OH! The sword the merchant gives you is the the Death Knight Claw. I never used it because i didn't have the strength yet but now that i have the magic sword it's like pff..never mind. It was probably a bad time to test it, but when it came to fighting the Shaman I got desperate and switched to using it because I couldn't HIT the little bugger! It still didn't work so i kinda go frustrated with it. Did i mention how much i HATE the shaman!! And you have to fight HIM twice! I must've used say 40 Health postions, 50 Mana potions, and 10 restorations....for that one fight!