Nocturnal Shoulder Pads vs Hard Gold Pauldrons

Nocturnal Shoulder Pads
Binds when equipped
ShoulderLeather
83 Armor
Requires Level 35
Sells for 43 Silver 20 Copper to vendors
Item Level 40

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Hard Gold Pauldrons
Binds when equipped
ShoulderMail
173 Armor
+11 Strength
Requires Level 35
Equip: +5 Spell Power
Sells for 50 Silver 73 Copper to vendors
Item Level 40
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Stat Nocturnal Shoulder Pads Hard Gold Pauldrons Δ
Item Level 40 40 0
Required Level 35 35 0
Armor 83 173 +90
Str +11 +11
SP +5 +5
Total Stats 11 +11
Sell Price 43s 20c 50s 73c +7s 53c
Binding Binds when equipped Binds when equipped

Δ is Hard Gold Pauldrons minus Nocturnal Shoulder Pads: green where Hard Gold Pauldrons 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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