How is Azurewrath worth more than Gimmershred?

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I dont understand, AW is worth the earth, but Gimmer is considered mud.

Both very fast
Higher elemental damage on Gimmer
Higher Physical damage on Gimmer
Azurewrath has aura - which isnt as good as Lawbringers.

Can someone explain to me why people go crazy over AW but never over Gimmer?

Last one - As a Frenzy barb using 2x phaseblades, am i right in thinking that 30% primary wep IAS gloves mroe or less cap framerate for frenzy and shaeling wouldnt help at all?

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Azurewrath is the second or third best OH weapon in the game for a frenzy barb. It provides sanctuary aura, which reduces the physical damage reduction of undead to 0%. In hell chaos sanctuary, all of the undead which make up 2/3 of the entire population haver 50% damage reduction. The number 1 weapon is Lawbringer since it does the same thing but also gives a chance to proc decrepify, which means you can run Pride on an Act 2 Merc for even more damage instead of Reaper’s Toll.

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Glimmer works for a single build, not even a very powerful one. Azure works for many, not just the main use in frenzy barbs.

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Having said that I will 100% be rocking a twin shredder when I find 2

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So are we saying that as a frenzy barb, you would actually be better off with a shredder in mainhand rather than Azurewrath?

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My paladin uses AzureWrath as primary and Gimmershred as secondary (in some rare situations in which a ranged weapon is useful). AzureWrath is much faster with fanaticism + zeal.

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