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Orcish War Sword vs Ancestral Sword

Orcish War Sword
Binds when picked up
Two-HandTwo-Handed Sword
45 - 68 DamageSpeed 3.10
(18.2 damage per second)
Sells for 30 Silver 14 Copper to vendors
Item Level 29
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 Orcish War Sword Ancestral Sword Δ
Item Level 29 31 +2
Required Level 26 +25
DPS 18.2 19.8 +1.6
Speed 3.10 3.10 0
Damage 45 - 68 49 - 74
Sell Price 30s 14c 12s 57c −17s 57c
Binding Binds when picked up

Δ is Ancestral Sword minus Orcish 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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