Proficiency in the Hand to Hand combat arts skill provides the player the ability to attack, damage, and fatigue opponents, even ghosts, without weapons. Experience in hand to hand combat can be just as deadly as wielding a sword. (From the Elder Scrolls Website)

Governing Attribute: Strength

Contents 1 Skill levels 2 Hand to Hand trainers 3 Books that permanently increase the Hand to Hand skill 4 Leveling text 4.1 Journeyman 4.2 Expert 4.3 Master 4.4 Punching power increase 5 NPC Dialogue 6 Equipment 7 See also

Skill levelsEdit

• Novice (0-24): Basic power attack with a damage bonus in all directions.
• Apprentice (25-49): Damage bonus with mastery standing power attack.
• Journeyman (50-74): Mastery left and right power attack, has a chance to disarm and also recoils opponents using weapons when blocking. Your attacks can now also damage ghosts and similar creatures.
• Expert (75-99): Mastery backwards power attack, chance of knockdown and, when blocking, has a chance of knockback.
• Master (100): Mastery forward power attack, chance to paralyze and, when blocking, has a chance of disarm on knockback.

Hand to Hand trainersEdit

• Refer to the Trainers page.

Books that permanently increase the Hand to Hand skillEdit

• Immortal Blood
• Master Zoaraym's Tale
• Ahzirr Trajijazaeri
• The Wolf Queen, v 2
• Way of the Exposed Palm

Leveling textEdit

JourneymanEdit

Thick calluses cover your knuckles and joints from long hours of punching and kicking. At long last you are a Journeyman in Hand to Hand combat. Your Sidestep power attack now has a chance to disarm your opponent. Press and hold Attack while moving left or right to use this power attack.

ExpertEdit

You are now an Expert in Hand to Hand combat. You gain the Sweeping power attack, with a chance to knock down your opponent. Press and hold Attack while moving backwards to use this power attack.

MasterEdit

At long last you are a Master of Hand to Hand combat. You now have the Rushing power attack, which has a chance to paralyze your opponent. Press and hold Attack while moving forward to use this power attack. Blocking has a chance to disarm your opponent.

Punching power increaseEdit

To increase the power of your punches one has to increase fatigue, strength, and skill. At the height of all three, one could do up to 15 damage per punch.

NPC DialogueEdit

Once your Hand to hand skill level reaches 70 or higher, NPCs will say to you: "Seems you've bloodied your knuckles a few times."

EquipmentEdit

Light armor Bands of Kwang Lao gauntlets +20 skill

Heavy armor Lion's Paw Gauntlets +9 skill

See alsoEdit

• Skill leveling tips
• Bands of Kwang Lao
• Ring of the Iron Fist
• Gloves of the Pugilist (Oblivion)

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