Wpn Choice For A Stance Tanker

Hi I Would Like To Know Whether Using A Sword Or Axe Is Better For A Stance Tanker Warrior In SF UW And FoW And Why it is Better.
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It makes little difference, most people opt for the sword because
the damage floor isn't as low as that of the axe.

sword or axe for stances that require a shield and if you wanna use riposte skills use sword

Here are some threads of interest regarding tanking in general that you may find useful:

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=75416
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=75885

I'd post more but the search button isn't working for me at the moment and this was all I could find. Hope it helps.

the sword is better for stances, but an axe deals more damage , i use a sword for farming, but axe for kick buttery

I prefer sword with stances due to the fact ontop of whatever the stance bonus is, I can bleed/cripple/deep wound/final thrust him to add to whatever stance I go into.

Hammer for a disrupt build and knockdowns works fine.
Also Axe is great for putting out damage if you like the axe cyclone-bonetti's griffon farm build. < I do! > =)

My 2 cents.

--The Shim

When tanking, damage doesnt often come into it, but cyclone axe on big mobs is great adrenaline charging. I suppose earth shaker under dark fury might be worth something :S

If you are doing a proper stance tank, you don't really need a weapon. But, I normally use my Fellblade, as it adds 25 HP and Lengthens Cripple, which can be handy. You want to have as much HP as possible when Tanking.

Sword give better average damage without an elite. You will be using Gladiators Defence of course

Hands down sword, lot of good tatics specify "if holding a sword".

I Like to use my +5 energy sword 14-21 enchant 19%, Sundering 10/9( can't get this one anymore ), and a healing anhk from droknor's, +12 eng req 9 healing, amr +5 hp+45 while enchant'd. Keeps me around 575hp, with 2 peices of Glad's armor for an extra 5, for a total of 42 energy on a war, and if ya have a moral boost, it can get up to 55 or so.

Granted the sword isn't max, it's not gold, etc but it sure does its job, the sundering more than makes up for the point lost, and if i have any enchanting spells on a +19% makes this a good weapon, and besides the point of tatics and stances doesn't really matter on a weapons hit values, just to be holding is good enuff.

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