HowtoGetIt:Here'sanotherreasonwhytheReaperwassuchabigdeal-notonlywasitthebestweapontohaveforanyclassthatwieldedtwo-handmeleeandcountedonAttackPower,butitwascraftableandBoE,soprettymuchanyonewhowantedonecouldgetone.TheplansdropfromBannokGrimaxe,ararespawnfoundinLowerBlackrockSpire,whichisactuallyaninstancethat'sgettingsometrafficnowadayswithnotonebuttwovanitypetsandanachievementinthere.Youcanprobablysolotohimwithouttoomuchtrouble,butthedropistheproblem-it'sonlyaround6%,soyou'vegottobelucky.
ButmaybeyoucanfindaBlacksmithwiththeplansalready-inthatcase,you'llneed20ArcaniteBars,sixEnchantedLeathers(madebyanEnchanterfromaRuggedLeatherandaLesserEternalEssence),andtwoDenseGrindingStones.Notatallorder,actually(yetanotherreasonwhythisweaponwassopopular).Meltitalltogether,andvoila,you'vegotaclassicweapon.Won'tdomuchgoodthesedays,asmechanicsandupgradeshaverenderedtheoncegreatReaperintoanotveryattractiveblue.Butdon'ttellanygrizzledoldWarriorsthat-they'llmakeyouremembertheolddayswhetheryoulikeitornot.
Name:ArcaniteReaper(Wowhead,Thottbot,Wowwiki)
Type:Rare(yes,it'snotevenEpic)Two-HandAxe
Damage/Speed:153-256/3.80(53.8DPS)
Abilities:
+13Stamina(thiswasbeforeresiliencewasintroducedtothegame),+62AttackPower(whichisstillsubstantial,butbackthenwasphenomenal)AndthemainreasontheReaperwassonutswasbecauseofit'sslowattack,buthighdamage.Backintheday,beforethingsgotallnormalized,MortalStrikewastheshiznit.Itwasaninstantattackbasedonweapondamage,andsincethisweapon'sdamagewassohigh,pushedforwardbytheAttackPowerbonus,WarriorsbasicallyownedPvPbackaroundearlylevel60times.Infact,youmightevenbeabletotracethecurrentpopulationofWarriorsbacktothisweaponalone,andforthatreason,it'searnednotonlyaplaceinWarriors'hearts,butinBlizzard'scultureaswell.IshouldalsomentionShamanandWindfuryweaponhere,becausebackbeforeallthechangesweremadetoWindfury,andevenbeforeShammiescoulddualwield,oneShamanwithWindfuryandthisweaponcouldone-shotalmostanyone.Nowadays,everything'smitigated,withnerfsandresilienceandallthechangestoendgameandArenaPvP.Butbackthen,theArcaniteReaperruledtheroost.Whichexplainswhyit'severywhere-theArcaniteRipperisadirectrip,ifyouwill,offtheoldweapon,andbroughtmanyateartoaWarrior'seyewhenitreturnedtothegameasaguitar.Theskinhasalsobeenreusedafewtimes,aswiththeSpinalReaper.Andinthenextexpansion,there'llbeanheirloomitemboundtoaccountcalledtheBloodiedArcaniteReaper,soallofyourtwo-handedmeleecharacterscanrelivetheolddaysastheylevelup.Oh,andtakeacloselookatthatsummonedFelguardrunningtowardsyouwhiletheWarlock'sDoTsarerippingyouapart-he'scarryinganoldArcaniteReaperaswell.
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