Sword, Axe, or Hammer for a warrior

[Captain Zoom]

i am currently a W/Mo using a sword and i was wondering what r the advantages to each of the weapons (sword, axe, and hammer). so far all ive noticed is that a sword if more defensive because u can use a shield, but the hammers ive seen do more dmg than the axes so.. if i wanted to switch to a more offensive weapon which would the hammer best?

[Exiled Child]

If you want damage, go Hammer.

[Spux]

hammer is also good because fo knock downs. Axes can be pretty annoying though with all the conditions.

[Odin]

I went sword because i had the pre order item (shield) , whichs has pretty sweet mods. But my friend has a hammer and he's very good with it too. Guess it just depends on your style of playing.

[Red Wrath]

Hammers seem to be the best for damage and you can knock your opponent down, swords you can sever arteries, make gashes with etc.

I started down the sword route so I could use a shield, but currently have a one handed axe as my main weapon, plus the skill that allows you to attack multiple opponents and the executioners strike.

I think it really depends what you manage to get your hands on.

[Biltmore]

It really just depends on personal preferences and playing style. Each weapon has its advantages and disadvantages.

The sword is the fastest, then axe, and then hammer. But the hammer does deliver the most damage.

The nice thing about guild wars is that you can try out each weapon before deciding which one to stick with.

[Litebringer]

i personaly perfer axes only because it is the balance of damage and speed, plus some crazy conditions like deep wound, cripple, weakness, and some heavy hits with executions and high axe mastery

[Spux]

I like hammers causes monks dont really like getting knocked down :D . I'm using my sword right now though because I can get tons of damage out useing strength of honour + judges insight + beserker stance.

[Mattinator]

I also agree that it depends on your style of play:

swords are great for dealing out a lot of quick damage and some conditions

Axes are still fairly quick and, have a lower minimum damage and a higher max making for a wider range of damage, and aces have some great conditions

Hammers are quite slow, but deal a ton of damge and have some amzing knockdown spells that can literally disable monks for a little while just by interrupting their attacks and knocking them down...

you also have to take into considertion the shield, remember that by using hammers you will also sacrifice the extra shield defense and bonuses that come with them

I personally prefer to use hammers over the other weapons, but I reccomend that you try testing all three weapon classes to find out which one you like most :)

Btw, axes and swords have the same attack speed. Swords have a higher average damage, but axes have a greater chance for a Critical Hit.

[Biltmore]

Btw, axes and swords have the same attack speed. Swords have a higher average damage, but axes have a greater chance for a Critical Hit.

I thought that the attack speeds were;

1.25 - swords
1.33 - axes
1.75 - hammers


The damage ranges for the better items i've seen are;

15-22 swords
6-28 axes
17-35 hammers

(I believe that 35 is the max for hammers, but I'm not certain.)

[Mattinator]

Btw, axes and swords have the same attack speed.

Not true, swords DO have a faster attack speed than axes

[Kevo]

When fighting the stronger elementals, like the ones you fight after leaving the breach, what is better to bring them down? Damage wise my sword does fine, but I can't use my sever artery, gash, etc... on an elemental. These guys were kicking my behind.

Another problem is that I'm playing with the henchmen and while they are good in a stand up fight, they can't fight a tactical fight, but just go toe to toe and die instead of fighting a withdrawal style that suckers the enemy out and away, and seperates them to be destroyed.

[Sylvas87]

For fighting elementals, the best weapon would be the hammer. As far as I know, you can use all of the hammer skills against them.

[Kevo]

For fighting elementals, the best weapon would be the hammer. As far as I know, you can use all of the hammer skills against them.

Thanks for the response! Where can I go to get the hammer skills?

[Sylvas87]

I'm not really sure, I've only found 2 so far. If you have Power Attack and/or Wild Blow, you could use them insted.

[Litebringer]

if youre in pre seared head to barradin estates