User blog comment:WolfQueen/Discussion of the Week: Sleep/@comment-1011548-20140209162311

I like sleep, but the problem is if you're melee'ing you generally need a fast-hitting weapon to apply it quicker (eg SnS) and then when it does take effect you're generally mid-combo and you accidentally wake the monster up with a feeble little cut. At least that's what I normally end up doing...