DRK is underperforming mostly because of lack of utility, but I still find it quite fun to do the rotation... especially while out of grit where Dark Arts use is less restrictive. I can imagine if DRK was given warrior-esque DPS to compensate for having damage buttons instead of utility buttons, it would feel even more fun.

The animations are pretty beasty. Aesthetically I prefer paladin antiquated since DRK Anriquated gear always looks so slim (as it is supposed to), but they all share non-antiquated glamour anyway.