Is sword and shield for Foot Knight any good?

[Demon Dog]

Or should I just avoid it

[Warhämmer |D.w.D|]

its better than shield and mace ;) good crowd controll and good single target dmg on headshot with heav attack... but why ask and dont try it ?

[Derrame]

ye, very good

[Sticky Mick]

I see people boss games with it. Gotta say I prefer X-sword though.

[CopperBack]

It’s fun to use once in a while, strong utility weapon with decent sweeps and AP but other weapons can do it better so it’s slightly outshined.

[Calo Nord]

It's better on huntsman imo, FK benefits more from higher damage weapons

[hodie]

Swifter shield bash than the mace and shield means you'll be swimming in stagger THP, very useful on Cata. for the rest of the team to benefit from.

[Caramel_Clown]

I much prefer shield and mace, but I love sword and shield as well. They're both not ideal for dealing with armour, but horde clear and control is fantastic.

[No emaN]

Sword and Shield is a N I C E. Weapon. Decent dps for a shield weapon with a versatile set of charged attacks. Take swift slaying if you wish but I'd take Opportunist and the 35% increased stagger talent to stagger plague monks and savages even while they are attacking you. The entire point of taking a shield besides blocking a wide variety of attacks at least to me is that it creates openings. Not just for yourself but for your team. Why wait for an opening when you can make one for yourself?

For pure dps Swift Slaying, Crowd Clearer talent, and bull of osland. Its hard to mess up with such a high amount of attack speed. Personally I find mace and Shield to be better with its basic charged attacks as they chain into each other. Push attack is great at dispatching elites and the overhead makes it easier to land headshots.

[Blur]

weapons with shields are worst, hello

[stewpac51]

avoid

[Sebinus]

good croud control,bad armour piercing.
every weapon type have some pros and cons.
if you are picking sword and board,take a muscet or reapeter for the juicy ap.
Or just aim for the head when you are dealing with stormvermin or chaos Warriors.