I use this thing constantly and pay close attention to what it is capable of, since it is the favorite aspect of the class for me (a fucking grim reaper/spectre pet, come on).
It doubles (and triples in the primary hand) automatically, hits for 61 max, procs a 75 damage lifetap often, and the wiki listing for it's HP seems pretty accurate. It bashes but does not kick as far as I've noticed, which is fine since mobs either bash OR kick I believe and bash has the benefit of interrupting casters (whether or not kick does much more damage I don't know).
A bit into Velious it should be immune to fear.
Can you get by without it? Absolutely
Will the 53 rogue pet out dps it? Possibly, if you can always position the mob so that the rogue will be backstabbing, but even then I wouldn't think the rogue wins out by much in dps.
Is it worth the cash? I for one think it absolutely is, it's a necro status symbol and is very useful though nothing amazing.
Just my 2C
|