Is it bad to have Tactics as a Knock-Down Hammer Warrior?

OK, so here's the deal:

I bought 15k Ascalon gear a while ago and the helmet has +1 Tactics on it. That was fine because I was using Tactics with my Sword and Shield (Shield Req. was 7... that's what I had it at)

I liked using Bonneti's Defence / Gladiator's Defence on the occasions others were dumb enough to attack me.

Now I feel like I have no purpose in using Sword + Shield because half the time enemy isn't hitting me, and if it is knocked down, it is still having less damage output as oposed to using a Sword + Shield.

Should I get a differant helmet for my warrior and stop using tactics, or is there some way I could incorporate it into my knockdown build?

I am a W/Mo, btw. And I think a Ram Hammer looks awesome when wearing it with 15k Ascalon =P



Also, is there any more unique looking hammers besides the Mursaat Hammer? Seems kinda unfair sword gets Crystalline, Fellblade, and Dragon Swords =/

In pvp warrs usually are not targeted till last, so binding up pts in an attribute that ties to defensive skills isn't helping your team. In pve(where you can actually tank) tactics is helpful.