What kind of weapon stats should I look for with Dbl Swing, Frenzy, with Berserk*(EXCUSE ME) bonus, on my War Axe build(Exceptional and beyond)

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I am certain that attack rating, attack speed,add ‘x’ to skills, life/mana steal, but I am not sure what else would be important for weapon stats?

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Crushing blow, deadly strike and open wounds can be really useful.

Chance to cast a curse like Amplify Damage or spell like static is as well.

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Yeah, skills like DS are optimum for CtC stats. Example would be Kingslayer with CtC decrepify, an amazing debuff for melee characters.

bonus skill levels are far less necessary for a melee build. They’re Ok, but unlike a sorc who relies on + skills to do their damage, a melee character relies more on the melee stats like damage. People tend to forget this one. HIgh base damage matters. then the other mods like CB, OW, -Mob defense, etc. I used a lvl 15 malice RW through all of normal, because it has -mod defense, which made hitting things allot easier.

So don’t give up damage just to get +1 to your skills. take them when they’re on a piece you would use for other reasons, but don’t focus on them.

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