Question about building a tanker fighter

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Although the damage of an axe is seemingly big for a while, it becomes old having to use hp stones and not being able to take a higher leveled mob while partying. The reason for a fighter is to take the hits not deal the damage. I can see using an axe while soloing but other than that...

If you think that the shield is not helping much think of it like wearing another piece of chest armor. The damage I took from Harkans while using an axe was enough that they would 3-4 hit me and if we got mobbed Bam! dead. But when I switched to 1h I not only could take being mobbed but I could comfortably tank the harkans without worrying to much about my Hp.

As for the build I would either go for +25 spr then the rest end or pure end. The 25 spr not only add crit rate but it will also add M.def (which a fighter has very little of). If you want to be a good tanker stay away from str because for str to be very useful you will need quite a bit of it. If you go the End build you will have the most hp possible and End adds to your def as well/

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Although the damage of an axe is seemingly big for a while, it becomes old having to use hp stones and not being able to take a higher leveled mob while partying. The reason for a fighter is to take the hits not deal the damage. I can see using an axe while soloing but other than that...

If you think that the shield is not helping much think of it like wearing another piece of chest armor. The damage I took from Harkans while using an axe was enough that they would 3-4 hit me and if we got mobbed Bam! dead. But when I switched to 1h I not only could take being mobbed but I could comfortably tank the harkans without worrying to much about my Hp.

As for the build I would either go for +25 spr then the rest end or pure end. The 25 spr not only add crit rate but it will also add M.def (which a fighter has very little of). If you want to be a good tanker stay away from str because for str to be very useful you will need quite a bit of it. If you go the End build you will have the most hp possible and End adds to your def as well/

Actually, it takes MANY more stones if you use a 1h. When I used a Halberd, I could kill an Orc without using any HP stones, within seconds.

Now that I use an enhanced 1h & shield, it takes a LOT longer to kill Orcs and I can't solo one without using a stone or two.

I could even solo Blue Trumpys with the Halberd, but I can't with a 1h & shield, unless I plan on using 20+ HP stones.

A +9 Halberd can kill an Orc Hunter in about 3~4 hits when using skills.