True spear-phase 3: slime boosting. (Technically works with mace too ig)
Yes, you could use the mace for more single hit damage, but there's already a ton of ways to do that. And if you got wind burst, I doubt you'd be using this much.
The spear has a lot more benefit from this since even if it hits, you will still take fall damage unless you somehow clutch right after a hit.
This also has a lot of parkour potential too ig.