Shadow Whip/Strategy and Tips

Strategy
As your primary weapon, it is very important that you learn how to utilize the shadow whip effectively. Due to its reach, the shadow whip is great for both crowd control and attacking from a distance. If you are facing armored enemies such as Riot Police or Dungeon Jailer without Chaos magic, somersault over their heads and counterattack with the somersault whip skill. Shadow daggers can be used to both momentarily stagger enemies and interrupt/cancel their attack. When you are running low on magic for both the void sword and chaos claws, its a good idea to switch to the shadow whip to grind blood orbs from enemies.

Pros

 * Longest reach of all three weapons.
 * Doesn't require blood orbs to fuel.
 * Depending on mastery level, deals moderate-to-high damage.
 * Allows you to generate blood orbs in combat through Combat Focus.

Cons

 * Has significantly less skills than the other two weapons (14 vs 22).
 * Lacks special moves such as Blizzard or Meteorite.
 * Shadow Daggers deal minimal damage.