With the changes a few years back to hit rate of 2handers above 30 atk it's clear that some weapons outshine others when it comes to pure DPS.
It's clear that the Abashi rod's ratio of 40/30 simply can't be beat and that atk delay is far more important than high max dmg and that the atk delay max dmg bonus is negliable except for on crazy items like A Weighted Axe.
I think that the number one DPS weapon for tanks is this beaty:
https://wiki.project1999.com/Meljeldin,_Bane_of_Giants
What are your thoughts?!