skirmish: increase difficulty lvl.

[Molly_Millions]

I see why you might think this, but having "capped" stats for your weapon doesn't come with any magical bonus. If you have capped stats on a Giantsgall and change to a Garuda weapon, you're better off since the DPS is used in the final damage calculation for WS's. So the "single largest benefit of Garuda's Axe" is the increase in DPS. Even if you can't cap stats on it.

Yes there is an increase in DPS, like i said, but without adding 10 more STR you're still gonna be pretty damn close DMG-wise to the giantsgall, which is why it's better to have the giantsgall axe with enmity. I never said there is a magical bonus. The bonus comes from more STR/VIT, that's it, but 10 STR is fairly significant. If you do go out and adjust your gear for the higher stat caps, garuda's axe will be better enmity-wise in addition to DMG output. Then there is the case of pure DPS, (ie., not tanking) in that case garuda's axe is always better than a giantsgall axe.