Oh, RIGHT! I forgot to put that! So the poison is rarely used but if it is, it is only lethal if more than half up the contents of the staff are used which is a lot. I also forgot to mention the trigger that catalyzes the poison mode of the device. The poison causes a rapidly spreading rash that itches HORRIBLY and swells with fluid as the body tries to combat the toxins. It only causes a necrotizing effect if the toxins are administered in a high dosage at the same spot. This can only be done with the spear part, kind of like an injection, since that much poison would not be on the scythe blade at one time for a single slice... unless the opponent were to just kind of stand there with the blade in them for a prolonged period of time.