Strong Fishing Pole vs Arcane Staff

Strong Fishing Pole
Two-HandFishing Pole
13 - 21 DamageSpeed 3.00
(5.7 damage per second)
Requires Level 5
Equip: +5 Fishing
Sells for 1 Silver 80 Copper to vendors
Item Level 10
Arcane Staff
Binds when picked up
Two-HandStaff
16 - 25 DamageSpeed 2.90
(7.1 damage per second)
+1 Spirit
+1 Intellect
Classes: Mage
Sells for 3 Silver 6 Copper to vendors
Item Level 10

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Stat Strong Fishing Pole Arcane Staff Δ
Item Level 10 10 0
Required Level 5 −4
DPS 5.7 7.1 +1.4
Speed 3.00 2.90 −0.10
Damage 13 - 21 16 - 25
Int +1 +1
Spi +1 +1
Fishing +5 −5
Total Stats 2 +2
Sell Price 1s 80c 3s 6c +1s 26c
Binding Binds when picked up

Δ is Arcane Staff minus Strong Fishing Pole: green where Arcane Staff 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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