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Ancient War Sword vs Ancestral Sword

Ancient War Sword
Binds when picked up
Two-HandTwo-Handed Sword
57 - 86 DamageSpeed 3.30
(21.7 damage per second)
+9 Strength
+6 Stamina
Sells for 67 Silver 83 Copper to vendors
Item Level 32
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 Ancient War Sword Ancestral Sword Δ
Item Level 32 31 −1
Required Level 26 +25
DPS 21.7 19.8 −1.9
Speed 3.30 3.10 −0.20
Damage 57 - 86 49 - 74
Str +9 −9
Sta +6 −6
Total Stats 15 −15
Sell Price 67s 83c 12s 57c −55s 26c
Binding Binds when picked up

Δ is Ancestral Sword minus Ancient War Sword: 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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