So I am playing a high dexterity high elf duelist and have the rapier of the needle and a whip of slaughter. A bit more skill in the whip right now, such that the damage modifier is identical between the whip and the sword, but 1d30 is a lot better than 2d6. Of course, the rapier has some handy intrinsic bonuses that are real handy. What I am wondering is if the intrinsics are going to make up for the average of 8 more damage on the whip per hit? I have maximized find weakness if that is meaningful at all.