Whats the best non legendary weapon for killing Sliepner?

[Carolus Rex]

Snake spear for a pikeman, HWH for a commando.

Without legendaries, HWH is the way to go. Because there is not alot of people willing to make a snake spear, since it is not that great in a slashline. And when I say willing to make I do not mean the person actually crafting it, but the person paying for it.

And in my time playing NI, you seem to need speed bonus to dmg with a piercing weapon. This is not the case with the HWH.

But I am not a NI wiz, it's just what I have seen.