Looked up 7 other guides for the Poleaxe before this but i learned 10 times as much from this one alone. AWESOME explanation :D Looking forward for more !
This guide made me try poleaxe (from glaive) and I’m having a blast with it so far. These guides of yours are the highest quality conquerors blade content on TH-cam so keep it up. Maybe a glaive guide in the future could be an idea? Thanks anyways for the guide
@@callmeiidle What do you mean my friend? I think I was using it correctly. Do you mean putting a lot of your attribute points into strength to boost it's damage?
@@IroncladLion to use rough justice properly, you should animation cancel (roll out) because the damage is low, roll behind the enemy while stunned, use damage from behind for crits.
@@IroncladLion My pleasure! Are you planning on making more guides for conqueror's blade? I'd like to know more what you think about the other class weapons classes and other units you like in the game.
Holy shit! U just made me wanna switch to Poleaxe instantly! Never tried it at all, only played broken maul and glaive Full Str. Time to switch things up because this playstyle fits me like a glove! Thanks for the amazing guide, well deserved new sub.
Rough justice then roll out then bec de corbn toward's the person's back. After that you time your DOUBLE ccs to keep them locked down until you or your unit kills the person.
As a main glaive I gave it a try, also thanks to the Purple Great Poleaxe scheme I recently obtained... Well, I did an honest 18/1/11, so far my best score. That is insane!
Great stuff! Thanks for the vids. I, too, am a poleaxe player but with only two and a half weeks in game... so, I still have lots to learn. I stumbled on your video/channel when looking for ways to up my game. I feel like an advanced noob and tend to do okay if I get a matched battle with low level players, but I get curb stomped when I play more experienced folks; I've also recently graduated into the over level 100 matching-making. I'd enjoy hearing/watching your suggestions on how to fight various hero classes and maybe your general approach when going into a fight (1v1, 1v3, large battles, etc.). Thanks and I look forward to watching more of your vids.
I find that the pole axe multiplied the effectiveness of their units.I’ve held off 4-5 heroes with a silver unit and my abilities and killing them swiftly.
Historically, the term "Poleax" was used in the treatises as a catch-all for basically all of the polearms, that weren't spears, or halberd length. ("Halberd" was a similar term for long polearms that weren't Pikes.) The "Standard" was a hammer backed axe, however, the same techniques were taught for warhammers, bill hooks, bec du corbin (Crow's Beak) and those are reflected in the skill names. It didn't even require an Axe head, but the basic idea was a multi-tool. If the main head isn't exactly what you want to hit that guy with, you can flip it over, and try the other side, or thrust with the point not unlike a spear. If you have to carry 1 longarm into battle, when it's heavy, and hard to live with, it should be useful in as many fights against as many targets as possible. That's the basic doctrine, and concept of "Poleaxe" in the treatises. Quite often, they were bespoke to the man at arms, some preferred a back hook, while other preferred a hammer head, et cetera.
"The Poleax lacks any escape ability." However, where it really shines is in combination with Units in Formation. I see it as a sort of Support class, the reach combines well with Sword, and Shield units like Men at Arms, and Paladins especially, because they can provide some healing, which this class also lacks. There's Bandages, and Rolls, just like any class. So, I tend to step out to CC, then roll back into my ranks to Bandage. Rather than backing them up like LS&S, or leading from the front like Nodachi, you want to be in the center of the rank until the enemy Hero shows up. Quite often, they want to land a CC from Horseback, so what I do is put the unit on a Charge order. That just leaves me to Tank the Hero, and staggerlock them, because of the weakness of the moveset: All the attacks are slow, and telegraphed. So, they're going to get their hit in first, if you try to react. (The Pushback cross-check is reasonably fast, and staggers to set up for your Combo) However, it does a lot of Blunt damage, which works extremely well against heavy armor, shields, and block. So, you have to anticipate them, get in 1 good shot, and follow through with a combo which keeps them on the back foot.
@@Psiberzerker Absolutely! A good Poleaxe player should be sticking with their unit, as that is where most of your damage will come from. What the Poleaxe DOES have, is tons of CC to control a battle. I'm using the Pike right now for Season 8, and man I miss my Poleaxe sometimes.
