Talk:Hirudo/@comment-47.185.131.5-20170119083237/@comment-27279105-20170119100412

the attack speed numbers listed in the arsenal and on this page are only multipliers to the weapon type's (in this case Sparring) base animation speed. so these numbers can't be used to compare Sparring melees and Heavy melees, but you can compare several Sparring melees with those. numbers for base animation speed of all melee weapon types are not known and would also be unreliable because stances and quick attacks have different speeds.

and you're right, Sparring melees have very high base animation speed. haven't practically compared Hirudo's DPS to other weapons yet but it's definitely something :)