The main hand is the primary weapon hand slot for weapons that only need one hand to wield (equip), but also used for weapons that require two hands.

Additional notes:

• Information about the weapon should tell you if it can be used on the main hand.
• The other hand is known as the off-hand.
• For those with dual wield capability, weapons identified as main hand can not be used in the off-hand slot.
• Two-handed weapons use both main hand and off-hand slots, but the off-hand slot will appear empty.
• When creating weapons (Blacksmiths), main hand weapons will appear under the appropriate one-hand subclass.
• Patch 2.4.2 changed many main hand weapons into one-handed weapons

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