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Two handed any good?
When it comes to melee everyone suggests one-handed and shield for tanking and dual-wield for dps , Does that mean two-handed not optimal for anything ?
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Kanar✭✭✭✭✭
✭2h is good in PvP.
It can also be good in PvE. However it's more difficult to get good DPS with than DW because it relies on a dynamic rotation (closing the damage gap during execute phase). In single target fights it will always be less than DW, but it doesn't matter much. Lack of blade cloak makes it a little harder to stay alive too.0 -
josiahva✭✭✭✭✭
✭2h is good in PvP.
It can also be good in PvE. However it's more difficult to get good DPS with than DW because it relies on a dynamic rotation (closing the damage gap during execute phase). In single target fights it will always be less than DW, but it doesn't matter much. Lack of blade cloak makes it a little harder to stay alive too.
You can always run DW front bar and 2HD back bar and come out with good DPS...though you give up some AoE capability, I doubt you would give up any actual damage in single target situations...you would also give up the ability to do much-reduced range only damage0 -
DocFrost72✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭2h and dual wield are a bit apart because of three things.
The passives for dual wield are more conducive to pve dps
Dual wield has 12 slot capability
Dual wield gets two seperate (but full power) enchantments.
Allegedly come Summerset, point 2 is being equalized, meaning the gap between them will close. As someone who was a 2h stamplar for a while, 2h has more survivability (by a lot, actually) than dual wield* does. It also does a fair bit more aoe damage than dual wield**, kinda like fire and lightning staves actually.
*In aoe situations brawler alone outshines blade cloak, and that is with rally ticking away underneath as a 30 second hot and on demand burst heal.
**most dps do not slot steel tornado, which will win out over brawler or carve 1 to 1 in and straight damage race. That said, reverse slice, brawler, and light/heavy attacks add substantial aoe dmg, and in trash pulls or aoe fights will see better numbers. Also; AoE bleed
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