twink weapon question

I'm in the process of twinking out a 2-handed avenger (fana). I bore an oath to equip only swords when I stumbled upon a steeldriver in my stash. All of a sudden im 'cutting' through enemies (p8) like a butter knife cuts through pancakes. The problem is, some of the bigger monsters take *gasp* two hits...unacceptable!

This lead me to thinking...

Would it be worthwhile to up the Steel Driver to a Martel de Fer?

How bout add a shael to it?

Or is there a runeword (honor maybe) that would make a great mid-level, 2h beat stick?|||Honor is a decent runeword. However, Steeldriver will probably do more damage unless you got a really bad %damage roll on the maul. Check the weapon speed calculator to see if the Shael will help.|||I going with this for a while...it's like playing baseball and every swing is a home run:

Steeldriver

Martel de Fer

Two Hand Damage: 209 - 339

Durability: 40 of 60

Required Level: 34

Required Strength: 85

Fingerprint: 0x147f28cf

Item Level: 79

Version: Expansion 1.10+

+60% Increased Attack Speed

243% Enhanced Damage

+150% Damage to Undead

Heal Stamina Plus 25%

Required Level +5

Requirements -50% 1 Sockets (1 used)

Socketed: Shael Rune



Shael Rune

Required Level: 29

Version: Expansion 1.10+

Weapons: +20% Increased Attack Speed Armor: +20% Faster Hit Recovery Shields: +20% Faster Block Rate|||Ok maybe i went too far with this one:

Steeldriver

Thunder Maul

Two Hand Damage: 113 - 617

Durability: 59 of 60

Required Level: 77

Required Strength: 127

Fingerprint: 0x147f28cf

Item Level: 79

Version: Expansion 1.10+

+60% Increased Attack Speed

243% Enhanced Damage

+150% Damage to Undead

Heal Stamina Plus 25%

Required Level +12 <-------- Where did this come from?

Requirements -50% 1 Sockets (1 used)

Socketed: Shael Rune|||When you upgrade an item you get that level req increasing mod. iirc it's +5 for an item that has been upgraded from normal to exceptional, and + 7 for exceptional to elite, since yours is dual upgraded you get +12 total.