Once you get to 55, you should have 2 sets of weaps. The first is your 1h weaps. These are when you are MA and to hold agro. You should have either very fast weaps or weaps with good agro procs (lifetaps, slow, snare). I use the Ornate Sword of the General (10/18, +5str, +5sta, +35hp, +8wis) as main hand and bloodpoint (10/21, 80 point lifetap proc) as offhand and have no real probs holding agro with taunt being used as well as setting hotkey for beg/disarm (which accrue agro).
Your second weap should be for when you are not MA. 2h weaps with their new dam bonuses will deal more dam than 1h weaps. That's just the way it is. I use Felhammer (34/45, and procs smite 83dd and knockback (which is also a great taunter)). When I have boon on or shammy dex buffs, it is procing all the time. I will hit for between 110-190 on average per hit with crits in the mid to upper 200s plus that 83 dam proc and boon will give a 31dam lifetap. With a haste item and spell/song on, the delay is not bad.
For armor, by 55 you should be getting pieces of cobalt gear for ac as well as taking trips to Hate for Indo armor at the least. If you can obtain a piece or two of Kael armor or such, you are that much better off. s/f

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AnDarim Champion