Best Polearm?

[1slander]

Warspear is my favourite, hard to teamkill with but packs a punch when stabbing, and the side swings are fast and confusing

Oops I forget to mention warspear as well!  Epic spamming weopon that keeps them at bay and from what I saw sends the average player running.  It hits a little soft but is amazing for parrying for some reason.  Maybe the length adds a visual aid?

I change my 2nd fave to warspear now.

[Punisher]

Lol Hafted Blade, it's dirt cheap, fast, long reach, good damage and has stun.

[Mokkal]

Gah! I chose the wrong option. I meant to pick "Long Hafted Spiked Mace", but I accidently chose "Long Hafted Knobbed Mace".

Anyways this weapon, the Long Hafted Spiked Mace, is pretty incredible for all those "in your face" polearm needs. I greatly prefer it to the Bec de Corbin... In fact I don't know why you would choose the Bec over this weapon, unless for style considerations.

Long Hafted Spiked Mace
Cost: 4745 (Almost half the price of the Bec)
spd rtng 94 (Faster than the Bec)
weapon length 138 (Much longer than the Bec)
swing damage 34, blunt (Less damage - but wait, it's blunt damage, so it ends up doing more damage to armored peeps)
thrust damage 20 blunt (The *only* downside, a little less thrust damage)
Knockdown (Okay this is icing on the cake - random chance to knock somebody down = 1v1 insta win)

Compare to the Bec de Corbin

Cost: 7312 (Expensive)
spd rtng 93 (Slower)
weapon length 120 (Shorter)
swing damage 36, pierce (Pierce damage = less than or equal damage)
thrust damage 26 pierce (More damage)

Second to the long hafted spiked mace I'd say some favorites are the ashwood pike and the war spear... And of course my trusty Heavy Lance.

Aside from the fact that the Bec has a better thrust is better in small areas due to the shorter length, and the thrust can stop a horse dead.  I like the mace, but the bec is a better weapon imo

[Vicious666]

Gah! I chose the wrong option. I meant to pick "Long Hafted Spiked Mace", but I accidently chose "Long Hafted Knobbed Mace".

Anyways this weapon, the Long Hafted Spiked Mace, is pretty incredible for all those "in your face" polearm needs. I greatly prefer it to the Bec de Corbin... In fact I don't know why you would choose the Bec over this weapon, unless for style considerations.

Long Hafted Spiked Mace
Cost: 4745 (Almost half the price of the Bec)
spd rtng 94 (Faster than the Bec)
weapon length 138 (Much longer than the Bec)
swing damage 34, blunt (Less damage - but wait, it's blunt damage, so it ends up doing more damage to armored peeps)
thrust damage 20 blunt (The *only* downside, a little less thrust damage)
Knockdown (Okay this is icing on the cake - random chance to knock somebody down = 1v1 insta win)

Compare to the Bec de Corbin

Cost: 7312 (Expensive)
spd rtng 93 (Slower)
weapon length 120 (Shorter)
swing damage 36, pierce (Pierce damage = less than or equal damage)
thrust damage 26 pierce (More damage)

Second to the long hafted spiked mace I'd say some favorites are the ashwood pike and the war spear... And of course my trusty Heavy Lance.

you are wrong

pierce do more than blunt to armor.

and even trust attack of  spiked mace do blunt

[Torp]

you are wrong

pierce do more than blunt to armor.

and even trust attack of  spiked mace do blunt

not according to Vargas' calculator (i don't know if it's true though)

[Sir_Xormanec]

GLLLLAAAAAIIIIVVVVVVEEEEEEE!!!!
and it's awsome stun ability

[Teeth]

I think that if you look at pure kill count the heavy lance is the most used polearm. Most used = best right? 

For it would be LHSM or LHB. I use LHB cause its ninja style but the LHSM has awesome knockdown.

[Toffi]

I voted for the heavy lance, it's the only weapon I'm using for months now.

[1slander]

It's the added length of the mace that gets the vote.  That baseball bat swing is just deadly, it always has a way of just clipping an opponent when they think they are clear - pirouette to fail knockdown - thrust for the moneyshot - done...

[Wallace]

My take on this is based on my STR build

My double heirloomed great axe packs a huge punch, bonus to shield, balanced, great range, great speed

Facing a sword and board? no problem when you chop their shield in half with 1-3 hits

[Fluffy_Muffin]

you are wrong

pierce do more than blunt to armor.

and even trust attack of  spiked mace do blunt

Actualy, blunt does more dmg to armor.

Atleast acording to the dmg calculator

[Casimir]

WHY IS EVERYONE OVER LOOKING LONG MAUL!

Or English Bill!

Or Normal Poleaxe!

There are so many good polearms, it all depends on your style and taste preferences.

[Immolarian]

I use the bec myself, really close to masterwork now. I think its a decent weapon. 

[cutsomecheesewithmybow]

Long Hafted Spiked Mace is the best polearm hands down.

[Kalam]

There are so many good polearms, it all depends on your style and taste preferences.