User blog comment:ToTheSkies/Dimitri, the Shackled Mutineer/@comment-5638912-20121124194242/@comment-5784282-20121125040355

Essentially whips, yes. They are chains, but behave like whips in the way he weilds them. I see your point about tanks being more close range though, and will knock his attack down to 300 as per your suggestion and lower his attack damager per level.