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Gnarled Short Staff vs Spire of Astral Awakening

Gnarled Short Staff
Binds when picked up
Two-HandStaff
9 - 15 DamageSpeed 2.80
(4.3 damage per second)
Sells for 99 Copper to vendors
Item Level 8
Spire of Astral Awakening
Binds when picked up
Two-HandStaff
2 - 4 DamageSpeed 3.40
(0.9 damage per second)
Sells for 2 Copper to vendors
Item Level 1
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Stat Gnarled Short Staff Spire of Astral Awakening Δ
Item Level 8 1 −7
DPS 4.3 0.9 −3.4
Speed 2.80 3.40 +0.60
Damage 9 - 15 2 - 4
Sell Price 99c 2c −97c
Binding Binds when picked up Binds when picked up

Δ is Spire of Astral Awakening minus Gnarled Short Staff: green where Spire of Astral Awakening is better, red where it is worse (a lower required level is better; speed and sell price have no better side). Total Stats adds up Str, Agi, Sta, Int and Spi.

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