He actually has very good BnB’s that you didn’t show.
— [2 bars + burning spear: 45%]
ji2, f32 xx amp TP, f32 xx amp Spear, f23 xx Death Spin
— [1 bar + burning spear: 40%]
ji2, f32 xx amp TP, f32 xx Death Spin
Can’t remember the rest off the top of my head. F32 does more than standing 4 when you have the burning spear buff.
Also he has a 55% 1 bar fatal blow combo. It’s the same as the 2nd one I listed above but instead of canceling into death spin you cancel into the fatal blow
Considering how easy it is to pull these off, I think his damage in this variation is just fine. His biggest issue is neutral right now. You can’t really just go in and do stuff you have to play reactionary and footsies. Which isn’t necessarily a problem but without Misery Blade he has very limited mixups and is super unsafe.