I see all your points but what if I run my all out plague monk list with the 320 (8x40) monks and 1 plague priest. Are the blades still better than the staves?
I know I got noone to give me bonus attacks with the staves but I can imagine that with 320 rats to use them all effectively with only an 1'' attack might be difficult? Or is a mixed units setup ones with blades and others with staves in an army with this amount of units the way to go?
Feedback would be greatly appreciated before I start building 320 rats with the wrong loadout