Question about Swashbuckler weapons. (TF Light Pick/TF Handaxe/Skullsmasher

[Thaelic11]

Which weapon is better for a swashbuckler end weapon? TF Light Pick, TF Handaxe, or Skullsmasher?

I know skullsmasher can get some really good boosts from swashbuckler so I'm trying to figure out which is better to do. I've read a lot of builds using TF Handaxe or Light Pick.

Thank you in advance for your insight.

[unbongwah]

Crit specs with Swashbuckling & Imp Crit (ignoring Exploit Weakness): TF light pick 17-20 x4, TF handaxe (or anything else) 15-20 x3, EE Skullsmasher (or Balizarde) 15-20 x4.

Based on discussions on the forums and with a guildie, the consensus seems to be that T3 TF light pick is the way to go if your total dmg bonus is high enough: about +60 or higher. It gets a bit more complicated if you're talking about being in LD, since it's Lightning Mace vs Anvil of Thunder vs Anvil+Headman's Chop, which frankly makes my head swim.

To be honest, it seems to me like the differences in DPS are small enough that you might as well just pick whichever weapon you like and build around it. That or pick the weapon(s) which will be most useful to you on future lives.

[Thaelic11]

I was wondering myself. And LD also makes my head spin. But, going with what you have told me helped lear it up quite a lot. Thank you for your quick reponse, I'll be TRing soon into a bard sometime next week with my group.