Quote Originally Posted by 'Stabface',index.php?page=Thread&postID=103107#pos t103107
Hmm, it's a good example Leggings of the Black Blizzard is basically a "old world T5" level drop, if you consider MC/ZG at T1 = Kara/Mag/Gruul at T4.... BWL/AQ20 at T2 = SSC/TK at T5 ... and AQ40/Naxx at T3 = BT/Sunwell T6 ?
I believe the earliest upgrade / replacement is http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24359, give up some damage but the 2% hit is worth more than the crit, and the other stats definitely make it better. Following that there are some SMV/Netherstorm quest rewards and crafted stuff that's close or better, or BoE greens like http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24690 of the Invoker would be better?


Also I'll assume you mean the L60 Grand Marshal's Mageblade (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=23451) as the Spellblade is the blue L70 pvp item?
In that case a definite upgrade comes at L66 from Old Hillsbrad http://www.wowhead.com/?item=27431 or again some SMV/Netherstorm rewards.
2% hit is NOT with more than the crit for leveling. You don't need hit till you start raiding and fighting npcs 3 levels higher than you. I believe I replaced it when I hit 70 with Spellstrike Pants. Also, having 30spellpower on the mageblade meant that the hillsbrad dagger wasn't an upgrade unless I spent all the money to enchant it. I ended up replacing it with the sword off murmur.

Then there's also the outlying items that are still awesome at 70, such as DFT, or Neltharion's Tear: both level 60 BWL trinkets that are better than the level 70 41badge trinkets.