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Love the idea for the weapon, but I've been struggling to grasp how having one would work to my advantage. Finally hit me and I recently acquired a Miniature with one equiped (Ork Runtherd from WH40k). Several bits of value running together.
First, allows you to attempt Grapple with Reach. This means that if the target cannot reach you, they don't an AoO (or they do, just not an AoO that they can really use).
Second, allows a grapple attempt in place of a melee attack (because this weapon grapples as a result of a successful melee touch attack).
Third, enhancement Bonuses for the mancatcher (I think) would apply to the Grapple Maneuver with this weapon. Bane, for example, would add a further +2 on grapple attempts with the Mancatcher.
Forth, Magical Properties of the weapon would apply to a grapple damage action with the mancatcher. So, in example, if the weapon had Flaming, the extra d6 damage could be applied here.
Fifth, in combination, the key advantage with the above is that it's all one weapon for a single proficency. Normally you'd need multiple feats/weapons to accomplish the above. It would also be hard to combine this into a single class ability that modifies weapons.
Okay, so, do I have this right? Disagreeing on the usefullness is fine, but I'm looking to doublecheck the accuracy of the rules involved, not the validity of the weapon.