By Odin.Zicdeh 2009-11-19 19:04:33
Kraken club is obviously hands-down the winnar, the others get a little more colorful in debate, and all possess roughly the same potential because of the delay floor.
Ridill is the easiest to use to maximum efficacy. It requires no merits, just simple zerg setup. It also does not have the drawback Bahamut's Zahgnal has, which I'll get into in a second.
Mkris is Argued as better than the Ridill, but again, there is a Delay floor. Mkris is what you use if you have little haste gear. I always felt it's activation rate wasn't particularly astonishing however. That could just be bad luck chains though.
Bahamut's Zahgnal is the easiest and/or Cheapest to get. But requires the most effort and time to bring up to par with the Ridill and Mkris. It requires Desperate blows to have 4/5 or 5/5 points purchased. (it's a hard, call, 5% more haste or Dark Seal for a Drain II depending on other merits) and in battles that last 30seconds or less, the Zahgnal is AS good as the Ridill or the Mkris. After that 30 seconds however, when Last Resort wears, is where the weakness of the Zahgnal becomes apparent. Fortunately zergs rarely last over 20 seconds of combat. And even after the Last Resort wears, it is still a fairly formidable weapon.
In summary, either one of these are a respectable placeholder til the Kraken club. And honestly, unless someone is just going to hand you a club, there is probably nothing you can do with a club that can't be done with the other 3.