I played mostly hammerzon this latest patch and I think it’s in a decent place for farming (though slower than melee Necro and other competitive builds) but single target suffers greatly as you reach 125+. Vizjun and Duncraig were a joke with lifesteal keeping me up through multiple barrels and Faust was easy as well but Necrobots were killed SO slowly. The mechanics are indeed clunky for any dynamic fights and hammers suffer greatly in confined spaces. You can’t rely on magnetism as a boss-killer as most end-game boss fights fall under the aforementioned dynamic category. Cornering bosses is a huge pain in the ass, especially when the hammers are soaked up by adjacent walls. The really problem simply lies in single target.
After testing spearzons, I have no idea how anyone can state they’re in an ok state. The lack of block makes high TCD almost irrelevant as they die incredibly quickly in higher content and their clear speed is not even competitive enough to compensate. If spearzons had a dodge mechanic or an HP buff to make up for the low hp (possibly on lioness at the expense of like 25-40% of the TCD), the lack of paragon might be manageable but, in its current state, Spearzons just aren’t viable outside of few select farming routes.
To put things in perspective, compare a spearzon with (end-game ~11k hp) to an assassin with max block and 70% dodge and you’ll find that, not only is their surviviability laughable in comparison, but their clear speed in both single target and packs is much lower as well.
If one tree needs a reconstruction, it’s spearzon plain and simple.
The easiest fix, in my opinion, is to simply add a dodge mechanic and/or an HP boost that puts them at around 22-25k hp in optimal gear to compensate for the complete lack of mitigation that they currently have. Another possible option is to give them a life regen passive (“lick wounds”) that offers significant hp regen and flat damage reduction). This might also fit with the theme of “lioness” much better. As for spearzon damage... I wouldn’t be so bold as to ask for more than one tweak at a time but I’d simply suggest comparing spearzon damage to other endgame class builds and drawing your own conclusions.