a lv 60 elite mob. He has around 20k health and hits like a truck. It might not be soloable for your class so bring some friends. My cursor is on the spot where the fire giant is at.

- Proof is the next quest in this series and brings you to Sakgoth. After this point Sakgoth is the one who will offer you +5 weapon skills for every weapon you can use. An Ancient Warefare Text and 250 raw gold is required to start these quests.

Weapon Specific Quests
- Every weapon skill requires an Ancient Warefare Text which drops from any level 50 or above dungeon/raid boss.
- These texts are also available on the AH
- The quest for sword skill is called Mourning Blade. You need to go to Scholomance and kill Marduk Blackpool.
This boss is an optional boss in Scholomance and requires you to clear the entire room or the students in the room will pull along with the boss. This room is the one before Raz and Darkmaster Gandling.


Mace Skill
- The quest for mace skill is called Fingerbreaker. You need to go to Hateforge Quarry and kill High Foreman Bargul Blackhammer
.

Axe Skill
- The quest for axe skill is called Honoring the Warrior. You need to go to Ashenvale and kill Grommash Hellscream to get the Jar of Dirt.

Fist Skill
- The quest for fist skill is called Legend of Eskhander. You need to go to Feralas to find the tree and spawn Eskhander. This mob hits for a lot of damage if you can't tank. I would suggest a group of at least 3.

Dagger Skill
- The quest for dagger skill is called The Ripper. You need to kill Damian in Stormwind Vaults.

Polearm Skill
- The quest for polearm skill has an unknown name. Anyone with information about what the polearm quest is called let me know. You need to kill Chronar from Black Morass. This is the first boss of the instance.

Crossbow Skill
- The quest for crossbow skill is A Crimson Stake Through Their Heart. You need to loot a chest near Cannon Master Willey.

Stave Skill
- The quest for stave skill is Stormstouts Legacy.

This is a video of me and my friend Janbro going through the questline for the weapon skill stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4JufPyl83w