personally, right now, i run almost exclusively with a 2h (i havent yet gained access to another 1h that would give me better dps than the 2h) i almost never use a shield, because we rely on dps for agro, going sword and board lowers our agro. im wearing 4 parts EM raid gear 3 parts rygorr currently and i OT the EM raid zones. i HATE being forced into using sword and board, especially as we get no compensation for dps by doing so like some of the other tank classes.