1- No
2- Yes
@Roderick
The only characters that normally don't need to suffer the redraw when using Mace Mastery powers are Bane spiders, because they'd be using their Arachnos mace as their main weapon anyway. Arachnos maces are classified as different weapon types than normal warmaces, so no dice.
Rule number six of an empathy defender is NEVER underestimate a blaster's ability to die. I don't care if he has CM, Fort, both RAs, bubbles (both FF and Sonic), and is fighting next to a Storm defender with hurricane on. If there is a way to die in that situation, the blaster will find it.
Is there any way to use the arachnos maces for your main War Mace attacks after you have unlocked Black Scorpion's Patron powers?
It would make sense that this is doable, but I can't seem to make it work. Am I just stuck with the redraw any time I want to use a Patron power?