@@IroncladLion I have multiple characters on multiple servers (NA East/West) so I can play whatever classes I feel like. Poleax is a challenge, mostly for the delay in attacks.
10:47 - Oh, yeah. It's all coming together. I've watched you kill so many enemy heroes with Woodcutters that I'd guess they're one of your more effective units by virtue of being reliably underestimated.
Damn man i really loved your video i am currently playing with poleaxe and i swear the way you love your poleaxe i love them too they are too strong and if a single hero no matter what type of weapon he his will die and when you get backup of your troops then no can run away from poleaxe. I do that trick the luring enemy hero and slay them ones they think we at disadvantage. Ha ha ha ;)
I'd prefer full toughness over full armor. Works especially good during TW to sustain true damage from artilleries and also benefiting from the weapon dance rune.
Great vid, so which skills do you end up running most of the time? Personally I cant decide if bec de corbin is worth taking over another cc (gotta keep that weapon dance heal)
A great question! My current favorite combination is Bec de Corbin on Q, Weapon Dance on E, and Push Back on R, with of course Rough Justice on T. I sometimes switch out Bec with Grim Harvest (more survivalist) or switch out weapon dance with Billhook (hero killing) if I have certain missions to do. Pretty much every ability is useful except the halberdiers thrust, that ability doesn't really do anything lol. As for WHY I keep Bec de Corbin, is for the huge damage to multiple targets, and the massive armor debuff to enemies you hit with it. So Bec for damage, Weapon dance for heal and enemy debuff, and Push back for CC AND recovery (Push back is essential). With ultimates, honestly both are very good, either one is a solid choice.
Hmmm... Chose poleaxe cause i love halberds and all similar polearms, checked the video to see if there was something i missed, but this is pretty much the build i thought for myself, although matchmaking is killing me, rendering my poleaxe character unable to damage and unable to survive, 4-5 hits from a glaive user and I'm down, while i land at least 20 and they still stand. Starting out this game is hard, ngl.
I feel like parts of this guide is a bit outdated now, it seems putting attributes into toughness (health) is the way to go since the rune system has changed. Idk.
The rune system is constantly changing, so keeping the guide up to date with the runes would be very difficult. Keep the Poleaxe tanky, that should never change haha.
@@IroncladLion True, but tanky by armor or tanky by health (toughness) seems to be a subject of debate. I guess it depends on the situation and the season.
this is a great guide but im a little confused about something. i have only watched one other poleaxe build and they have said the complete opposite of something you have said in this guide. you are saying to focus on strength over agility while this other person recommends agility over strength, mainly for the slash penetration, as the abilities they were using was scaled off that. is this purely personal preference between you two or is the definitely a scaled difference between strength and agility with the poleaxe
Hi thx for that guide its very well done, and undersandable. Just one question isn't it better to get some points for toughness (because ur rune counts in percent), 10% of more health is even more heal? Im just started the game so perhaps i don't see everything.
I didn't realize how bad the people I played when I first started were, 2nd game I played I did 1m dmg, killed 250 troops, 10 heroes, with 0 deaths. They were pretty terrible
I'm unfamiliar with the current meta, but the base idea from this guide still stands. Poleaxe is a frontline, tanky, control specialist class. A wide variety of units can be used, but I recommend units with high damage potential, as the Poleaxe can lockdown enemy heros while your unit does the real damage.
what u think in gampad in this game ? can i play this with gampad easy ? and aim how aim in this game like fps or what ?and there auto aim 4 u ? or aim assist or maybe free aim ? hope u replay on me 2 decide download this game or not ,
You can build a PoleAxe multiple ways, but one thing for sure is that you don't build a pole axe for fighting units. You build a PoleAxe for enemy heroes and build your units for the enemy units. A Defensive PoleAxe is a waste of skills cause they will still get killed, so you aim for damage dealing PoleAxe instead. Am not going to give my build, but facing me means ur hero will die for sure, or make sure you run away.
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6:00 bro litteraly used a library of ruina track in this video
i love you
Looked up 7 other guides for the Poleaxe before this but i learned 10 times as much from this one alone. AWESOME explanation :D Looking forward for more !
