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Claymore

Claymore

Sword

Type
Sword
Damage
5–12 (two-handed)
Attack speed
+10
Required strength
47
Superior damage (+5–15%)
5–13
Durability
50
Max sockets
4
Item level (qlvl)
17

Normal, exceptional and elite

NormalClaymoreExceptionalDacian FalxEliteHighland Blade
Damage5–12 (2H)13–30 (2H)22–62 (2H)
Attack speed+10+10-5
Required strength4791171
Required dexterity—20104
Required level—2549
Durability505050
Max sockets444
Item level (qlvl)174266

The Horadric Cube upgrades unique, set and rare weapons one tier, keeping their stats (the requirements become the new tier's). White, socketed and magic items can't be upgraded.

Normal → Exceptional

Exceptional → Elite

All weapon upgrade recipes on the Cube Recipes page

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Runewords for Claymore

Runewords that fit this base type, up to its 4 sockets. A runeword needs exactly as many sockets as it has runes.

Uniques and sets on Claymore