User blog comment:Thornclaw Braveheart/Cyrus the Great vs. Pyrrhos of Epeiros/@comment-4552610-20130213024852/@comment-5605739-20130213030414

A Dory can be used as a throwing weapon, I never said that it was a good throwing weapon, or that it was the most practical throwing weapon in the world. Plus, the Dory's butt spike gives it extra killing power up close, and better balance. The Javelin does have some melee abilities, but was almost exclusively used as a ranged weapon. Its not just the weapons, its how they are used by the warrior in question.