Thank you my friend! My channel is still small but growing quickly, thanks for the kind words!
This guide made me try poleaxe (from glaive) and I’m having a blast with it so far. These guides of yours are the highest quality conquerors blade content on TH-cam so keep it up. Maybe a glaive guide in the future could be an idea? Thanks anyways for the guide
What do YOU think about the Poleaxe?
Update: 10K views?!? Thanks so much everyone, you all are the best!
I enjoyed the guide but would of been nice to see rough justice used properly for maximum damage.
@@callmeiidle What do you mean my friend? I think I was using it correctly. Do you mean putting a lot of your attribute points into strength to boost it's damage?
@@IroncladLion to use rough justice properly, you should animation cancel (roll out) because the damage is low, roll behind the enemy while stunned, use damage from behind for crits.
Started playing 2 days ago and i love it!
@@callmeiidle
Proper usage for maximum damage? Maybe not.
Improper usage for maximum style? Aw yeah.
2 years late but love the darkest dungeon 16:08 reference
Your guides on conqueror's blade are amazing it's sad you don't have more of them I love it ! Great work ! Thank you !
Thanks for the kind words my friend! I'm just glad my videos have been so helpful for people
@@IroncladLion My pleasure! Are you planning on making more guides for conqueror's blade? I'd like to know more what you think about the other class weapons classes and other units you like in the game.
@@lyfe.2881 Not at this time, no. I'm currently working on videos for the Total War: Warhammer series, which I've really been enjoying 🙂
you just made poleaxe look cool now I going to play it
Awesome! It's a really great weapon, I'll see you on the frontline!
Holy shit! U just made me wanna switch to Poleaxe instantly! Never tried it at all, only played broken maul and glaive Full Str. Time to switch things up because this playstyle fits me like a glove! Thanks for the amazing guide, well deserved new sub.
honestly best conq video ive watched
Thanks my friend!
Rough justice then roll out then bec de corbn toward's the person's back. After that you time your DOUBLE ccs to keep them locked down until you or your unit kills the person.
nice video man it really helped me a lot i hope you eventually become a bigger creator
As a main glaive I gave it a try, also thanks to the Purple Great Poleaxe scheme I recently obtained... Well, I did an honest 18/1/11, so far my best score. That is insane!
That long bow player at the end is very big brain
The biggest of brains
If any guide will Be like that... top guide 👏👏👏
Great guide man! :D Like how you talk about the gameplay. I knew it all, but still good video!
Welcome new CC. I have subscribed. On probation:)
High quality vid, subbed and will watch more vids like this.
That heal rune makes Weapon Dance a really good skill.
It really does! Gives the Poleaxe a lot of staying power!
I was using glaive then I switched to poleaxe today. Then I’m like I need to know how to use it. So I got one and had fun thanks!
Great stuff! Thanks for the vids. I, too, am a poleaxe player but with only two and a half weeks in game... so, I still have lots to learn. I stumbled on your video/channel when looking for ways to up my game. I feel like an advanced noob and tend to do okay if I get a matched battle with low level players, but I get curb stomped when I play more experienced folks; I've also recently graduated into the over level 100 matching-making. I'd enjoy hearing/watching your suggestions on how to fight various hero classes and maybe your general approach when going into a fight (1v1, 1v3, large battles, etc.). Thanks and I look forward to watching more of your vids.
nice video bro honestly thumbs up
I find that the pole axe multiplied the effectiveness of their units.I’ve held off 4-5 heroes with a silver unit and my abilities and killing them swiftly.
Clean video. Perfect
best video i ever seen
Thx really helped me get into poleaxe , I see your playing pike now tho,
recommend???
Like what you're doing! Will watch more! 👍🏻
Historically, the term "Poleax" was used in the treatises as a catch-all for basically all of the polearms, that weren't spears, or halberd length. ("Halberd" was a similar term for long polearms that weren't Pikes.) The "Standard" was a hammer backed axe, however, the same techniques were taught for warhammers, bill hooks, bec du corbin (Crow's Beak) and those are reflected in the skill names. It didn't even require an Axe head, but the basic idea was a multi-tool. If the main head isn't exactly what you want to hit that guy with, you can flip it over, and try the other side, or thrust with the point not unlike a spear. If you have to carry 1 longarm into battle, when it's heavy, and hard to live with, it should be useful in as many fights against as many targets as possible. That's the basic doctrine, and concept of "Poleaxe" in the treatises. Quite often, they were bespoke to the man at arms, some preferred a back hook, while other preferred a hammer head, et cetera.
