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Black Metal Greatsword vs Ancestral Sword

Black Metal Greatsword
Binds when equipped
Two-HandTwo-Handed Sword
52 - 78 DamageSpeed 3.30
(19.7 damage per second)
+7 Strength
+7 Stamina
Requires Level 24
Sells for 48 Silver 69 Copper to vendors
Item Level 29
Ancestral Sword
Two-HandTwo-Handed Sword
49 - 74 DamageSpeed 3.10
(19.8 damage per second)
Requires Level 26
"Passed down by a noble Lordaeron family. Once thought to be lost in the swamps around Kyross along with the last warrior to wield it."
Sells for 12 Silver 57 Copper to vendors
Item Level 31
CHANGED Changed in Forever: damage.

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Stat Black Metal Greatsword Ancestral Sword Δ
Item Level 29 31 +2
Required Level 24 26 +2
DPS 19.7 19.8 +0.1
Speed 3.30 3.10 −0.20
Damage 52 - 78 49 - 74
Str +7 −7
Sta +7 −7
Total Stats 14 −14
Sell Price 48s 69c 12s 57c −36s 12c
Binding Binds when equipped

Δ is Ancestral Sword minus Black Metal Greatsword: green where Ancestral Sword 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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