Classic Era item

Guardian Blade

Name: Guardian Blade Classic Era Auction House Prices
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Item 13041 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.70576

Item Level 26
Binds when equipped
Two-HandSword
50 - 76 DamageSpeed 2.90
(21.7 damage per second)
40 Armor
Durability 95 / 95
Requires Level 21
Equip: Increased Defense +9.
Sell Price: 45 silver16 copper

About Guardian Blade

Guardian Blade is a rare two-hand sword on Classic Era at item level 26, usable from level 21. It binds when equipped. It hits for 50 to 76 damage every 2.90 seconds, 21.7 damage per second. It gives 40 armor and has 95 durability. A vendor pays 45 silver16 copper for it.

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Two-hand sword items near item level 26

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 27 other two-hand sword items between item level 18 and 34; 12 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 21.7 damage per second ranks 5th of 28 two-hand sword items in this group; Combatant Claymore (item level 33, requires level 28) has the most, 27.8.
Attack speeds among the 28 two-hand sword items in this group run from 2.50 seconds (Blessed Claymore) to 3.60 seconds (Polished Zweihander); it swings every 2.90 seconds.
Combatant Claymore has the most fixed stat points in this group, 25.
Next two-hand sword items up with fixed stats: Pysan's Old Greatsword (item level 28, requires level 23), Black Metal Greatsword (item level 29, requires level 24), Gizmotron Megachopper (item level 29, requires level 24), Deanship Claymore (item level 29, requires level 26), Darksteel Bastard Sword (item level 30, requires level 25).
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 2 item levels of 26: two-handed axe (11): Heavy Ogre War Axe, Slayer's Battle Axe, Black Metal War Axe; staff (8): Cryptbone Staff, Ogremage Staff, Staff of the Friar; two-handed mace (7): Ironwood Treebranch, Kazon's Maul, Dense Triangle Mace; polearm (3): Pitchfork, Short Spear, Bloodpike.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Executioner's Sword	24	19	15.9 (3.40s)	+8 Strength	-
Standard Claymore	24	19	9.7 (3.00s)	none	-
Duskbringer	25	20	21.0 (3.40s)	none	-
Guardian Blade	26	21	21.7 (2.90s)	none	-
Bronze Greatsword	26	21	16.0 (3.00s)	none	-
Dacian Falx	26	21	16.0 (3.10s)	none	-
Onyx Claymore	26	21	21.6 (2.80s)	+9 Strength, +5 Stamina, +6 Spirit	-
Polished Zweihander	26	21	17.5 (3.60s)	none	-
Cavalier Two-hander	28	23	19.0 (2.90s)	none	-
Long Bastard Sword	28	23	11.4 (3.20s)	none	-
Pysan's Old Greatsword	28	23	22.9 (3.30s)	+5 Strength, +13 Spirit	-
Black Metal Greatsword	29	24	19.7 (3.30s)	+7 Strength, +7 Stamina	-

Where Guardian Blade Fits

Items That Share Guardian Blade's Icon

Guardian Blade uses the same icon art, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

Moonsteel Broadsword ID 3853 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 36
Pysan's Old Greatsword ID 1975 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 28
Dazzling Longsword ID 869 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 41

Items Numbered Next to Guardian Blade

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13041 (13036 to 13046) were usually added in the same batch as Guardian Blade: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Assassination Blade ID 13036 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 57
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
Sword of the Magistrate ID 13042 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 41
Blade of the Titans ID 13043 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 49
Demonslayer ID 13044 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 57
Viscous Hammer ID 13045 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 35
Blanchard's Stout ID 13046 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 50

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

Across game versions

MoP Classic adds Dodge and Bonus Armor.

Item 13041	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	26	26	16
Required level	21	21	21
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	40	-	-
Damage	50 - 76	18 - 28	50 - 76
Speed	2.90	2.90	2.90
Damage per second	21.7	7.9	21.7
Dodge	-	13	-
Bonus Armor	-	16	-
Effects	Equip: Increased Defense +9.	-	-
Sell price	45 silver16 copper	56 silver45 copper	45 silver16 copper

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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	13041
Game version	Classic Era (client 1.15.9.70576)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	26
Requires level	21
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	45 silver16 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic_era)