It it worth the stats while being double the price?
I'll maintain that for its price its a worthless piece of garbage. You've got a ton of slots to fill where stats can be had. You've only got 2 slots for doing a melee dps's primary job. It's nearly double the price and puts out less damage. IF they were the same price, there's a case to be made that adding 1 delay makes the stats worth it.
Cheap weapons that out-perform Lammy:
Spined Dragon Claws (10/21) 300-400p
Silken Whip of Ensnaring (14/28) 300-500p <-- $$ before aggro proc at 50
SWoE is one of the most under-rated awesome bargains out there. As commented on above, after level 50 you might find yourself with unwanted aggro issues ... but prior to 50 it really is hard to beat the value.
Better weapons that aren't dirt cheap but comparable in some cases:
Wurmslayer (beats the pants off 9/19 until level 60, and even then it's basically =)
CSS
Jade mace
Heck, Sarnak skullsplitter and green jade broadsword are just barely worse and they're nearly 1/10th the price. This doesn't even account for the various 2handers out there which will outperform Lamentation (especially at low levels), but the OP stated he was looking for DW.
Avoid the lammy and spend that money elsewhere imo. It's a fine weapon, don't get me wrong, it's just not priced well. Focus of your weapon slots should be dishing out damage. Save your lammy money and invest in the rest of your gear. If you're so loaded that you don't need that money for other slots ... you're loaded enough to buy weaponry a lot better than a lamentation to begin with. If your only concern is functional fashionquest ... I do happen to like the graphic on the lamentation ... so it is good for that I guess.
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