So what's the best 1h?

[Fuma Kotaro]

For swords
I'd recomment a
Nordic champ: Hight cut damage (more than average i guess );Quite long after swords like long espada,arabian cav,shashka,((heavy)bastard sword,longsword,goedendag) if used with shield and the speed isn't that bad it's quite good in my opinion the stab is the only weakness but stabbing and 1h are a topic for itself

[Dezilagel]

Italian Falchion?

70 length is a bitch, but with base 34 cut and 101 speed, it chews through stuff like no other.

PLUS it's got a stab unlike lwudewadiwao and company, which is a huge bonus for me.

[Macropus]

I always hear talk about :

Italian Sword
Nordic War Sword
Nordic Champion's Sword
Arabian Cavalry Sword

All these are fine swords, you should really just use the one you like the most (i mean appearance, style and such).

[Duster]

In this order:

Elite scimitar

Nuweidao or whatever

Regular scimitar

 Nordic war sword

1h stab is gimped now

[Zlisch_The_Butcher]

Espada Eslavona, or at least that's what various 2hs claim after I kill them.

[JackieChan]

The one handed weapons i would recommend using:

Nordic champion sword
Broad one handed battle axe
Steel pick
Warhammer (Dat knockdown)
Military hammer (dat range and knockdown)

[no_rules_just_play]

what does this in general discussion?
it would be more usefull in beginners help and guides, where new players go looking for builds and weapon tips

[San]

Outside of hammers and picks, probably the liuyedao, scimitar, or military cleaver. A lot of the expensive 1hs aren't that worth it when there are weapons just as effective for 4k-5k less..

[FrugFrug]

Regular Espada or regular Dagger is the only way to go.

And if you must crutch on a shield use a green practice shield.

[isatis]

^

Or go with a Sword

best way man!

[Tom Cruise]

So consider that I have a 1h/shield alt and sometimes go without the shield... What's the best 1h?

I always hear talk about :

Italian Sword
Nordic War Sword
Nordic Champion's Sword
Arabian Cavalry Sword

I am not even interested in picks, hammers, or axes.
What's your opinion and why?
Thanks. xD

I would honestly pick a sword without stab. As great as it is to have the stab with pierce damage, most of the time it glances and leaves you wide open for an attack. So where those swords do have other great abilities such as there reach and good cut damage, the stab on 1h is useless imo.

Imo I would go with a sword that is 3 directional such as the military cleaver, elite scimitar and even though you don't want to use any thing else but a sword I would use axes, hammers as well. From those categories I would use the Broad one handed battle axe (only downside is it is kinda short, but has high cut damage and great against shields) or the military hammer (good damage, good speed, decent length, both blunt and pierce damage)

[oohillac]

Side sword:  Quick, rounded stats, comfortable length.

Also stylish.

[Emotion]

what does this in general discussion?
it would be more usefull in beginners help and guides, where new players go looking for builds and weapon tips

why are you in this thread?

[MR_FISTA]

short falchion

[Kafein]

If you really are in love with cut, a military cleaver will do the job real good.

Actually anything with "military" is good. The military pick has a very good range for a pierce weapon, and the military hammer has the same advantage over other hammers.

Scimitars and lieyueiueidadoisaoidueoiduieuyadoeuyaiudyiaueoiudyoiauyeoiuydoiueayoiueyoiduaiudiuyideyaos are always a very solid choice and probably are the easiest 1h to use.

Stabby swords ain't my thing ever since the turn rate nerf so I would avoid them at all costs, especially considering that stabless weapons have superior stats. Many people like the langes messer for the good speed and range but yeah an elite scimitar is gay but simply better.

I never used the axes much. They do a lot of damage but the bad range and speed make them only good in experienced hands and inferior to the military cleaver except when it comes to bashing other shields. As a more original choice, the fighting axe is quite nice because of its incredibly misleading reach yet with decent other stats.