Ok so im always on the lookout for merc weapons that show strong promise for utility, or damage, or survival, or even weird stuff that synergizes well with some niche builds… And ive run across this Gem of a spear a number of times but always just chucked it or ignored it… Well, the reason for this post i guess is that this time i didnt ignore it, i picked it up and tossed it on my act 2 and let it speak for itself. Damage wise its pretty crap, it has no innate life leech, and it isnt the fastest swinging(\Stabbing?) Thing out there… But what it does do, is turn Act bosses into slow mo useless combatants, i mean the 75% slow mod on this thing means Diablo gets a ring of fire out and then takes 1 step before hes dead, baal doesnt get a full sentence out and his brothers do in fact die in vain he gets one attack out maybe two if he starts with his Nova\Drain but both of them have an added 120frames.
This thing has become one of my favorite merc weapons when fighting Act bosses hands down because of the way it just shuts them all down… I guess my question would be:
Is it worth upgrading all the way or should i just up it once and stop?