maybe people will disagree but the whip really isnt all that great. I define it as an above average weapon but nothing essential to the average meleer. I pawned my whip for a dscimmy not to long ago. I sacrificed an extra 2 or 3 hits on my max but also gained 1.85 mil. Point is, no one really needs a whip in my opinion, just a little something extra for quite a lot of gp.