HoH v.s. SoZ

[Namsaknoi]

For low to mid level warrior leveling, it's probably best to keep cheap reasonable dps low delay weapons of all skills just to keep skill levels up, like Jade Mace, Ornate Rune Blade, Poison Wind Censer etc. I don't have personal experience with level 1 high damage proc weapons for leveling but their high price and rarity is probably not worth chasing after, although it probably is fun as hell to 1 shot things once in awhile with the proc, but you also need tradeable high dex gear to make better use out of them. I'd stick with ac/str/hp/haste and reasonable white damage dps per price gear.

[Troxx]

Unless you plan on exclusively soloing I recommend prioritizing dexterity. As a dwarf (high starting dex) with starting stats dumped into dexterity and with an eye for dex on gear it sure did make my quality of life significantly better.

Even solo at higher levels, an earlier average proc time on truncheon and other utility weapons for me was far preferable to the extra stamina or whatever else I gave up.

In the end high vs low dex can mean the difference between being able to do your job vs not (reliably).

I still have not gotten to the point where I have 255 with just FoS (can get close). Requires a dex stack or avatar.

No regrets