Talk:Tempo Royale/@comment-123.192.204.125-20160520172015/@comment-25254386-20160522031610

Cleaving Whirlwind is superior in terms of raw damage, the bonuses it gives are so much fun. But in terms of slam attacks or AoE damage for crowd control not so much. It's mostly due to the fact that there's a small amount of slam attacks the stance has and they are not given any bonus damage. If you're looking for crowd control through AoE damage then Tempo Royale is the better choice, but only because slam attacks are more abundant and are given bonus damage.

Personally I feel that Tempo Royale is over-hyped a bit, a lot of players seem to use this as the go-to heavy melee stance. I use Cleaving Whirlwind because the bonuses work so well with a heavy melee's damage, and I normally don't have too hard a time with crowd control because I can ragdoll enemies with it.

But I have to admit that Tempo Royale's grace and style is far above that of Cleaving Whirlwind, which is more choppy and aggressive. It's hard to say which one you should pick, they're both great. So why not get both and see for yourself which one you like most?