PvE Axe/Mace vs Axe/Shield
Axe/shield isn’t used as much because it provides less damage, and the 4 and 5 skills have no offensive capacity.Whereas, the mace’s 5 is pure gold and 4 is good damage and aoe vulnerability.
Use axe/shield in dungeons, when your vigor is spent and a big 1-shot boss skill is coming.At those times, shield 5 is pure gold.But outside of that, it’s a bit bad for PvE.
All in all, the best PvE weapon set at the moment is axe/mace for the pure damage and control it provides, without needing traits for mace 4 and 5 to be good.
As for the ranged weapons, go Longbow all the way.I’m not saying rifle is bad, it’s just that I find it rare to beat on a mob 1v1.And with the insanely fast adren gain from axe auto’s, you’ll have the LB’s fire field every weapon swap.And just to say- that is kitten strong in dungeons.Means that there is a window of 5-6 seconds between each fire field, and that is burn damage attacks for the whole party and aoe might for each blast finisher to boot.Even in boss fights, if the boss doesn’t jump around like mad (Kholer) it’s still good.The root from 5 is also real nice.
Disclaimer – it’s all my personal view, so don’t go jumping at me for how noobish I am not to see the glorious….glory..of rifle.I know it’s nice, just not in PvE for me.
I really like axe/mace and axe/shield. Also, I really like mace/shield, too.
They’re all fun and they all work in pve quite well. Surprisingly, mace/shield can do some pretty nasty damage. 5-6k crits are not uncommon for me.
However, after using axe it’s really hard to adjust to the slow attack speed of the mace. I mash that #1 with the unending hope it will somehow speed it up.
Can you guys link some axe/mace and axe/shield builds for dungeoning? Been a while since I’ve been on my warrior, keen on trying axe main hand.
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The invulnerability offered by the Shield should not be overlooked, however.
I can do thirty Five-Dolyak Arm Curls.
Do you even lift, bro?
Do you even lift, bro?