Originally posted by Webbman:

Thats because mistlands creatures are resistant to peirce and slash so the blunt and frost combined with low stamina drain makes it useful though i found the secondary attack of the mistwalker sword the most useful of all.

I will definitely agree on the Mistwalker. I really like swords in this game and the MW has been a pleasant upgrade. That said, the big surprise to me was how much I use the new atgeir...what a fun weapon. Never thought I'd ditch my shield for a 2H in difficult fights in this game, but it is becoming my goto melee weapon.