Classic Era item

Assassination Blade

Name: Assassination Blade Classic Era Auction House Prices
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Item 13036 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.70576

Item Level 57
Binds when equipped
One-HandSword
71 - 132 DamageSpeed 2.70
(37.6 damage per second)
+3 Strength
Durability 90 / 90
Requires Level 52
Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%.
Sell Price: 4 gold9 silver

About Assassination Blade

Assassination Blade is a rare one-hand sword on Classic Era at item level 57, usable from level 52. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +3 Strength. It hits for 71 to 132 damage every 2.70 seconds, 37.6 damage per second. A vendor pays 4 gold9 silver for it.

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One-hand sword items near item level 57

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 18 other one-hand sword items between item level 40 and 70; 5 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 37.6 damage per second ranks 3rd of 19 one-hand sword items in this group; Blackguard (item level 70, requires level 60) has the most, 51.7.
Attack speeds among the 19 one-hand sword items in this group run from 1.50 seconds (Hanzo Sword) to 2.50 seconds (Serpent Slicer); it swings every 2.70 seconds.
+3 Strength ranks 4th of 4 one-hand sword items with Strength; Doomforged Straightedge (item level 54, requires level 49) has the most, +10.
Annealed Blade has the most fixed stat points in this group, 12 against 3 here.
Same stat line (Strength): Doomforged Straightedge.
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 4 item levels of 57: one-handed axe (6): Axe of Rin'ji, Serathil, Warlord's Axe; dagger (4): The Shadowfoot Stabber, Julie's Dagger, Shadowblade; one-handed mace (3): Blesswind Hammer, Last Year's Mutton, Smashing Star.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Shortsword of Vengeance	47	42	31.7 (2.40s)	none	-
Serpent Slicer	49	44	32.8 (2.50s)	none	-
Joonho's Mercy	50	45	33.3 (2.10s)	none	-
Rune Sword	51	46	30.3 (1.60s)	none	-
Doomforged Straightedge	54	49	35.8 (1.90s)	+10 Strength	-
Widow Blade	54	49	32.2 (2.00s)	none	-
Hanzo Sword	55	50	36.3 (1.50s)	none	-
Blazing Rapier	56	51	37.1 (1.70s)	none	-
Assassination Blade	57	52	37.6 (2.70s)	+3 Strength	-
Crystal Sword	57	52	33.9 (2.30s)	none	-
Dimensional Blade	59	54	35.0 (1.60s)	none	-
Holy War Sword	65	60	38.6 (2.20s)	none	-

Where Assassination Blade Fits

Items That Share Assassination Blade's Icon

Assassination Blade uses the same icon art, which 2 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:

Headstriker Sword ID 15251 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 43
Ginn-su Sword ID 9424 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 41

Items Numbered Next to Assassination Blade

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13036 (13031 to 13041) were usually added in the same batch as Assassination Blade: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Orb of Mistmantle ID 13031 · Armor · item level 28
Sword of Corruption ID 13032 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 27
Zealot Blade ID 13033 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 34
Speedsteel Rapier ID 13034 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 41
Serpent Slicer ID 13035 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 49
Crystalpine Stinger ID 13037 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 32
Swiftwind ID 13038 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 40
Skull Splitting Crossbow ID 13039 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 48
Heartseeking Crossbow ID 13040 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 56
Guardian Blade ID 13041 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 26

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

MoP Classic adds Critical Strike.

Item 13036	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	57	57	28
Required level	52	52	52
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	71 - 132	33 - 62	71 - 132
Speed	2.70	2.70	2.70
Damage per second	37.6	17.6	37.6
Strength	3	3	-
Critical Strike	-	14	-
Effects	Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%.	-	-
Sell price	4 gold9 silver	5 gold12 silver	4 gold9 silver

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Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest Classic Era scan: EU 0 of 26, US 0 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's Classic Era Game Data API (static data 1.15.9.68185). Prices: per-unit buyouts from Auction House scans made in game by players with the TheWoWDB addon, one scan per realm per hour at most; Blizzard publishes no auction data for Classic Era, so a price is only as fresh as the latest scan. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	13036
Game version	Classic Era (client 1.15.9.70576)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	57
Requires level	52
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	4 gold9 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic_era)