The Shovel is one of the better weapons in the game, for reasons I’m sure someone understands.
Well, and because we’re hitting people with a shovel, so of course it’s automatically one of the best weapons.
It also has a large blessing pool with a variety of good choices.
(See a sum-up here)
Actually, Brutal Momentum would be a pretty fitting Blessing for a Shovel.
After it’s been nerfed, that Blessing seems to be BIS on almost any weapon that can get it, and its pretty darn annoying. Maybe if it wasn’t so easy to get infinite cleave, Hordes would actually be mildly dangerous without a Crusher Patrol hidden inside.
And yes, uncanny strike could also do with a bonk.
But I doubt BM is required to make the weapon “passable”, it can already solo a hordewave well enough.