Heavy Shot vs Exploding Shot

Heavy Shot
AmmoBullet
3 - 4 DamageSpeed 3.00
(1.2 damage per second)
Requires Level 10
Item Level 15
Exploding Shot
AmmoBullet
9 - 10 DamageSpeed 3.00
(3.2 damage per second)
Sells for 9 Copper to vendors
Item Level 36

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Stat Heavy Shot Exploding Shot Δ
Item Level 15 36 +21
Required Level 10 −9
DPS 1.2 3.2 +2.0
Speed 3.00 3.00 0
Damage 3 - 4 9 - 10
Sell Price 9c +9c

Δ is Exploding Shot minus Heavy Shot: green where Exploding Shot 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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