Regarding 1h warrior skills.

[Mister_Eric]

I was wondering is it really necessary to level 1h skill for a warrior? I am planning to go 2h and dual axe for sure but I am not sure about level 1h. It will cost me a lot more sp if i were to level 1h.

[Snazzi]

I would switch out axes for 1h. 1h is a lot more handy in both pvp, and pve.

[DinoNuggets]

1h is great for pve but for pvp the only thing i see is great is shield bash or whatever the skill it.

[Mister_Eric]

Yeah, I know what you mean. I think I am just going to get dual axe and 2h for now.

[NO_SILK_4_ME]

If you're going to be partying, 1h is a must. Dual axes is effective, but no where near as good as 1H for partying. As a warrior, partying is also a must. If you want to get to higher lvls, partying is the fastest way, especially with a cleric sub.

1H :
- shield def PLUS passive def. increase with shield
- passives like critical void
- shield crush (not useful in partying, but very good disruptor in pvp)
- 1h skills aggro and it's very efficient to cycle them in party play
- just overall good for controlling mobs. if mobs ever attack an INT, you can easily get it off by shield crush > sprint assault > taunt the other mobs to you.

Axes:
- smaller passive to increase def.
- passive to increase immunity (not needed because of holy word on cleric)
- slower skills with longer cool downs makes it worse for party playing
- its disrupting skills like sudden twist can only effect 1 mob and the AoE skill isn't worth getting


Overall, 1H is the best for pve and partying. Axes serve the purpose of stunning and getting bleed status on your opponent in PvP. However, shield crush is used as an even better disruptor and can also inflict dull. That's why many euro builds will drop their subclass to 100 and get 10 warrior for the shield crush. BOTH weapons will eventually be needed in PvP if you are to be successful, however, get 1H now and farm Axes later.

[sn1kzZe]

1h - pt + pvp ints(blader style)

axe - stun (ive also seen warriors grind with axes, but imo not worth it).

if you plan on solo you dont really need anything besides 2h, but at higher lvls, you will need 1h maxxed to be a good tank+lure.

[idofheaven007]

it's a logic thing

u gotta max all 1hand skills once u reach high levels

because it's useful in parties , pve

1-it's faster than 2hand
2-u got Crit Avoid which increases ur parry ratio against crit
3-blockade to increase ur block ratio
4-high def
5-u have Shield trash and shield crush

Perfect weapon in PVE!

Honestly,
i didnt see much people useing axe in parties however u gotta use it in pvp to stun & bleed
well i got an idea
max all 1hand skills
in axe--->just up (Dual Arms) till 15 and max double twist and sudden twist this wont take much sp from

i was doing that to my character before i switched to warrior/rogue then i dlvled all 1hand skills except Shield Crush and maxed all xbow skills
however
it's all up to u

[Phenom_]

I actually like 1h for pvp sometimes, especially if you cant quite comfortably tank the opponents damage. if you get into trouble, switch to 1h/shield, then knockback, hit a few skills and move back to 2h for the kill.