Talk:Maiming Strike/@comment-186.45.172.63-20160130151533/@comment-8002187-20160131012348

" Id personally find the critical damage multiplier more important than the critical chance."

I'd agree.

...If there were any melee weapons that had a base crit multiplier higher than 2.0. As far as I'm aware, there isn't. Just about everything in the top drawer has the exact same base chance.

Monsieur Lone Tenn  is right, Orthos Prime is a solid option, but if you're really just looking to build on polearm / staff types, there are arguements which are just as persuasive for your Tipedo. The slide damage IS lower, but your crit base is double that of Orthos P, and you have a higher chance of status procs, should you choose to build in that direction (arguably, giving it more late game viability).