Classic Era item

Decapitating Sword

Name: Decapitating Sword Classic Era Auction House Prices
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Item 3740 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.69722

Item Level 24
Binds when equipped
Main HandSword
22 - 42 DamageSpeed 2.60
(12.3 damage per second)
Durability 65 / 65
Requires Level 19
Sell Price: 24 silver52 copper

About Decapitating Sword

Decapitating Sword is an uncommon main hand sword on Classic Era at item level 24, usable from level 19. It binds when equipped. It hits for 22 to 42 damage every 2.60 seconds, 12.3 damage per second. A vendor pays 24 silver52 copper for it.

Classic Era Auction House prices

No Classic Era price data yet. Blizzard does not publish Classic Era Auction House data through its API (every Era auction house answers 404, US and EU). The scanner checks every hour; this page fills the moment Blizzard turns it on. Until then, use the in-game AH or the TheWoWDB Companion addon on your realm.

Main hand sword items near item level 24

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 18 other main hand sword items between item level 19 and 31; 8 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 12.3 damage per second ranks 11th of 19 main hand sword items in this group; The Black Knight (item level 31, requires level 26) has the most, 19.7.
Attack speeds among the 19 main hand sword items in this group run from 1.60 seconds (Warped Blade) to 2.80 seconds (The Butcher); it swings every 2.60 seconds.
The Butcher has the most fixed stat points in this group, 9.
Next main hand sword items up with fixed stats: Black Metal Shortsword (item level 26, requires level 21), Twisted Sabre (item level 26, requires level 21), Heavy Marauder Scimitar (item level 27, requires level 22), Skeletal Longsword (item level 27, requires level 22), The Butcher (item level 31, requires level 26).
Other weapon types for the main hand slot within 2 item levels of 24: one-handed mace (11): Heavy Bronze Mace, Wicked Spiked Mace, Block Mallet; one-handed axe (9): Black Metal Axe, Shadowhide Scalper, Flesh Carver; fist weapon (1): Right-Handed Claw.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Decapitating Sword	24	19	12.3 (2.60s)	none	-
Bluegill Kukri	24	19	12.3 (2.80s)	+3 Strength	-
Bronze Shortsword	24	19	11.2 (2.10s)	none	-
Shadowfang	24	19	17.8 (2.70s)	none	-
Sword of the Night Sky	24	19	12.1 (1.70s)	+2 Strength, +2 Agility	-
Warped Blade	24	19	7.2 (1.60s)	none	-
Black Metal Shortsword	26	21	13.5 (1.70s)	+4 Shadow Resistance	-
Longsword	26	21	12.2 (2.30s)	none	-
Twisted Sabre	26	21	16.7 (1.80s)	+2 Stamina, +5 Spirit	-
Fighter Broadsword	27	22	13.9 (2.80s)	none	-
Heavy Marauder Scimitar	27	22	17.1 (2.40s)	+4 Strength, +3 Stamina	-
Skeletal Longsword	27	22	13.9 (2.20s)	+4 Stamina	-

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) adds Agility and Stamina.

Item 3740	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	24	24	15
Required level	19	19	9
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	22 - 42	22 - 42	4 - 7
Speed	2.60	2.60	2.60
Damage per second	12.3	12.3	2.1
Agility	-	-	2
Stamina	-	-	3
Sell price	24 silver52 copper	30 silver65 copper	41 silver68 copper

3D Model

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	3740
Game version	Classic Era (client 1.15.9.69722)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	Main Hand
Item level	24
Requires level	19
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	24 silver52 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic_era)