Talk:Pumpking/@comment-8746314-20131103172602/@comment-1466854-20131109170340

It's good for survival, but if what you're after is DPS in a properly built arena, vampire knives are going to fall short of... well, many weapons. I rely on my vampire knives for general damage even when ranger geared, but unless you're the turtle-wearing tank in a group (in which case you should probably also have the frozen turtle shell, paladin shield, etc), I'd go with a higher DPS option instead.

Bear in mind the main purpose of the Pumpkin Moon is in the loot. In order to get the good loot, you need to reach later waves and take out as many Pumpkings as possible in a single night. If you rely on a lower DPS weapon in favor of your own safety, you generally won't manage to reach a high enough wave or kill enough Pumpkings to take home the big prizes.