Well, my stone tank currently has /BattleAxe Its got nice damage and KB but so does Stone, I just took what fitted my concept.
The most common I see is /BattleAxe and /Stone, Ive seen a few /Nerg and /SS Stoners. IMHO I would say just go for what you like, whatever fits your concept.
In effectiveness, go fire.
It all really depends on what you want to achieve out of your Tank:
AoE Damage: Fire
ST Damage: Energy Melee, Super Strength, Stone Melee or Battle Axe
Crowd Control: Ice Melee or Stone Melee
General Meh Factor: Mace
Personally I think Stone Melee is the best Tanker secondary there is, gives you decent damage (if only really ST) with good secondary effects (Knockup, Knockback and Stuns), plus it gives you some nice tricks with Fault to keep aggro on you.
Fire Melee for that volcano feel. SS for that mountain feel. 
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@ Yes I do think Stone Melee is great. If it wasn't for the fact my Stone tanker is nearly in his 30s I would reroll just to switch my battleaxe for Stone Melee. Oh well to late now. ;(
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Stone Melee has good control, nice high burst single target damage that can come early in levels, all pvp zones are fine to play in with it unlike other secondaries and it looks cool especially fault imo but then again i can prolly say somit positive about all the sets but for Mace. I dont find Mace disturbingly unbalanced but for most it has no real "wow" factor thats for sure. I wouldnt be wowed at Axe neither but that gets a bye cos of the sheer amount of people who simply buy a game just so that they can go about with an Axe butchering people.
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Stone Melee has good control, nice high burst single target damage that can come early in levels, all pvp zones are fine to play in with it unlike other secondaries and it looks cool especially fault imo but then again i can prolly say somit positive about all the sets but for Mace. I dont find Mace disturbingly unbalanced but for most it has no real "wow" factor thats for sure. I wouldnt be wowed at Axe neither but that gets a bye cos of the sheer amount of people who simply buy a game just so that they can go about with an Axe butchering people.
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As if he's going to pvp with a stone tanker. Haven't seen anyone doing it since rooks lol.
Just a thought, Mace I understand has failry quick recharge times.
Given one of the challenges of a Stone tank (with its relative immobility and its -recharge) is maintaining aggro, I would have thought fast cycling attacks mean you could eke out more from "punchvoke" with mace than the slower sets like Battle Axe or Stone.
Additional thought: The "DIsoreintate Wander" of mace is less of an issue with the slow/immob effect of Mudpots.
/mace looks rather funny in granite, like holding a ice-lolly.
I have /SS, love it, like it. Specialy the 'strength' feeling of a clumb of stone smashing other mobs and footstomp is a awsome damage migation. Old SG member had a stone/fire, nice too.
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Hi,
I want to make a Stone/* tanker but not sure which Secondary to go with. Obviously Stone Melee is a good fit thematically, but is it the best in effectiveness? Or are other secondaries better in any way?
Thanks