Archaic Defender

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 31 other two-hand sword items between item level 25 and 47; 11 of them carry fixed stats.

• Its 31.3 damage per second ranks 9th of 32 two-hand sword items in this group; Nightblade (item level 44, requires level 39) has the most, 43.4.
• Attack speeds among the 32 two-hand sword items in this group run from 2.40 seconds (Headstriker Sword) to 3.60 seconds (Polished Zweihander); it swings every 3.10 seconds.
• Chromatic Sword has the most fixed stat points in this group, 35.
• Next two-hand sword items up with fixed stats: Boneslasher (item level 37, requires level 32), Sword of the Magistrate (item level 41, requires level 36), Chromatic Sword (item level 45, requires level 40).
• Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 2 item levels of 36: two-handed mace (12): Huge Stone Club, Korg Bat, The Pacifier; staff (6): Big Stick, Windweaver Staff, Battle Staff; polearm (3): Headhunting Spear, Poison-tipped Bone Spear, Heavy Spear; two-handed axe (3): Massive Iron Axe, Bullova, Midnight Axe.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Glimmering Flamberge	32	27	21.7 (3.20s)	none	-
Combatant Claymore	33	28	27.8 (2.90s)	+10 Stamina, +15 Spirit	-
Broad Claymore	34	29	13.8 (3.30s)	none	-
Stonecutter Claymore	35	30	23.9 (3.10s)	none	-
Archaic Defender	36	31	31.3 (3.10s)	none	-
Flamberge	36	31	23.1 (3.20s)	none	-
Moonsteel Broadsword	36	31	24.6 (2.80s)	+4 Stamina, +12 Spirit	-
Boneslasher	37	32	32.6 (2.70s)	+16 Strength, +5 Agility, +7 Stamina	-
Frost Tiger Blade	40	35	28.8 (3.40s)	none	-
Exquisite Flamberge	41	36	30.2 (3.00s)	none	-
Gutrender	41	36	30.0 (2.60s)	none	-
Sword of the Magistrate	41	36	36.5 (3.30s)	+8 Strength, +15 Stamina, +10 Spirit	-