His Excellency Aethien wrote:
Assecoires make the world turn.
And you should have bought the staff to start with.
A staff looks much better than a weapon and offhand.
(WTB STAFF, PLEASE!
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I have the staff. It's nifty. I went with that as opposed to the mace because I also have a mage and a warlock to level. Also, having the 2h weapon means I don't have to worry about OH stuff.
As for the longevity of the weapon, all BoA gear will get you to 80 quite handily. You may find things that are better for the level you are currently (ie. you do a group quest 3-4 levels below the "ideal" and get a tasty blue from it) but it won't take long before the BoA stuff catches up as you continue to level.
Also, BoA gear has no durability. You can't break it. You don't have to repair it. BoA gear saves gold. Billions of gold. Srsly. Okay, maybe not billions, but at least you won't have to worry about standing around in Stormwind begging for 74s so that you can repair your broken gear before you can go back out to level some more.