Rune of Shiving vs Spider Swarm

Rune of Shiving
Binds when picked up
Classes: Rogue
Use: Engrave your gloves with the Cutthroat rune: Your Backstab has a 15% chance to cause your next Ambush within 10 sec to not require Stealth.
Use: Learning
"Teaches you a new Engraving ability."
Item Level 25
CHANGED Changed in Forever: effects.

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Spider Swarm
Binds when picked up
Requires Level 21
Use: Summons a swarm of spiders that will protect you for 10 min.
Sells for 10 Silver 81 Copper to vendors
Item Level 26
FOREVER New in World of Warcraft Forever: not in Classic Era.

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Stat Rune of Shiving Spider Swarm Δ
Item Level 25 26 +1
Required Level 21 +20
Sell Price 10s 81c +10s 81c
Binding Binds when picked up Binds when picked up

Δ is Spider Swarm minus Rune of Shiving: green where Spider Swarm 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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