1H + Shield Training

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Will the One Hand and Shield leveling be speeded up if I put the Training trait on both my sword and shield as compared to only on the sword?

In other words, do the 2 Training traits (for sword and shield) stack for this skill, each boosting the leveling speed in its own right?

One a priori argument against this is that it would be a little unfair for 2H skills which could not thereby be powered up twice.

deleted220103-006055

To answer my own question, 1H Training weapon increases skill line experience contribution by 42% (shield also by the same amount, I assume), whereas a 2H weapon increases it by 84%.

So, the two, 1H and Shield's Training must stack in order together to be identical to a 2H.

deleted220103-006055

Here's how I understand 1H + Shield:

At the most basic: The main attribute of a shield is its armor value, so in this sense it is an armor. But shields can be used to deal damage, and in this sense they are weapons.

1. For example, the Awesome Guild Store add-on allows searching for shields under "Apparel > Shield" but also shows them under "Weapon > All" among the weapons listed.

2. Shields have armor traits (Sturdy, Impenetrable, etc.).

3. For the purposes of enchanting, a shield uses armor glyphs.

4. For the purposes of armor passives (such as Heavy Armor > Constitution), shields are not counted as an armor of any kind. For those, there are only 7 relevant armor slots. A shield occupies a weapon slot.

5. I don't know if the One Hand and Shield will progress if you remove the shield, leaving only the 1H weapon; but since doing this makes no sense, none should care, either.

6. For the purposes of the Training trait, shields contribute to One Hand and Shield leveling; it can be put both on the 1H weapon and on the shield to maximize the leveling speed; the boost of the two combined will be equal to the boost that 2H weapons (2H, Bow, Staffs) receive from this trait.

(For weapons, the values of 1H traits Training, Precise, Defending, Sharpened, Weighted, and Nirnhoned are halved relative to 2H; and Powered, Charged, and Infused are at 100%.)

Hope this clarifies things somewhat.