B armor/weapon combo question for SK's

So I am about to hit B grade, as an SK, and am considering going with duals and Blue Wolf set.

Since i dont have dual mastery, would it make more sense to do a 2h sword/blunt weapon and Doom set?

Im pretty content with solo grinding my way through necros/catacombs or world hunting grounds. Ive been 1h sword/sheild since day 1 maybe i should change it up to duals and +speed for better leveling?

lastly, i have a +4 sls, if i want to make a sls*sls dual what will happen to the +4 on the sls? does it disappear when you do the combine to make a +0 sls dual?

Imo the shield mastery overpowers your possible faster lvling speed with the duals.

well in terms of shielding, i use a ton of health pots to compensate for any dmg mitigation with a shield. i even solo pl'ed and did fine.

Duals are a horrible idea for an SK. However 2hand swords work very well seeing as how your sword/blunt masteries count towards them. As an A grade SK, I solo with a dragonslayer and do very well.

Duals are a horrible idea for an SK. However 2hand swords work very well seeing as how your sword/blunt masteries count towards them. As an A grade SK, I solo with a dragonslayer and do very well.

That is a good point that i was considering, i think with enough ewb and the sword masteries the +pattk will be almost close to duals.

what do you think of the armor sets? is bluewolf or doom better for sk solo grinding?

Doom = Tank build
BW = Damage build