Boozybear wrote:I am using an eth Durandal and using it solo (not dual wield), but I have a sacred hammerhead I could craft for my other hand.
Since my durandal is Eth it has insane damage, am I right to be one handing that, or should I look to get a 2nd wep going? I don’t understand how the 2nd wep will increase my damage by lowering my average so signficantly.
Don't. Craft. 1h weapon.
Not only it has lower min/max damage affixes, it also has worse scaling with strength (which you should amass), and shrine-based affixes are lower for 1h weapons too.
Also, the very beginning of the guide explains how WW works. With one weapon, it hits once per 4 frames max, but if you dual-wield and have adequate IAS on the second weapon, it'll hit between hits of the first. Thing is, it DOESN'T lower attack speed of the first weapon! In other words, you'll hit once per 2 frames, or 12 times per second, as opposed to 4fpa/6 times per second attack with one weapon.
Imagine that you have two Durandals. If you WW while dual-wielding them, you'll use 1h attack profile, but you'll hit twice as often! This is immense damage boost, and it's even better given that each hit provides this build with free HP on melee attack.
I'm not sure if Executioner skill buffs two-handed swords when they're wielded w/ two hands, but even if it does, I wouldn't trade dual-wielding bonuses for it.
