This thread turned into what all threads on here look like. "I'm level 16 what should I do?" "Get gharn's and COL and call it a day".
So if I'm not mistaken, using attainable weapons for most people:
Epic fist = (9x2+11)/16 = 1.8125
SoS = (17x2)/28 = 1.2143 × 0.70 (30%* DW miss rate) = 0.85
1.8125 + 0.85 = 2.6625
IFS = (38x2+34**)/40 = 2.75
*couldn't find a confirmed number
**using IFS dmg bonus someone previously mentionned
2HB still wins over epic which the latter is definitely much harder to get than an IFS. 2handers also have a couple of advantages over 1handers anyway, especially for monks, so it isn't a win by a landslide but it is still a clear winner all factors considered. If you like 1H better it isn' like you're at a terrible disadvantage either in most situations but your mainhand pick matters a lot.
Now you could argue that some very high end 1h tilt the scale on a handful of mobs but I've been playing in end game non raid zones and I've seen a lot more monks using epic+SOS or AC+SOS than anything else. I understand there might be a sample bias there but for these guys and particularly OP that's basically all you'd need to know until access to raid weapons especially considering 1h offhands don't fire double attack until DW>150 IIRC so until then 2HB wins even more.
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