Rune of the Poisoned Blade vs Warding Candle

Rune of the Poisoned Blade
Binds when picked up
Classes: Rogue
Use: Engrave your belt with the Poisoned Knife rune: Instantly throw your off-hand weapon to deal normal off-hand weapon damage with a 100% chance to apply the poison from your off-hand weapon to the target. Awards 1 combo point. Refunds 5 Energy per application of Deadly Poison on the target. Poisoned Knife benefits from all talents and effects that trigger from or modify Sinister Strike.
Use: Learning
"Teaches you a new Engraving ability."
Item Level 40

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Warding Candle
Binds when picked up
Use: Attempts to remove 1 Curse or Bane, and 1 Disease from the igniter.
Sells for 1 Silver 2 Copper to vendors
Item Level 38
FOREVER New in World of Warcraft Forever: not in Classic Era.

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Stat Rune of the Poisoned Blade Warding Candle Δ
Item Level 40 38 −2
Sell Price 1s 2c +1s 2c
Binding Binds when picked up Binds when picked up

Δ is Warding Candle minus Rune of the Poisoned Blade: green where Warding Candle 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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