Classic Era item

Sword of Decay

Name: Sword of Decay Classic Era Auction House Prices
Creator: TheWoWDB
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Item 1727 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.69722

Item Level 28
Binds when equipped
Main HandSword
33 - 62 DamageSpeed 2.70
(17.6 damage per second)
Durability 80 / 80
Requires Level 23
Chance on hit: Reduces target's Strength by 10 for 30 sec.
Sell Price: 45 silver62 copper

About Sword of Decay

Sword of Decay is a rare main hand sword on Classic Era at item level 28, usable from level 23. It binds when equipped. It hits for 33 to 62 damage every 2.70 seconds, 17.6 damage per second. A vendor pays 45 silver62 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 28

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 20 other main hand sword items between item level 24 and 36; 8 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 17.6 damage per second ranks 5th of 21 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 21 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: The Butcher (item level 31, requires level 26), Hardened Iron Shortsword (item level 32, requires level 27).
Other weapon types for the main hand slot within 2 item levels of 28: one-handed mace (5): Beazel's Basher, Crested Scepter, Mighty Iron Hammer; one-handed axe (4): Blurred Axe, Bearded Boneaxe, Marauder Axe.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Bluegill Kukri	24	19	12.3 (2.80s)	+3 Strength	-
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	-
Sword of Decay	28	23	17.6 (2.70s)	none	-
Short Cutlass	29	24	9.1 (2.70s)	none	-
Viking Sword	30	25	15.6 (2.70s)	none	-
The Black Knight	31	26	19.7 (1.90s)	none	-
The Butcher	31	26	19.6 (2.80s)	+5 Agility, +4 Stamina	-

More Sword items

Sword of Corruption item level 27
Sword of the Night Sky item level 24
Sword of the Magistrate item level 41
Sword of Zeal item level 63

Across game versions

Item 1727	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	28	35	20
Required level	23	30	13
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	33 - 62	25 - 48	7 - 11
Speed	2.70	3.40	2.60
Damage per second	17.6	10.7	3.5
Effects	Chance on hit: Reduces target's Strength by 10 for 30 sec.	Chance on hit: Reduces target's Strength by 10 for 30 sec.	-
Sell price	45 silver62 copper	1 gold11 silver	46 silver59 copper

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	1727
Game version	Classic Era (client 1.15.9.69722)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	Main Hand
Item level	28
Requires level	23
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	45 silver62 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic_era)