Let's compare the damage of the Ball O' Hurt and the Starfury on a Devourer Body.
Ball of Hurt: 15 - 6 = 9
Starfury (sword + stars): 60 - (6 x 4) = 48
Hey hotrod, not only does Ball of Hurt hit every visible segment twice, that's 2((15-6)*
x) where
x represents the number of visible segments, but 60 - (6 x 4) is not 48, it's 36.
Ball of hurt has 9 damage per hit and the Starfury has 48 damage per round, if you count the sword only hitting one body segment.
Ball of Hurt can hit every segment twice with one swing, and requires no mana, and can hit back smaller adds that spawn like zombies and devourers.