axe sword or hammer?

i think axe sword and hammer can be used in pve and pvp.

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I've noticed that with some enemies that can't be knocked down, they still get interrupted and even in areas with tons of enemies that can't be KD, the majority of the enemies there can. That said, I'm sure my D Slash build is doing a Lot more dmg and knocks down enemies more often than with a hammer build. So, I'm probably agreeing with you about hammer's lack of usefulness compared to sword and axe in PVE, but disagreeing with you about KD's usefulness in PVE, especially the amount of KD that you get with Brawling Headbutt.

I really find that Hammers have little use in PvE. The damage just isn't as big as axes/swords when you add up the swing time and skills.

Knockdowns really work best in PvP, in PvE mostly your not going to get much benifit from a knockdown, ie no co-ordinated spikes. A hammer war can knock a foe down for 3 seconds, but a sword/axe war will take out 50%+ of his life points in that same amount of time.

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Axes are good ill admit.any1 wanna buy a ingeous maul? look me up to buy it

Anyone think Heavy Blow needs a buff?

It's nowhere to be seen in any serious pvp, since Bash replaces it. Anywhere else it's good (i use it often in aspenwood/ab), but I still think it could use a small boost. I want 40+dmg

I now reccomend axes.becausw triple chop is very usful. and u dont need to have any weapon mastery.using tactics and strength combined with axe mastery is the best damage possible

hammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmers are cool
i like knocking people down!

Axe kills everything (well... Not everything but ya get it ) They have awesome AoE attacks (yes hammer's got that too I know...) but still prefer the axe as it has a lil' bit more damage even if it lacks the knockdown. Especially love the axe in pve, as I can Death Charge or something into a group of mobs just a little before all the casters start nuking so I get their attention (which is dam difficult in GW as there is no "threat" thingys -_-) Then, just spam as hell hehe... Triple Chop - Cyclone Axe - Whirlwind Attack. Now, theres a NICE spike I tells ya. Especially if you have a monk with the Strength of Honor spell och whatever it's called... So you do loads more damage.

Though now to pvp..
As I totally suck in pvp in everything other than caster nuker or healing, I'm really not sure whats best for a warrior (as nothing works for me there *roll eyes*) BUT, from what I've seen, hammer's are devastating as hell just se a hammer guy bullying a monk with KD's... Ahh what an awesome feeling hehe. Sword can be usefull as it can apply some conditions (bleeding deap wound etc.) Sword has a stable damage output, (11-22 or whatever it is...) I can throw away some huge damage too, just yesterday a guy ganked me several times by using Dragon Slash + For Great Justice I think it's called... so he had about constant Dragon Slash for like 25 secs... And I played as caster there so I died faster than a warrior would have done

Anyway, to the final conclusion.
For PvE usage: I recommend axe, high aoe and single target damage, has got deap wound. Cannot come up with any cons really heh...

For PvP usage: Hammer, awesome anti-kite (which is very usefull in pvp) it has KD and great damage aswell. 1 con though: as it requires 2 hands, you lack a shield. But most of the times that 16 armor you lack will get compensated by that you wont take as much damage (now if you KD 'em)

All around purpose (and if you don't want to be a "one of a kind" (yes I know that axes have becom very popular recently) then go for sword. I has decent damage and a couple of defensive skills which can be life saving.

Well, thats all I have to say hope this helped anything.

Edit: The axe also looks very very badass so if you go for the "cool" factor: go axe.

axe, because they look awesome.

trying to get a good prof/nf sword build and might start using swords (along with axes).


never used a hammer.

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For pure damage with no frills, I like sword.
For very good damage (and unbeatable spikes) with lots of interrupts (meaning that it's generally more useful), I like axe.
For fun and knockdowns, hammer.

Sword is efficient but boring. It mainly consists of spamming a D-Slash combo, especially considering that a high percentage of mobs are immune to a sword's deep wound.

Hammer, whilst fun, is not guaranteed to be useful against all mobs. When it works, there's nothing better for disruption, but I prefer my skillbar to be consistently good against all potential enemies.

Every mob in the game can suffer from unconditional deep wounds and can be interrupted.
Therefore, axe wins for PvE.

In PvP, the weapons are far more balanced offering more variety, so there's no clear winner.

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Hammer isn't that great in PvE. No shields, plus they only specialize in KDing one foe best. As for me, I've never really liked swords... think they're too overrated. So I'm more of a axe weilding frenzy spiker of 1337n355.

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The sword is best.Ive go a riptoste build thats really hard to beat. here's the stats and skill

swordsmanship-9
strength-8
tactics-14
skills
-endure pain
-riposte
-deadly riposte
-gladiators defense(elite)
-soldiers strike
-thrill of victory
-Healing signet


If you want to pwn and defeat and become the ultimate warrior,i reccomend this build

the weapon you should use is droknars sword or an armor penetration green sword thats rec 9 swordsmanship

Dont forget to bring a tactics shield with max modes

^omg rofl at that build

Don't play my warrior all that much anymore but when I do, I usually run axes. I've always preferred the unconditional deep wound and the aoe damage of axes in pve. As others have already said, axes are the great for pvp too.

Swords give one access to god mode which is handy, especially in hard mode.

Before eotn I would have said that axe mastery was the best option. Since the invention of god mode; however, I would say sword mastery is the superior choice for pve, at least for group play. While I do believe swords are best for most scenarios, axes certainly work well enough, especially in normal mode areas.

With swords it is easier to put on conditions because only DW requires you to have bleeding. Speaking of which why did they never add a straight to DW sword attack? With axe, you can add more conditions, but all of them require DW first.

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I'm an Axe fan

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Pretty much let's me face any type of situation.I realize there are no conditions or deep wounds in here(well cripple).But I got 3 easy to adrenalize skills popping a +20-34 damage with the +80 damage follow up.Deals AoE easily enough and let's me single out any particular foe if need be.Biggest problem I have with this build is hitting C Space Bar Skill C Space Bar Skill.Seems at times I don't do it fast enough.

hammer all the way, although i use all three equally.

i just love KD and nasty damage too much

I use mostly sword or axe and that sword build with DS and Final Thrust do it this way.[sever artery][gash][sun and moon slash][dragon slash].

I like using hammer on my Ranger more so.

Started using hammer fell in love with the sight of my foes hitting the deck lol. When they try to get up they hit the deck again.... and again and again and again.... sorry lol got to excited haha

all are great weapons, all are great for general PvE, high end PvP, farming and casual PvP.
all are FTW!
all require you to know how to play properly...
just experiment with all of them and see which you like most, or just play all 3!

theres something about clubbing my enemy to death that i enjoy way too much plus with dwarven battle stance and dwarven stability i can render most things useless

I always liked Axe.

It doesn't matter. Because my ursan deals -75 x 2 regardless.