
The following are the perks of levelling it up.

It improves polearm weapon attack speed and damage. This is increased by fighting with spears or any other polearm weapons. Deflect Arrows – chance to block arrows with 2H weapon.Two-Handed Master – every point after level 200 grants +0.2% speed and +5% damage.Knock Down – increased chances to knock down an enemy.Dominator – all 2H weapons are 10% more likely to crush through defenses.Horse Slaughter – +20% damage to horses.away gain +40% XP when you kill an enemy party member effect Legendary Two-Handed – enemy squad begins with -1 morale party member effect.Berserker – speed bonus when fighting on foot.Mounted Two-Handed – lower attack penalty when mounted.Eviscerator – 2H weapons cause +30% morale loss.Shield Breaker – +10% damage against shields.Multi-hit – +40% damage for every successful secondary hit.Quick Plunder – +5% raiding speed party member effect.Notorious – +10% party renown gain after battles party member effect.Speed Basher – 2H weapons with 100 speed or higher gain increased attack speed and damage.Power Basher – 2H weapons with 85 speed or lower gain increased attack speed and damage.Reduced Wage – -5% garrison wage governor effect.Garrison Capacity – +10 garrison size governor effect.The following are the boosts that you get for levelling up. It will increase two-handed weapon attack speed and damage. This is increased by fighting with two-handed weapons. Shield Bearer – shields no longer affect weight Secondary Expert – +10% damage with 1H axes and maces.Steel Core Shields – -15% shield damage taken.Basher – +20% shield bash damage stuns enemies longer.Duelist – +10% damage with 1H weapon without shield.Raider II – additional 3% 1H weapon speed Shield Bash II – additional 50% shield bash damage.Sword Master II – additional 10% damage with 1H swords.Bury the Hatchet – +10% damage with 1H axes.Bulwark II – additional -25% shield damage received.

Edge Placement II – additional +5% 1H damage.Arrow Catcher – larger shield protection area against ranged weapons.Sword Master I – +8% damage with 1H swords.Bulwark I – -25% shield damage received.Long Strides – -50% weight effect (slowed movement) while using shields in combat.

Shield Bash I – shield bash causes 50% damage.It will increase one-handed weapon attack speed and damage. This is increased by fighting with one-handed weapons.
