Though as said it’s good enough that most people won’t notice a big difference.Ĭryptic 7 Frames per attack(35% ias with an andy helm using 15% ias 15 all resists jewel)

Since the above post mentions the Cryptic Axe, the Ethereal Cryptic Axe is both slower and does less damage per a second than the Ethereal Giant Poleaxe or Stygian Pike so it seems that no matter what you favor the Stygian Pike is always superior to the Cryptic Axe. However, all the bases with the exception of the War Pike (far too slow) and Colossal Voulge (low damage and slow) are close enough that it probably doesn’t matter to most players who aren’t trying to optimize an extra hundred damage per a second. Thresher and Giant Thresher are sort of the in between bases that are faster than the Stygian Pike, but does more damage than the Mancatcher. If you care more about applying Crushing Blow the Mancatcher is probably better, if care more about damage per a sec Stygian Pike is best, (slightly better than the GPA because it has a lower strength requirement). Mancatcher is the fastest base, while Giant Poleaxe or Stygian Pike has the most damage per a second. You can look at the details here, but the summary is this: Normaly you will use Fortitude with this setup as BIS.Ĭonclusion: the weaker the monstes get, the weaker gets Manchater, CA beats GT and Mancatcher in most cases and CA is best in normal game situations if you have troubles vs. I tested it with the 35 IAS breakpoint you reach using Andariel’s Viasage with IAS Jewel on your act 2 merc. Mancatcher in D2 character planner on maxroll, all with perfect stats 325ed/-55%lr, crushing blow included.

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