Would you not skillchain the statue first? They hit pretty hard and gaining TP while you're killing others feels a bit of a risk. I learned this while soloing on DNC. x2 Primal Rend should wreck a statue.
you can go for statue first or last. I prefer First
Statues can hit a bit harder than the normal mobs, but as long as you not feeding them tp, they are moderate risk.
Ankusa axe works fine instead of pangu and costs much less. In fact there are many alternative builds that can be used. I just showed what I already had a itemset on bg-wiki made of.
the point was that adapa shield and counter make an incredible tanking set which can hold all the mobs you worried about.
you could use any axe and murky ring, defending ring, alabaster earring to have just as much damage reduction. lots of other combinations as well.