bulwark best melee weapon and style

[HaOoPePeTeYrekŚ]

i was playing with power sword but it was too situational or too complex to change style all the time. also fencing is it worth after update?
now i use chainsword as any true space marine would and it's combo is simple and efective. but should i use block insted of fencing?

[ElokoMs]

Fencing power sword is best melee, because his AOE damage perks trigger with perfect parrying.

[Realmonster]

power sword is pretty good, i would say its a side grade to chain sword. fist is kind of specialized and takes a little bit of practice

fencing is a crutch weapon in that it widens the parry window for you if you're not able to memorize when you need to parry, the penalty is lower stats, which arent really that much lower. block is a crutch weapon in that it gives you better stats while having less things that you need to focus on, its kind of a stepping stone if you care to learn the exact timings of parry so you can use balance. all of that doesnt even really matter since the difficulties in this game are tuned for completion rates rather than testing with top players and thats just not something that leads to a very difficult game.

[Voldo]

Nothing wrong with the fencing chainsword, I remember leveling the Bulwark with it because you usually have it on relic already if you maxed out another class that has is available too.

If you feel more comfortable i would start using the power sword, you dont have to switch stances all the time to be effective.
Usually the most effective Bulwarks put intelligent banners up to top the party even if ♥♥♥♥ gets hairy. Position themselves correctly, getting those gunstrikes and parries in constantly to basicly never die and do a little bit of damage with there procs and perks.

"Blocking" is hard to tell, dont have that much experience with it i personally would not try to get used to it as of now.
The potentially more burst damage and stagger is not worth it even if you use shield block as armor source, wich most people dont.
I would say it can even be counterproductive, because with a full discharge of three ! perfect blocks you stagger Majoris and Extremis enemietypes out of range for a heavy swing sometimes, pretty anoying.

[MeToLee]

I go for block chainsword with my bulwark. Wanted to use powersword but its damage feels luckluster compared to the chainsword. I play extremely aggresive. If someting moves in the vicinity I'll attack it until it stops moving. Everythinng dies so fast I dont need to rely on parry or gunstrikes. Occasional dodges really help and makes for a more fun and engaging playstyle.

[dsire]

Shame. Power sword comboing is so fun. Fencing Chainsword if you run Intimidating Aura which is like 90% of a Bulwark's damage. Block Chainsword if you can learn to stomach block weapons, yeah.

[wheeliam7]

I’d suggest using a power fist because it’s got a good radius damage and it’s also fun to rip enemies apart