Necroing this but for lulz I tried some Asuran Fists in Delve last night to see what kind of damage I could get on reasonably strong/evasive mobs. This is with Rigor Bags and optimal gear/buffs (Minuets and rolls). I just used my Shijin gear so it's not 100% perfect, but my gear is otherwise good and I used it quite a bit on a few different mob types. These were my best ones:
One of my better Shijins same night by comparison:
Averages were like:
Asuran 2000-3000
Shijin 3000-5000
Could probably squeeze another few hundred out of Asuran with more optimal gear, but even then it won't come close. The good news is that even 1/5 Shijin is actually respectable now with merit edjustments
, so no reason not to get it^^