Guild Wars 2

I completely agree with Agony. I run Sword/Focus and Staff with primarily power/precision/crit damage gear with 0/30/30/10/0 traits (sounds weird, but seriously, try it out. So dank). With sword training, warden’s feedback, and the trait that decreases the cd on staff skills, there isn’t really any time to be auto attacking with WoC. With these weapons and traits you have the bulk/utility to support 100% melee uptime, which means sword auto attack is much more useful.

This video says everything about (my opinion) the best way to use an axe/focus. Using Life Blast as your auto attack instead of Axe auto attack is the key to success. This build can do ridiculous damage, and you can easily swap some crit damage for toughness or vitality if that pleases you.

I really think you should watch this video. He very clearly explains the benefits of using an axe/focus main. The most important thing to remember is that DS 1 attack is your auto attack, not axe auto attack.