Machaka and a W9 bless

[krpeters]

Originally Posted by JimMorrison

In my experience, F9 bless is not that great against anything big, only for insuring instant kills on chaff. The 6AP damage is calculated separately from the base physical damage, so it has to get a really good DRN to actually hurt anything with say 15+ Prot.

So as far as damaging tough troops is concerned, a D9 bless (2AN) really is your best choice. And it's not half bad against chaff either. A D9F4 or D9F6 (taking fire for the increased attack bonus) could be reasonably cheap and effective, especially considering that spiders are difficult to hit anyway.