Poleaxe was set to be a followup to Defender's Rage in 1.65 patch notes. "Poleaxe has been changed to chain off of Defender’s Rage and now has a high to-hit bonus as well as a higher growth rate."
Defender's Rage has a documented growth rate of 1.20 for this patch level, poleaxe had a 0.85 growthrate PRIOR to 1.65 and then it was changed to a followup and its growthrate was increased to an unknown number. Currently on beta poleaxe is set at 0.88 growthrate. This style has no utility such as a snare or attack speed slow or anything. It's purely a dmg followup, but its dmg is much lower than its prereq. I believe it should be adjusted upwards to Defender's Rage level of growthrate to have a point to using it.
Defender's Rage has a documented growth rate of 1.20 for this patch level, poleaxe had a 0.85 growthrate PRIOR to 1.65 and then it was changed to a followup and its growthrate was increased to an unknown number. Currently on beta poleaxe is set at 0.88 growthrate. This style has no utility such as a snare or attack speed slow or anything. It's purely a dmg followup, but its dmg is much lower than its prereq. I believe it should be adjusted upwards to Defender's Rage level of growthrate to have a point to using it.