2wf weapn pairing questions

[tc12]

OK, I finally decided to update my Drow rogue a bit. My skills were way higher than needed, so I moved from WotM to WotTA. Love the trip/knockdown immunity so far.

I also dropped my repeater feat and ic: ranged to pick up the 2wf chain. As such I thought I'd solicit recommendations from other 2wf rogues out there for best weapon combos.

Here's the most noteworthy of the weapons in my inventory, which up to now was paired with a shield:

- radiance II rapier
- vorpal sickle
- +5 thundering rapier of puncturing
- banishing rapier (also have a shortsword)
- smiting shortsword
- holy rapier or greater lawful outsider bane
- para shortsword of pg
- transmuting shortsword of disruption
- +4 transmuting dagger of pg

I do not have any seeker items equip'd, but am normally wearing Tharnes Goggles for the +5 sneak attack bonus.

First, what's best to pair with the radiance? [/B]I know the blindness grants sneak attacks and crits, does that mean crit effects automatically apply too? I wan't sure if puncturing would be automatic on every hit, but if so are puncturers the best pairing? As a single weapon I didn't use the +5 thundering puncturer much before, never worked fast enough on its own.

Second, for banishing/smiting is it best to just double up and go 2 banishers/smiters? Or is there a better offhand mate to those? Seems most things save too well against paralyzers these days.

Third is similar for vorpals. Just find a second finessible vorpal or is there a better pairing? Seems if you're waiting for a 20 might just as well double the odds.

[ShadowFox1978]

As a rule, on your instakill weapons, it is better to double your opportunities. So dual disruptor, dual smiter, dual banisher. If you don't have the items to dual weaild, pairing instkill effect with a cursespewer is agood option. Dual-wield puncture rapiers, it is amazing even if they aren't w/p. Always dual-wield vorpals.

Radiance does not make auto crit. Earthgrab(triple earth) does when it procs. For DPS I would go radiance with mineral 2.