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Pillar Karok has the damage potential to solo Neamhain without an absurd amount of stats. But speaking from personal experience, he is probably the most difficult to achieve. There is always the risk factor when playing a class, but in the case of Pillar, the risks you must take in order to play competitively in Neaamhain is simply much greater than many other classes.
Like others have said, you will have to time every single one of your attacks almost perfectly in order to not get dumpstered. However the most difficult part imo isn't directly related to the length of your pAS frames, but rather you have to consider the unblockable attack animation along with your smash animation moving you.
Let's just take Neamhain's stab laser attack where she lifts you up for example. The timing of the hitbox will depend on your position relative to the boss. For classes such as Fiona/Delia/Arisha, this isn't a huge problem as their respective blocks do not move you allowing you to remain stationary. Their block frames are also a lot more consistent in regards to Delia and Fiona's parry while Arisha and Delia also have iframes which do not have to be strictly timed compared to pAS frames. Pillar on the other hand is essentially boned as you will have to adjust your timing while factoring in both your movement from smashing and where you are relative to Neam. You could ofcourse simply roll out of the way and restart your combo, but that is damage lost from missing a counter and you become less competitive which means more stats are required ontop of the already absurd amount of stats Pillar requires to get a clear.
Like others have said, just go with Cestus in Neamhain due to his shorter combos and more consistent absorb frames on weave and bob. He is a monster there due to how fast he can take out Neit while his damage on Neam is also quite good. You could ofcourse just roll with Pillar for the challenge and fun factor which I used to do when I ran Neam although I felt as if I contributed a lot less to the party compared to Cestus where I can just carry any party through Neit phases like nobody's business.
It's worth however much someone is willing to pay for it due to how uncommon +15 Dullahan weapons are, let alone one with unbinds that gets put on sale.
With that said, it will depend entirely on you and how much you are willing to settle for. If it was me personally, I would probably be looking for around 6b at the very least, otherwise I would rather take my chances at 16. C:
Glide more and don’t rely on MS. Try to predict where Neamhain will be and try to keep her against edge of the map. When you have little openings, the key is to fish for crits where you simply need enough time to safely get gf and a roll off. A LF at that point is a free dodge and damage but remember to aim it at the edge of the map to keep her from flying away. Sink sp into F7 while excess goes into sh assuming your sp generation is high enough(it should be plenty if you land those glides). Just remember to F7 at the safest times where you know most of the hits will land without her flying away.
Also don’t bother comparing your damage output to other classes since Lann (Swords/Spears) is one of the weakest classes in Neam. Take notice of how long the run lasts and how much you do. At those stats, a seasoned Spear Lann can probably do atleast 0.5% for each minute of the raid give or take, so try to aim for that after some practice.
