Board Thread:Battle Nations Discussion/@comment-24989392-20141104224019/@comment-24453214-20141107004549

The standard Mauler has slightly higher base damage on its first attack, yes, but that's not by any means the primary attack. Really, you want to put the Mauler behind armor, so you're not going to Claw Swathe at all. The primary attack is Burrow, and the Mauler has lower damage and no crit at all on that one. The secondary attack is Poisonous Claws, and the Apex Mauler has its biggest damage advantage there (15%).