What to make infinity in?

[Tvk]

I'm currently trying to get the runes to make infinity for my amazon. What should I make it in? Which infinity polearm has the highest resale value? I was thinking of making it in a cryptic axe. Is that a good choice?

[Evrae Altana]

Highest resale value would be in an ethereal Cryptic Axe. Eth CV would also be good if you can handle the str req.

[Tvk]

Cryptic axe it is then (eth of course).

[Quietust]

Cryptic axes have the highest base damage (49-225 ethereal), but they are also quite slow (base speed +10), and the Infinity runeword has no %IAS on it.

A better choice would be a Great Poleaxe, which, although doing a bit less damage (69-190 ethereal), is a bit faster (base speed 0). The next step would be a Giant Thresher, the fastest (base speed -10) but also the lowest damage (60-171 ethereal).

[Painman]

You'd think that there'd be a correlation betwen resale value and what actually makes the best overall weapon, but this is Bnet we're talking about after all :xmas4:

[AnimeCraze]

If I can make infinity, I am not going to think about the resale value much......

[icicle]

I'd personally prefer to make Infinity in a Thresher/Giant Thresher to achieve 3.3 attacks per sec. (which I feel is significantly faster than 2.7 attacks per sec for cryptic axe) In the span of minutes, the increase in the number of attacks would probably more than make up for the small reduction in damage.

[Tvk]

So the best overall weapon would be giant thresher?

[Freezing Rain]

I would pick the giant thresher:
1. Faster
2. Infinity + Dream on merc = incredible light damage
3. Speed > A bit more physical damage

But i see why bnetters all pick the eth CA.. i mean..
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[icicle]

So the best overall weapon would be giant thresher?

Yes, I would personally think so given the following reasons:

1) Its speed is one of the fastest among polearms (prime reason).
2) Its damage does not vary as much compared to the Thresher's. (its min damage is way better than the Thresher's)
3) It has one of the best range among polearms (range = 5).

However, bear in mind that the minimum amount of dexterity required for Giant Thresher is 140. If I can afford the dex, I will pick the Giant Thresher any day.

Note: If you can't find a giant thresher, the alternative would be a great poleaxe. However, to achieve 6fpa, you'd probably need to get some IAS items (e.g Andy's visage) on top of the fanat aura from your zon's Faith bow.