Staff of Battle is good period. Also, it's got a great acronym. Hell, at L40 a SoB plus a caster or hybrid in the group willing to root every mob is gonna make a pair of 8/24s with 1.5 procs per minute between them look like cheesy child's toys.
Consider that at L37, when SSoY starts proc'ing, you won't even average one proc per mob because the mobs die too fast.
I found that at L46, when Sarnak Warhammer (8/20, Stun) and Trochilic's Skean (10/25, Clockwork Poison, offhand only) start proc'ing, agro was similar overall using those vs. a Jade Mace and a 0.5 ratio off-hand, unless I got my dex up to 140+ for more procs.
At L51 I find that the fights last long enough that the warhammer + skean are pretty much always worth equipping unless I'm 'zerking with my SoB while somebody else tanks.
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