Short Spear vs Rot-Covered Harpoon

Short Spear
Two-HandPolearm
40 - 60 DamageSpeed 3.30
(15.2 damage per second)
Requires Level 20
Sells for 20 Silver 29 Copper to vendors
Item Level 25

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Rot-Covered Harpoon
Binds when picked up
Two-HandPolearm
74 - 112 DamageSpeed 2.50
(37.2 damage per second)
Chance on hit: Diseases target for 24 Nature damage every 1 sec for 7 sec. Deals 2 times as much damage to Aquatic enemies.
Sells for 1 Gold 71 Silver 57 Copper to vendors
Item Level 42
FOREVER New in World of Warcraft Forever: not in Classic Era.

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Stat Short Spear Rot-Covered Harpoon Δ
Item Level 25 42 +17
Required Level 20 −19
DPS 15.2 37.2 +22.0
Speed 3.30 2.50 −0.80
Damage 40 - 60 74 - 112
Sell Price 20s 29c 1g 71s 57c +1g 51s 28c
Binding Binds when picked up

Δ is Rot-Covered Harpoon minus Short Spear: green where Rot-Covered Harpoon 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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