How important is Warrior epic in Velious?

[Raev]

Now that threat is capped at 400, ratio is the primary difference between weapons. The Blade of Strategy, Willsapper, Trident of the Deep Sea, and 'good' VP weapons are all more or less equivalent and generate some 70-75 hate per second on average.

The next tier is the SoD (which you aren't getting; blame Rampage) and the 'real' Blade of Carnage (which you aren't getting; blame Elethia), which generates 90 hate per second.

Once the 2H damage bonus is upgraded, Gaudralek will be roughly comparable threat to the Kunark-ish 1H combos but will do vastly more damage, be more consistent, and have better stats. The Jagged Blade of War should be the best threat option (78/s, a small improvement).