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MrMight · Dec 24, 2005, 03:57 PM // 15:57

I've been told, that sword is the best general wepon for Warriors doing PvP.
I was woundering what everyone else thinks, sword, axe or hammer!

I have seen ALOT of people using Axes in PvP now, so im just woundering thanks.

BakedMonkey · Dec 24, 2005, 04:21 PM // 16:21

Well lets see, i like swords and axes over hammer because you can have an off-hand weapon.

lets compare the two shall we.

Axe

Pros

Higher Max Damage
One-Handed (Wear Off-Hand Item)
Lots of Skills from Pre-Searing Ascalon
Fast Attack Speed

Cons

Min & Max Damage BIG Difference (6-28)
Slower than Swords

Swords

Pros

Fast Attack Speed
High Min Damage
Small Difference Between Min & Max Damage
One Handed (Wear Off-Hand Item)
A Bunch of Good Skills (i.e. Sever Artery, Gash)

Cons

Low Max Damage

I dont know, i think thats about it. Personally i favor swords over axes right now. Thats just me, but really its your choice and how you want to play your character

Bane of Mortality · Dec 24, 2005, 05:32 PM // 17:32

I only suggest taking a hammer if you're running a knockdown warrior.

Not sure, but I believe sword and axe have the same attack rate Baked Monkey

briando · Dec 24, 2005, 06:53 PM // 18:53

Yea, I'm pretty sure swords and axes attack at the same rate.

MrMight · Dec 24, 2005, 07:11 PM // 19:11

When i observe PvP battles, nearly all the Warriors have axes (bout 90%)!

I was woundering why, if anyone else has anything to add?

Esrever · Dec 24, 2005, 08:01 PM // 20:01

Axes have the Eviscerate-Executioner chain, which deals more damage than anything the sword can put out. They also deal more average damage than swords or hammers. Hammers are meant to disrupt through knockdown while dealing respectable damage. Swords, on the other hand, have no real advantages over the other two.

Off-topic: Who started the "swords are faster" rumor?. It's been disproven many times but still seems to pop up again and again.

Katari · Dec 24, 2005, 08:07 PM // 20:07

Axes:
Pros:
Higher max damage, and larger criticals.
Better attack elites than swords
Spike skills don't kill all adrenaline
Can apply deep wound dirrectly, and can use it more effectivly in a spike. (Evicerate, Dismember)

Cons:
Lower average damage

Swords:
Pro:
Higher average damage
Can apply cripple dirrectly (via hamstring)

Cons:
Cannot apply Deep Wound dirrectly, sever/gash dosen't work very well for spiking
No good attack elite. Hundred blades really kinda sucks.

Swords and Axes have the same attack speed.

Axes in general are more damaging, since you get a critical whenver you hit a moving player in the back. Exe->Evicerate->Axe Rake is signifigantly more damaging than Sever->Hamstring->Gash, and compairable to Galrath->Final.

MrMight · Dec 24, 2005, 08:41 PM // 20:41

Guess im switching to axe in Pvp then

Thanks for the info guys and gals!

Wilhelm Roentgen · Dec 26, 2005, 07:47 PM // 19:47

Use an axe build for W/R and IWAY. If you play it right, you get REALLY fast attack speed (+66%) which in turn charges your adrenaline really quickly. If you play it right, you can end PvP matches almost solo.

MrMight · Dec 27, 2005, 12:38 AM // 00:38

But, the sad thing about IWAY, is that you need teammates dead first :P

bleh · Dec 27, 2005, 05:11 AM // 05:11

sword has better skills for taking down other warroirs i.e.riposte and deadly riposte. its adren skills are far better spaced out than axe so u can easily make combos. but it cant really do high dmg as an axe can

axe is great for just generally doing high damage and mostly does far more damage than sword but its adrenalin skills are all rather expensive bar cleave which is super cheap for what it does.

hammer is great for spell casters with its intensive knock down but the adren skills are all very costly either needing 10 adren or u loose all of your adren but it is wonderfull nonetheless. hammer is the best damage dealer against spell casters.

Kaiser · Dec 27, 2005, 05:52 AM // 05:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrMight

But, the sad thing about IWAY, is that you need teammates dead first :P

I'm really confused as to what this build is all about. Can someone post the skills comprising an IWAY build? I know that IWAY means "I Will Avenge You". I'm just curious as to exactly what it is and is it only W/R that can use this build? Hmm... probably they just let their pets die... sad...

Savio · Dec 27, 2005, 06:02 AM // 06:02

Ignoring BakedMonkey as most of it's irrelevant and/or wrong:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katari

Exe->Evicerate->Axe Rake is signifigantly more damaging than Sever->Hamstring->Gash, and compairable to Galrath->Final.

I don't know why a serious PvPer would be running Axe Rake, Sever Artery, Hamstring, and/or Gash. Someone might die laughing, but a decent Monk would remove the conditions.

Axes are standard because Eviscerate->Executioner's or some form of that is a pretty good spike combo and a main reason why Axe > Sword. However, should you need your Elite slot for something else, Galrath/Final does well too. (The sad thing is that this has been posted many times and people still don't get it because they can't part with their shiny swords.)

Hammers are useful because of knocklock - you can knock down a caster repeatedly while inflicting damage.

Search: Key Word(s): sword, axe, hammer
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ord+axe+hammer
(Exclude the Sell forums from searches when looking up weapons.)
I'd normally just tell you to look in the other thread, but looking in that other thread just shows way too much... junk and doesn't completely focus on PvP. Maybe you'll find an earlier post there that helps.

And no, nobody better post anything about IWAY builds because it has nothing to do with weapons. IWAY = "I Will Avenge You!", the shout.

Search: Key Word(s): IWAY ; Forum: Warrior and child forums
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...highlight=IWAY
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...highlight=IWAY
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...highlight=IWAY

Those should be good enough for decent builds/discussion.

Anarki · Dec 27, 2005, 12:03 PM // 12:03

Go what you like most.
My personal opinion is go with axe for PvP and sword for PvP.

Hammer?
Besides knockdown and high max damage, I see no reason