The Green Tower vs Desperate Barrier

The Green Tower
Binds when equipped
ShieldShield
1308 Armor
+7 Spirit
+13 Stamina
Requires Level 36
Equip: When struck in combat has a 1% chance of raising a thorny shield that inflicts 3 Nature damage to attackers when hit and increases Nature resistance by 50 for 30 sec.
Sells for 1 Gold 25 Silver 77 Copper to vendors
Item Level 41

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Desperate Barrier
Binds when picked up
ShieldShield
1257 Armor
+5 Strength
+8 Stamina
Sells for 85 Silver 16 Copper to vendors
Item Level 43
FOREVER New in World of Warcraft Forever: not in Classic Era.

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Stat The Green Tower Desperate Barrier Δ
Item Level 41 43 +2
Required Level 36 −35
Armor 1308 1257 −51
Sta +13 +8 −5
Spi +7 −7
Str +5 +5
Total Stats 20 13 −7
Sell Price 1g 25s 77c 85s 16c −40s 61c
Binding Binds when equipped Binds when picked up

Δ is Desperate Barrier minus The Green Tower: green where Desperate Barrier 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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