The most common and favored types of weapons were bows, arrows, spears, pikes, and swords. Other weapons were axes, favored exclusively by the dwarves, maces, war hammers, battering rams, and crossbows. The more exotic types of weapons such as: Wizard Staffs, morgul-blades, and siege tools were used by the wise and crafty for good or evil purposes on special occasions or whenever the need called for it.