I think the Serpent is a pretty decent item, I mean it does death poison. I think it would be more effective than the dancing trident or the stone bird.
Does the serpent just do one attack, or does it do one attack for each one the SC takes (IE 4 attacks for quickness plus sword of swiftness + another 4 attacks for serpent)? My observations say that its only one, but the text is misleading.
I thought the astral serpent attacked anyone who attacked your unit. So it could potentially have a dozen attacks a round-but then, maybe it doesn't work that way.
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