Runewarden - Forged Weapons vs Artefacts (2H)

Bwarsk

So I was browsing the forums and came across a bard topic about which is better forged weaponry and artefact weaponry and was wondering the same for runewardens or knights in general - am I going to notice a difference between a lvl 1 sword and a forged weapon or do I at least have to have a level two to notice the difference. 

For future pvp and basic hunting.

[Deleted User]

Generally speaking level 1 has a noticeable difference over forged. Level 2 isn't that much better than level 1. Then level 3 is amazing.