Marohi Erqi: Worth It?

Hey there. I'm making my build around 2H Mace Ground Slam. I was wondering, is Marohi Erqi worth getting? It's got insanely high damage of course, and the increased AoE. Which would compliment my ground slam very well.

My build currently has Resolute Technique, and I'm working towards Unwavering Stance, so the -100 accuracy doesn't matter at all.

Anyway, should I look forward to this weapon, or is just a fluffed up unique?

How is the answer to this question not obvious... it is one of the highest damage weapons in the game, and a mace, so if you could get one, I would.

The issue with the weapon comes from it's price.
I hear one being sold 2 weeks ago for 45 gcp.
I heard that today other one was sold for 75 gcp...
It's just overpriced.
Yet, it's the best hammer for ground slammers.

I have a level 71 Ground Slam Mara. I have also tried the Marohi, keyword is "tried". I bought it for 38 GCPs and within 30 minutes of purchase I was trying to sell it (took 3 days). The issue isn't the price. The Marohi is worth 38-45 GCPs. The issue is the attack speed. With the Marohi I was GS'ing at .78 which is absolutely horrible. With my "Non-Marohi" mace I GS at .38 which is absolutely amazing. The damage you see on the Marohi does not make up for the attack speed at all.

Bottom line, I love the Marohi because it's one of those weapons that you can't help but to love. Would I use it over



well NO.

what that guy said ,
also you have to understand that the heart of ground slam builds is stun , not damage.

slow weapons do alot of damage , but they can be twice as slow as other weapons , the result is that it is harder to stun lock enemies with such an awful attack speed.

the best 2hand mace is not marohi.

the best mace is any rare mace with 1.4+ attacks per second and 300 - 400 physical damage.

if you are lucky enough to find that 2 hand mace with 400 damage and 1.4 attack speed , your dps is actually greater than marohi,

but you need near perfect double rolls of physical % and base physical
AND
attack speed.
like lightning in a bottle.

marohi is sought after because it is get able. All uniques are inherently get able and it is a decent standard to use as a base weapon for hammer maras.

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Saltychipmunk wrote:

the best mace is any rare mace with 1.4+ attacks per second and 300 - 400 physical damage.

if you are lucky enough to find that 2 hand mace with 400 damage and 1.4 attack speed , your dps is actually greater than marohi,

I agree but it's not so much about luck in finding it but moreso about being able to afford it once it's for sale.

This one will be for sale verrrry soon.

So who's got 100 GCPs I can borrow :P

Ground Slam doesn't count the base AS of the hammer....
GS has 0.85 base aps, non the less if the hammer has base of 1.20, 0.9 or 1.00
Only the AS as a stat on the hammer will effect it.
The stats at the character window, DPS, AS and so on for GS, are incorrect.

What is better - 400 DMG hammer with 20% ias, or 550 DMG hammer?
400+20% = 480.
If there are none other IAS's.

If there were like 50% ias (on passives, gloves):
400+70% = 680
550+50% = 825

What RG_PankO said is correct.
The only slowness in the Erqi is from the -10% ASPD stat.

Of course, compared to a hammer that has +20% or more APSD, that is a HUGE drop. Which can be a damper in playstyle. You might be doing more DPS, but if you can't move whenever you need to 'cause you're stuck in a big swing, that can be annoying.

Personally, I don't think I'd take it over my

(270-424 with +19% ASPD = more DPS than the average Erqi for ground slam)

Unless, the erqi was 6L at which point, it's basically a 7L (with a lv 15 inc area gem), which seems pretty dope.

i bought 330 dmg + 48 fire dmg mace with 1.44 attack speed three days ago and its a beast,with faster attacks gem i hit 3 times per second

id like to use marohi to see the difference in playstyle but i certainly dont need it,i value att speed on leap slam more than raw dmg