Need help trying to decide if I should equip my Stealskulll or my Lore

So I’m in Act V Nightmare and just had a Stealskull drop for me. I’m a Polearm Whirlwind Barb so the 5% Mana and Life leach are very attractive, as well as the +10% Increased Attack Speed and 32% MF. I’m really stuck on if I should switch it with my current Lore Jawbone Visor. For context, I’ll put my build below, along with the stats of my Stealskull.

"Stealskull" Casque:

  • Defense: 235
  • +10% Increased Attack Speed
  • +10% Faster Hit Recovery
  • 5% Mana stolen per hit
  • 5% Life stolen per hit
  • +222% Enhanced Defense
  • 33% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

Current Build:

Status:

Strength: 205 (Base Value: 145)
Dexterity: 140 (Base Value: 100)
Vitality: 180 (Base Value: 135)
Energy: 35 (Base Value: 10)

Fire Resistance: 54% (Bonus: +94%, Difficulty Penalty: -40%)
Cold Resistance: 73% (Bonus: +113%, Difficulty Penalty: -40%)
Lightning Resistance: 85% (Bonus: +125%, Difficulty Penalty: -40%)
Poison Resistance: 75% (Bonus: +115%, Difficulty Penalty: -40%)
(+3% to all Resistances when using Battle Orders)

BERSERK Damage: 469-948
WHIRLWIND Damage: 426-860

BERSERK Attack Rating: 5430
WHIRLWIND Attack Rating: 5304
Defense: 1371
Life: 878
Mana: 111

Gear:

"Insight" War Scythe:

  • Two-Hand Damage: 57 to 117
  • Polearm Class: Normal Attack Speed
  • Level 14 Meditation Aura When Equipped
  • +35% Faster Cast Rate
  • +225% Enhanced Damage
  • +9 to Minimum Damage
  • 216% Bonus to Attack Rating
  • Adds 5-30 fire damage
  • +75 poison damage over 5 seconds
  • +4 to Critical Strike
  • +5 to all attributes
  • +2 Mana after each Kill
  • 23% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

"Lore" Jawbone Visor:

  • Defense: 60
  • +1 to All Skills
  • +2 to Natural Resistance
  • +2 to Battle Orders
  • +10 to Energy
  • Lightning Resist +30%
  • Damage Reduced by 7
  • +2 Mana after each Kill
  • +2 to Light Radius

"Lionheart" Diamond Mail:

  • Defense: 464
  • +20% Enhanced Damage
  • +25 to Strength
  • +15 to Dexterity
  • +20 to Vitality
  • +10 to Energy
  • +50 to Life
  • All Resistances +30
  • Requirements -15%

"M’avina’s Icy Clutch" Battle Gauntlets:

  • Defense: 91
  • Adds 6-18 cold damage
  • +47 Defense
  • +10 to Strength
  • +15 to Dexterity
  • Half Freeze Duration
  • 56% Extra Gold from Monsters

"Storm Blazer" Light Plated Boots:

  • Defense: 17
  • +15 to Attack Rating
  • +46% Enhanced Defense
  • Cold Resist +24%
  • +1 to Light Radius

"Thungergod’s Vigor" War Belt:

  • Defense: 140
  • 5% Chance to cast level 7 Fist of the Heavens when struck
  • Adds 1-50 lightning damage
  • +3 to Lightning Fury (Amazon Only)
  • +3 to Lightning Strike (Amazon Only)
  • +166% Enhanced Defence
  • +20 to Strength
  • +20 to Vitality
  • +10% to Maximum Lightning Resist
  • +20 Lightning Absorb

Furious Amulet:

  • +3 to Masteries

"Nagelring" Ring:

  • +74 to Attack Rating
  • Magic Damage Reduced by 3
  • Attacker Takes Damage of 3
  • 19% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

"Doom Grip" Ring:

  • +68 to Attack Rating
  • 3% Life stolen per hit
  • +5 to Dexterity
  • +17 to Mana
  • +10 Maximum Stamina
  • Level 1 Poison Dagger (22/22 Charges)

Crimson Small Charm:

  • Fire Resist +5%

Ocher Small Charm of Flame:

  • Adds 1-2 fire damage
  • Lightning Resist +6%

Viridian Large Charm of Venom:

  • +15 poison damage over 4 seconds
  • Poison Resist +10%

Viridian Small Charm:

  • Poison Resist +7%

Jade Small Charm:

  • Poison Resist +9%

Small Charm of Fortune:

  • 4% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

Skills:

Howl: 2 (Base: 1)
Shout: 2 (Base: 1)
Battle Orders: 16 (Base: 3)
Battle Command: 2 (Base: 1)

Polearm Mastery: 24 (Base:20)
Increased Stamina: 5 (Base:1)
Increased Speed: 5 (Base: 1)
Iron Skin: 5 (Base 1)
Natural Resistance: 8 (Base: 2)

Bash: 2 (Base:1)
Stun: 2 (Base: 1)
Concentrate: 2 (Base 1)
Leap: 2 (Base: 1)
Leap Attack: 2 (Base: 1)
Whirlwind: 21 (Base: 20)
Berserk: 2 (Base: 1)

So what do you guys think? Is it work it to use my Stealskull over my Lore?

without reading the wall of text.

yes, yes it is. Lore is basic budget junk. I hand them out to the young bloods in free item games.

Yeah, Stealskull is what you want. Lore is for new sorcs who don’t have anything else.

Better yet, see if you can find/trade for either a Gulliams Face or Arreat’s. Both are end game viable and not pricey.

Heck, see if you can find someone with a relatively decent barb helm with +skills, life and anything else. all are better then a lore.