Acc 6 Dv 13 Ap -5 reach 2 Claymore/Nodatchi via Str 5(6) Agility 6 human blade adept with crit strike blades, and custom grip. Could get damage higher if I used an orc. So, yeah, you can get higher damage, with the right investment. Also, his power effect an entire weapon class and none are shoot on sight level response that a monowhip will cause. One of the few weapons that has similar level of response as "Geek f@$king mage!"