Vendorstrike aka Shadowstrike/Thunderstrike

[Ziggler]

Molten core has many items that are just pure vendor trash but Vendorstrike stands out in the 22 year long history of WOW. I know its been kinda buffed a little on turtle/octo but still its bad compared to swords/maces.

Suggestion: Add +5 polearms and /or +1 hit skill to its stats.


That would make it a viable weapon for SP retribtion Paladins.

[Denin]

Molten core has many items that are just pure vendor trash but Vendorstrike stands out in the 22 year long history of WOW. I know its been kinda buffed a little on turtle/octo but still its bad compared to swords/maces.

Suggestion: Add +5 polearms and /or +1 hit skill to its stats.


That would make it a viable weapon for SP retribtion Paladins.

Not against the suggestion but i felt the need to point out that its a pretty good weapon for spellret paladins, the proc on shadowstrike scales very well with spellpower. So not useless.

[Ziggler]

Molten core has many items that are just pure vendor trash but Vendorstrike stands out in the 22 year long history of WOW. I know its been kinda buffed a little on turtle/octo but still its bad compared to swords/maces.

Suggestion: Add +5 polearms and /or +1 hit skill to its stats.


That would make it a viable weapon for SP retribtion Paladins.

Not against the suggestion but i felt the need to point out that its a pretty good weapon for spellret paladins, the proc on shadowstrike scales very well with spellpower. So not useless.

99% of paladins are humans, and to take Vendorstrike which is a polearms you loose +6 weapons skill you have with swords/maces. So you need atleast 1% hit more.

Thats why most paladins wint take it, and would rather go with k10 mace

[Faithroll]

so it is just not bis. and it is fine. still very strong weapon for spell ret. and it is more than viable.

[Aubreykun]

It was already buffed. Compare the current version:
https://octowow.st/db/?item=17074
to the original:
https://www.wowhead.com/classic/item=17074/shadowstrike
The ilvl, and consequently minimum requirement, were increased. I seem to recall the procs being boosted somewhat but I'm not sure if that's an accurate memory.

It did originally have a niche use as a 59 twink item, but I believe all raids were changed to require Level 60 at some point too.

[Joyson]

unnecessary. when you bring an undergeared noob along you give them vendorstrike and they equip it over their blue. everyone knows this.