Best way to do this is to do an average dmg over time. Try it both ways and
determine which way works best for you. I personally use a Staff of
Writhing and Gnoll Hide Lariet.... I'm hell on casters because if we run
into one I volley-fire pixie strike at them (rarely does a casting npc get
off more than 1 or 2 spells in a battle with me doing that). The stun
effect of the whip is nice and the staff does a lot of dmg by itself so
together they work out to be an ok combination. If I'm going for raw dmg I
throw in my Silvery Axe instead of the lariet.

But I think, in your case, you'd be better off with the Shard in your
offhand. Bottom line: The axe is going to net you a lot more dmg because
of its shorter delay. In combat I've found that weapons just don't proc
enough for the effect to outweigh a 3-4 point speed advantage (dmg being
equal).

Hard to tell without doing any comparisons though.

----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Tortajada <bobt@...>
To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 6:09 PM
Subject: [eqbards] Duel Wield (which hand?)

> From: Robert Tortajada <bobt@...>
>
> Ok, I know that you want to keep your best weapon in the primary hand, but
how do you apply that rule when
> one weapon has an effect. I have a silvery war axe and an Obsidian Shard.
Both have damage 6. However,
> the shard has a longer delay and an effect and the axe has a shorter
delay. Which is better in the
> primary? My uderstanding of how the effect works is that if I putt it in
the secondary hand, the effect
> roll will only happen when the duel wield goes off.
>
> Bob T
>
>
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