Mandau Vs Twashtar

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However, its biggest drawback is the duration, because it lasts for only 30s, while the Mandau's effect is permanent, so it probably wins in this regard, but it depends on how often you can couple Rudra's with SA/TA.

This is a big one. Not being able to stack WS and using Exent/Evisc really cuts into the aftermath benefits of Twashtar.

I can only speak for lvl 90 Twashtar (Although lvl 99 just adds a few points of dex and base damage), but I wish my Mandau was finished when it's difficult to stack WS.

In VW I can easily see Twashtar pulling ahead due to temps and lvl 3 aftermath, potentially abyssea as well due to boosted stats, better synergy with best DD atmas, and high rate ODD crits (meh, who cares about abyssea damage)?

But as a Twashtar owner, I find myself longing for that golden butter knife on several occasions. And its easier to make a post 90 mandau.

I sometimes feel like, with proper buffs and ideal positioning conditions, Twashtar might have a higher potential. (LIES, who lets a THF in the buffed DD party?) But I do not find myself in those situations very often.

Not to mention that most THFs when fighting anything significant, are going to want to use TA Exenterator at some point:

Is this really a thing? Granted I don't get on much these days after I came back from my long break so I still don't have the NNI gear, but I have never seen a TA Exent out damage a TA Rudra's.

Is TA Exent more potent and I'm just doing it wrong?