"The Poleax lacks any escape ability." However, where it really shines is in combination with Units in Formation. I see it as a sort of Support class, the reach combines well with Sword, and Shield units like Men at Arms, and Paladins especially, because they can provide some healing, which this class also lacks. There's Bandages, and Rolls, just like any class. So, I tend to step out to CC, then roll back into my ranks to Bandage. Rather than backing them up like LS&S, or leading from the front like Nodachi, you want to be in the center of the rank until the enemy Hero shows up. Quite often, they want to land a CC from Horseback, so what I do is put the unit on a Charge order. That just leaves me to Tank the Hero, and staggerlock them, because of the weakness of the moveset: All the attacks are slow, and telegraphed. So, they're going to get their hit in first, if you try to react. (The Pushback cross-check is reasonably fast, and staggers to set up for your Combo) However, it does a lot of Blunt damage, which works extremely well against heavy armor, shields, and block. So, you have to anticipate them, get in 1 good shot, and follow through with a combo which keeps them on the back foot.
Thanks for the historical background! Always nice to see more. I didn't want to get too in depth as that could be a whole different video haha.
@@Psiberzerker Absolutely! A good Poleaxe player should be sticking with their unit, as that is where most of your damage will come from. What the Poleaxe DOES have, is tons of CC to control a battle. I'm using the Pike right now for Season 8, and man I miss my Poleaxe sometimes.
@@IroncladLion I have multiple characters on multiple servers (NA East/West) so I can play whatever classes I feel like. Poleax is a challenge, mostly for the delay in attacks.
Very informative and i loved the commentary on the gameplay
10:47 - Oh, yeah. It's all coming together.
I've watched you kill so many enemy heroes with Woodcutters that I'd guess they're one of your more effective units by virtue of being reliably underestimated.
People NEVER expect the elite woodcutters. They are one of my higher win rate units.
Good guide ! please more !
Nicely done lesson. Good humor as well 😀 watching for your next one
Damn IMMA go Play the poleaxe now can wait to see what's in the next video's👍💪🤞
Damn man i really loved your video i am currently playing with poleaxe and i swear the way you love your poleaxe i love them too they are too strong and if a single hero no matter what type of weapon he his will die and when you get backup of your troops then no can run away from poleaxe. I do that trick the luring enemy hero and slay them ones they think we at disadvantage. Ha ha ha ;)
Very cool!
Great guide, well made
A good tutorial and also humorous :D
i like your style !
13:45 just killed me bro 😭 Nice video i’m gonna give it a try !
good video man learned alot man, ty
Happy to hear it :D
Great video! Very entertaining and informative! Keep it up!
I think it is important to always compare Maul with pole axe.
great video
i went wih full armor since the poleaxe alone can deal massive damage already not to mention rng jesus on the axe crafting-refining
Cool vid
amazing vid helped me out alot with skills and atributes i put all mine into amour aswell its is great
I actually use full agility poleaxe works really well for me and and I can tell a difference when I'm not full agility
“While the virgin berserkers watch” killer me lol
I'd prefer full toughness over full armor. Works especially good during TW to sustain true damage from artilleries and also benefiting from the weapon dance rune.
Is poleaxe a long sword now 🤔🤣
Great vid, so which skills do you end up running most of the time? Personally I cant decide if bec de corbin is worth taking over another cc (gotta keep that weapon dance heal)
A great question! My current favorite combination is Bec de Corbin on Q, Weapon Dance on E, and Push Back on R, with of course Rough Justice on T. I sometimes switch out Bec with Grim Harvest (more survivalist) or switch out weapon dance with Billhook (hero killing) if I have certain missions to do. Pretty much every ability is useful except the halberdiers thrust, that ability doesn't really do anything lol.
