Skeletorr

[Crystalion]

Diablo caught me in a bone prison! Me, with my sad little 4-6 damage on my wand, to-hit probably lower than 25%, no merc, no teleport, nothing but my sad little golem:)

Hmm, what if, on a weapon switch, you had a...

Eventually, however, the big one dropped. He dropped a few rares (no keepers, mostly weapons) and spineripper. Hmm... Nice little dagger, but +1 skills just ain't enough. The other mods are all oriented to a poison dagger necromancer, really.

Seems to me big D was just feeling bad about imprisoning you and offered you a less embarrassing (though effective) solution than hightailing it to town.

However, in v1.10s, I'd have to say that Spineripper is clearly a with-shield switch weapon for Assassins that focus on Blade Fury or kicks. Every characteristic is sweet. The weapon can even be upgraded to elite around clvl 50 greatly boosting the damage. Indeed my v1.10 has been using one (that she found, of course). Spineripper (AS data):

One-Hand Damage: (36-38.8) To (84-91.6) (60-65.2 Avg)
Required Level: 32
Required Strength: 25
Durability: 16
Base Weapon Speed: [-20]
+200-240% Enhanced Damage(varies)
Adds 15-27 Damage
15% Increased Attack Speed
+1 To Necromancer Skill Levels
Prevent Monster Heal
Ignore Target's Defense
8% Life Stolen Per Hit
+10 To Dexterity
(Only Spawns In Patch 1.09 or later)