What's the best prefix for an axe?

Axe skills for my w/mo all use adrenaline...so zealous doesn't seem all that beneficial...so what is the general best prefix? I currently have a 3/1 vampiric on my axe (is this perfect?), but that -1 life regen really turns me off...

You should be able to find 5/1 vampirics, which might be your best bet. Though zealous would let you get more casts on your monk skill of choice (judge's insight?). Both of these require that you hit a lot in order to make up for the drain, though with an axe this shouldn't be a problem. Furious is also a good bet as it will increase your ability to spam adrenal skills. I would take a vampiric over a sundering any day (+5 damage every hit and +5 healing, is way better than occaisional armor penetration).

I'd probably avoid the elemental (except that physical damage triggers healing spells that elemental doesn't) or "increasing condition duration" hafts.

I use zelous to cast all my necro stuff. I also have all adrenaline skills for axe attacks, but to get more than 2 life syphons off, i need to regen energy quick. A monk may not require as much energy, but you could add monk spells up to your energy regen capacity to maximize yourself. If you fear a loss of hit power, do smiting.

no....+3/-1 is the max for axes.....as well as swords. I use a furious axe haft btw

i think sundering is nice. i didn't know the power of armor penetration until a read an article on here, or the other website. if not sundering, i use poisoner's axe (poison upgrade) since i am secondary ranger, and cyclone axe + poison is nice. 'Apply Poison' is the only secondary class skill that i use. all my points are into axe mast and strength. hee ^-^

I'd recommend having a second weapon/shield set to one of the other weapon keys to switch to when you're not in combat. That should keep you from degening while you're just running around. The downside is that you will constantly have to remember to switch back and forth, though that isn't too hard.

I have yet to get one of the vampiric weapon upgrades, but I'd like a good 3/-1 or 4/-1 for my hammer warrior.

well as a monk as your sub and a Vamp axe just cast Mending on yourself and it willo canc out the regen penelty that way you get full benefit of the Axe Vamping.

FYI the best i think the Vamp comes in is 5:1

5:1 is the best for bows, but for axes and swords its 3/1 iirc

If you're using all adreneline skills you should get a furious axe grip. Nothing else would really make sense. Maybe +health or +armor if thats in the grip? I think thats axe haft though.

If I where you I'd use either Furious axe hilt (double adrenaline) or Sundering axe hilt

On my secondary axe I use a Furious Axe Haft w/ 9% chance for the adrenaline recharge since I use mostly adrenaline skills as well, and have it on an axe with +19% damage when health is below 50%. So I switch to it when I'm in trouble, and it's quite effective.

For my main axe, I like the Cruel Axe Haft since my skill selection is built around inflicting Deep Wounds and then adding conditions and damage on top of that. If you use a lot of the deep wound skills, then a Cruel haft increases the duration time on them allowing a little more time for Axe Twist or Rake, and for landing a high damage spike with Executioner's strike or something similar.

does the Furious really work though? from what i have seen the max chance is like 8% to 9% thats not very good if you ask me?

thats like out of 100 swings you will get this to work about 8 times

Does the Furious component stack with battle rage? so then, when the furious component goes off while in battle rage, you get 4 adren points??