Shadowfang

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 17.8 damage per second ranks 3rd 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 2.70 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
Shadowfang	24	19	17.8 (2.70s)	none	-
Bluegill Kukri	24	19	12.3 (2.80s)	+3 Strength	-
Bronze Shortsword	24	19	11.2 (2.10s)	none	-
Decapitating Sword	24	19	12.3 (2.60s)	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	-