Classic Era item

Sword of Decay

Name: Sword of Decay Classic Era Auction House Prices
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Item 1727 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.70576

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.

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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	-

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

Where Sword of Decay Fits

Items That Share Sword of Decay's Icon

Sword of Decay uses the same icon art, which 12 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Night Watch Shortsword ID 935 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 20
Flamberge ID 2521 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 36
Black Metal Shortsword ID 886 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 26
Copper Shortsword ID 2847 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 9
Shiver Blade ID 5182 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 20
Battlefield Destroyer ID 8199 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 47
Annealed Blade ID 9392 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 40
Ironpatch Blade ID 12976 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 20

Items Numbered Next to Sword of Decay

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 1727 (1720 to 1734) were usually added in the same batch as Sword of Decay: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Tanglewood Staff ID 1720 · Weapon - Staff · item level 46
Viking Warhammer ID 1721 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 54
Thornstone Sledgehammer ID 1722 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 42
Large Knapsack ID 1725 · Container · item level 35
Poison-tipped Bone Spear ID 1726 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 36
Teebu's Blazing Longsword ID 1728 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 65
Worn Mail Belt ID 1730 · Armor - Mail · item level 12
Worn Mail Boots ID 1731 · Armor - Mail · item level 13
Worn Mail Bracers ID 1732 · Armor - Mail · item level 14
Worn Mail Gloves ID 1734 · Armor - Mail · item level 11

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

Across game versions

Item 1727	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	28	35	20
Required level	23	30	23
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	33 - 62	25 - 48	34 - 62
Speed	2.70	3.40	2.70
Damage per second	17.6	10.7	17.8
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	45 silver62 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 1.15.9.70576)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	Main Hand
Item level	28
Requires level	23
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	45 silver62 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic_era)