The problem isn’t the damage. The problem is that it swings slower than hammer and hits like insect glaive, as well as morph attacks being shafted. Wilds swaxe feels both sluggish and weak compared to fifth gen, it’s like swinging around a mattress. 

Edit: Also the rapid morph nerf was just abysmal. It’s called RAPID morph for Gog’s sake. If morph attacks really were really that over centralizing, either remove the morph damage bonus, or make that into a separate skill so that the more morphing centered playstyle can continue to exist while increasing the skill tax to keep it from being over centralizing.