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Rune of Cobra Strikes vs Rune of Main Gauche

Rune of Cobra Strikes
Binds when picked up
Classes: Hunter
Use: Engrave your chest or robe with the Cobra Strikes rune: Your critical hits with Shot and Strike abilities and with Mongoose Bite cause your pet's next 2 special attacks to critically hit.
Use: Learning
"Teaches you a new Engraving ability."
Item Level 25

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Rune of Main Gauche
Binds when picked up
Classes: Rogue
Use: Engrave your gloves with the Main Gauche rune: Instantly strike with your off-hand weapon for normal off-hand weapon damage and increase your chance to parry by 100% for 5 sec or until you successfully parry. For 20 sec after using Main Gauche, Sinister Strike costs 20 less Energy, deals 50% more threat, grants stacks of Rolling with the Punches, and both Sinister Strike and Eviscerate deal 50% more damage. Awards 1 combo point. Main Gauche benefits from most talents and effects that trigger from or modify Sinister Strike. Main Gauche's effect will not discount or empower Main Gauche.
Use: Learning
"Teaches you a new Engraving ability."
Item Level 25

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Stat Rune of Cobra Strikes Rune of Main Gauche Δ
Item Level 25 25 0
Binding Binds when picked up Binds when picked up

Δ is Rune of Main Gauche minus Rune of Cobra Strikes: green where Rune of Main Gauche 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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