thank you all. you were very helpfull :)

I prefer bow most of the time but situationally i use the tower sheild and the porcupine. that being said i do agree it comes back to play style. are you tanky or do you prefer to kill from a distance.

In general ? Sword or mace
In end game : porcupine mace and blackmetal sword

I suggest adding Hugos_Amory mod into your game. Adds vanilla friendly 2h Swords, Maces, some new Axes and fist weapons that really adds some veriety into the game.

of the 3 damage types, blunt has the most enemies weak to it, thus maces are by far the best class in the game (club skill also works for the stagbreaker and iron sledge). In addition late game you get the frostner, which is extremely good against any non-mountains enemy, and the porcupine, which basically covers the 2 damage types enemies can be weak to (blunt and pierce)

There’s really no need to make the other weapons as the mace class covers all damage types except for slash, which the axe deals anyway

Personally use a sword and board for melee. Fast, good dmg, buckler for parry ability.

Bow is, imo, the best weapon. Draugr Bow in particular.

But all weapons are useful, and multiple needed, as enemies are weak against different types of dmg (pierce, blunt, etc.)

Blunt are heavy stamina drainers as well.

I think the type of prefered weapon depends on the prefered combat style : Sneaking, two handed, shield, etc.
Myself, I'm happy with clubs or axes and bucklers. It combines enough damage and nice protection thanks to the shield.
And it depends if you play solo. With others, it can be interesting to have different ppl wielding different types of weapon. (I don't know for sure cause I play solo).

It's fun having a hard hitting 2h weapon and just using roll to avoid damage in between counter attacking, but in a closed in area a 1h and shield can be much easier to handle.

Sure there are 'best' weapons for certain situations or enemies but a lot of it depends on what play style you want to go with.

The higher the skill the less stamina used and more damage they do.

The best weapon ends up being what you use the most.

Some mobs and bosses have different weaknesses.. don't rely on just one weapon type.

I try and cycle through all weapon classes, to level up in all, including bare hands (well, against base graydwarves and skeletons).