Nice list of examples. None of those weapons damage elites in a meaningful way natively. All of them have a powerup mechanic, specifically to do what they otherwise couldn’t.
Other weapons can do it too but only with specific blessings.
You seem to be asking for the ability to damage and stagger elites without blessings as the TH can already do that with the right blessing setup. I’m pointing out that that ask is a bit absurd considering that the TH is a fantastic single target weapon because of it’s powerup. Asking for that to also be good against more than 1 target is essentially asking for a cheatcode.
I could understand an AoE stagger blast on powered up light but nothing more.
Not all of these weapons do what you say they do and they don’t do it equally either.
Greathammers damage 2(?) elites per swing and only stagger 2 to 3. Flails are the same except they ignore shields.
Which attack of the halberd damage more than 1 elite? Greatswords only have attacks that damage the 1st elite and stagger a 2nd for 0 damage unless it’s a crit. Glaive is the same as a greatsword iirc. One handed sword I’m not familiar with but that shouldn’t even cleave a single elite. Dual wielded weapon don’t cleave elites but have 2 separate attacks with separate hitboxes so they “cheat” in a sense. Scythe I’m the least sure about but I’d be surprised if it damaged 2 elites in a meaningful way with one swing.
I’d have tested these claims but I currently can’t.
And that is complete nonsense. Not because it’s wrong (kinda) but because it doesn’t make sense.
The powerup is specifically to allow for strong single target damage so why would it help in mixed hordes? If it were good at mixed hordes, why would’t you use it for everything? What downside is the weapon supposed to have you consider if it did have a “delete everything” button? If only dreg ragers are the problem, why not bring a ranged weapon to deal with them?