Isn't Form wand the most powerful wand right now for smacking? I don't think Austre's potential can actually compete. Is it actually confirmed the slash from the Form wand actually hits multiple times from point blanc range? It didn't say such thing on swiki, but some people seem to think it does. I did see a video of someone smacking Bal Rodos in a single harpoon, which I don't think was possible before with pure wand smacking.

even if it would hit only once, I think it still outperforms a 12% damage potential, but would need some real damage numbers to confirm.

ob and by the way: Friday and Saturday will have crows, so make sure to do your riding quests for the form wand!