Originally posted by Jitatha:

If you are not in the plains, then consider the Fenris armour and claws route.
It means you can drop the shield and cloak, and all your melee weapons except for ground pound weapon, I use a stagbreaker just to stun mob groups back. Stone golems will be a ♥♥♥♥♥, trolls die with a few arrows, abominations are slow so you can melee and move. It is not the fastest way to kill groups, i.e. kite fulings, but saves slots.
You are also fire resistant, faster and lighter for travelling and exploring, if you are going to carry a potion, the stamina is better option here as it works best for bow kiting.
The combat is different from a board and sword, run in 3 strikes, move back.