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War Sword

War Sword

Sword

Type
Sword
Damage
8–20
Attack speed
0
Required strength
71
Required dexterity
45
Superior damage (+5–15%)
8–23
Durability
44
Max sockets
3
Item level (qlvl)
27

Normal, exceptional and elite

NormalWar SwordExceptionalAncient SwordEliteMythical Sword
Damage8–2018–4340–50
Attack speed000
Required strength71127147
Required dexterity4588124
Required level—2566
Durability444444
Max sockets333
Item level (qlvl)274985

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

Best places to find

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DiabloBoss · The Chaos Sanctuary1 in 59per kill

Hell, /players 1, no Magic Find. Every source, with your players, Magic Find and Terror Zones, in the Drop Calculator.

Runewords for War Sword

Runewords that fit this base type, up to its 3 sockets. A runeword needs exactly as many sockets as it has runes.

Uniques and sets on War Sword