Flails do need more love.
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The Storm
J Bame
Yeah, they need a lot of love. Short range, slow speed, bad dps and a deceivingly small hitbox is a terrible combo for anything.
The Storm
If only you could throw the spiked ball.......... 
J Bame
What would that do besides turn them into worse boomerangs?
The Storm
They could remain on the ground and be used as spike traps, but that was mostly a joke although I did create a modded flail that does that.