As for WHY I keep Bec de Corbin, is for the huge damage to multiple targets, and the massive armor debuff to enemies you hit with it. So Bec for damage, Weapon dance for heal and enemy debuff, and Push back for CC AND recovery (Push back is essential). With ultimates, honestly both are very good, either one is a solid choice.
Hmmm... Chose poleaxe cause i love halberds and all similar polearms, checked the video to see if there was something i missed, but this is pretty much the build i thought for myself, although matchmaking is killing me, rendering my poleaxe character unable to damage and unable to survive, 4-5 hits from a glaive user and I'm down, while i land at least 20 and they still stand.
Starting out this game is hard, ngl.
Dang it... lol i couldn't stop laughing... "virgin beserkers"😂😂😂🖖🏻🖖🏻
wow ur vids are excellent u need to be discovered by cb players!
A simple like just for 4:31 you can poleaxe on cheap budget xD
I feel like parts of this guide is a bit outdated now, it seems putting attributes into toughness (health) is the way to go since the rune system has changed. Idk.
The rune system is constantly changing, so keeping the guide up to date with the runes would be very difficult. Keep the Poleaxe tanky, that should never change haha.
@@IroncladLion True, but tanky by armor or tanky by health (toughness) seems to be a subject of debate. I guess it depends on the situation and the season.
this is a great guide but im a little confused about something. i have only watched one other poleaxe build and they have said the complete opposite of something you have said in this guide. you are saying to focus on strength over agility while this other person recommends agility over strength, mainly for the slash penetration, as the abilities they were using was scaled off that. is this purely personal preference between you two or is the definitely a scaled difference between strength and agility with the poleaxe
The pole axe looks great but can it make toast?
I think they sell kitchen Poleaxes at Costco
how to you off animation for special skill ?
Ah, that's in the options! I believe under gameplay or camera, you can turn off the special ability camera for the dual blades and Poleaxe!
Will be next longsword? 😀
I've only got the Poleaxe for now, but I'm thinking about which weapon to try out next! I'm think about the shortsword, but we'll see!
Like and suscribe. Amazing lesson!
Hi thx for that guide its very well done, and undersandable.
Just one question isn't it better to get some points for toughness (because ur rune counts in percent), 10% of more health is even more heal?
Im just started the game so perhaps i don't see everything.
Hey Skunk! Yeah toughness would help with the heal rune, but that heal rune is no longer in the game at this time.
Full agi have nearly 3k slash pen. Cut down entire teams in death match. But you lose a lot of survivability
Very true! There are some more specialized builds for Deathmatch. I just like to be super tanky :D
I didn't realize how bad the people I played when I first started were, 2nd game I played I did 1m dmg, killed 250 troops, 10 heroes, with 0 deaths. They were pretty terrible
Just wondering but does this still apply to the current meta? And wich units work Well with poleaxe?
I'm unfamiliar with the current meta, but the base idea from this guide still stands. Poleaxe is a frontline, tanky, control specialist class. A wide variety of units can be used, but I recommend units with high damage potential, as the Poleaxe can lockdown enemy heros while your unit does the real damage.
13:00 OMFG how can someone plays so bad like this condo's guy ?
weapon dance don't affect units now as said by Another guy on utube.
what u think in gampad in this game ? can i play this with gampad easy ? and aim how aim in this game like fps or what ?and there auto aim 4 u ? or aim assist or maybe free aim ? hope u replay on me 2 decide download this game or not ,
Keyboard and Mouse my friend. I don't think Gamepad would work very well. There's lots of buttons that need pressing.
@@IroncladLion np 4 buttons ,in aim whats like ?
epic
2024 update please
You can build a PoleAxe multiple ways, but one thing for sure is that you don't build a pole axe for fighting units. You build a PoleAxe for enemy heroes and build your units for the enemy units. A Defensive PoleAxe is a waste of skills cause they will still get killed, so you aim for damage dealing PoleAxe instead. Am not going to give my build, but facing me means ur hero will die for sure, or make sure you run away.
I'm really curious to know your build, but can you at least say what skills you use?
Yeah mee too if you can write your build that in your opinion is the best build that would ved nice so i can compare
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