Indeed, it depends on if this axe is for pvp, OP wars, or pve. For regular pvp you actually want to have the adversary dodge modifier and/or your dodge modifier as one of the top 3 or 4 stats. OPs just worry about adversary dodge, since those healers like to dodge axes. Pve is the scenario where you would expect max parry to be most effective. And yes I would probably put it in the order of dmg/spd/modifiers.
