Oath or not to oath?

[SalivaMonster]

I have an ethereal Legendary Mallet with damage 75-91.
I have 3 out of 4 runes in Oath, need a MAL more, but I can trade for it.
If I socket the Legendary Mallet with socketing quest, 100% 4 socket.
I have check the numbers, if I'm lucky, I'll have a 330-400 (Ave 365)dmg base speed[20] 1H weapon. If I'm not, 235-282(Ave 258).

The runes are not expensive:SHAEL, PUL, LUM, MAL. Worth a try?

Another consideration. Ethereal mace cannot be repair. I can't use the Lvl 16 Heart of Wolverine with give 125% ed and 130% AR bonus to my party.

I'm a classic fanatic zealot, can anyone tell me have many more IAS I need beside the 50% on weapon to achieve 4 fpa with maxed Fanaticism?

Thanks for your input

[krischan]

For weapon speed calculations, use this link (http://diablo2.ingame.de/tips/calcs/weaponspeed.php?lang=english). With L25 fanaticism you need 117% IAS to reach 4 fps zealing, i.e. you need 67% IAS from other sources. That's too much IMO, so I suggest to use e.g. an ethereal small crescent which needs just 33% additional IAS.

[RTB]

Legendary Mallet is not a Mace, it's a Hammer. Therefore the runeword Oath won't work in it. The only maces that can be Oath'd are the Flails/Knouts/Scourges.

[krischan]

Good point. Another reason not to put Oath into a legendary mallet :lol:

[SalivaMonster]

Legendary Mallet is not a Mace, it's a Hammer. Therefore the runeword Oath won't work in it. The only maces that can be Oath'd are the Flails/Knouts/Scourges.

Thanks for saving me the embrassment of making an ShaelPulMalLum Legendary Mallet... :)

[Wmeredith]

I have an eth socurge with Oath in it, and it is very fast.