Taming Rod vs Empty Powder Keg

Taming Rod
Quest Item
Use: Begins taming a Dire Mottled Boar to be your companion for 10 minutes. If you lose the beast's attention for any reason, the taming process will fail.
Item Level 10

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Empty Powder Keg
Binds when picked up
Requires Level 7
Item Level 7
FOREVER New in World of Warcraft Forever: not in Classic Era.

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Stat Taming Rod Empty Powder Keg Δ
Item Level 10 7 −3
Required Level 7 +6
Binding Quest Item Binds when picked up

Δ is Empty Powder Keg minus Taming Rod: green where Empty Powder Keg 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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