Withered Staff vs Spire of Astral Awakening

Withered Staff
Two-HandStaff
8 - 12 DamageSpeed 3.00
(3.3 damage per second)
Requires Level 3
Sells for 68 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 Withered Staff Spire of Astral Awakening Δ
Item Level 8 1 −7
Required Level 3 −2
DPS 3.3 0.9 −2.4
Speed 3.00 3.40 +0.40
Damage 8 - 12 2 - 4
Sell Price 68c 2c −66c
Binding Binds when picked up

Δ is Spire of Astral Awakening minus Withered 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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