Arcanite Reaper
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- Arcanite Reaper
- Binds when equipped
- Axe
- Two-Hand
- Speed 3.80
- 153 - 256 Damage
- (53.8 damage per second)
- +13 Stamina
- Durability 100 / 100
- Requires Level 58
- Item Level 63
- Equip: Increases attack power by 62.
- Sell 6
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Arcanite Reaper is a two-handed axe.
Source
This item is crafted by Blacksmiths with a skill level of 300. The components are:
20 • [Arcanite Bar]
6 • [Enchanted Leather]
2 • [Dense Grinding Stone]
[Plans: Arcanite Reaper] drop from Bannok Grimaxe in the Lower Blackrock Spire.
Notes
The weapon remains something of an endearing symbol for veteran warriors since, due to weapon mechanics at the time, the axe's incredible attack speed made attacks such as Mortal Strike incredibly powerful. This led to the warrior class becoming, at level 60, much more adept at PvP. This is something that many warriors had been hoping for since release and the "awesome changes" in the beta and reversed the feeling by many that warriors had been left at the bottom of the PvP food chain. Soon after the Arcanite Reaper's popularization, many servers' low warrior-population reportedly surged. Before Windfury was nerfed and two handed weapon mechanics rebalanced, shamans were occasionally able to "one-shot" equal level players with inferior gear by utilizing the Arcanite Reaper and Windfury proc.
