I would say the black hammer is better in certain things and the IB is better at certain things. And for it not taking an exotic spot is awesome. It lets me run my vex all the time. I never once said the Blackhammer is overall better than the IB? But for any boss fight or parts on the raids like atheon, gatekeeper the Black hammer is way better than the IB. But I agree with you, anything other than fighting any kind of boss the IB is better.