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Classic Era item

The Butcher

Item 8226 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.70576

  • Item Level 31
  • Binds when equipped
  • Main HandSword
  • 38 - 72 DamageSpeed 2.80
  • (19.6 damage per second)
  • +5 Agility
  • +4 Stamina
  • Durability 90 / 90
  • Requires Level 26
  • Sell Price: 57 silver47 copper

About The Butcher

The Butcher is a rare main hand sword on Classic Era at item level 31, usable from level 26. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +5 Agility and +4 Stamina. It hits for 38 to 72 damage every 2.80 seconds, 19.6 damage per second. A vendor pays 57 silver47 copper for it.

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Main hand sword items near item level 31

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; 7 of them carry fixed stats.

  • Its 19.6 damage per second ranks 2nd 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 (Fighter Broadsword); it swings every 2.80 seconds.
  • +5 Agility ranks 1st of 2 main hand sword items with Agility, the most in this group.
  • +4 Stamina ranks 2nd of 5 main hand sword items with Stamina; Hardened Iron Shortsword (item level 32, requires level 27) has the most, +5.
  • Other weapon types for the main hand slot within 2 item levels of 31: one-handed mace (5): Looming Gavel, Mighty Iron Hammer, Beazel's Basher; one-handed axe (1): Bearded Boneaxe.
ItemItem levelRequiresDPSFixed statsLowest listed
Black Metal Shortsword262113.5 (1.70s)+4 Shadow Resistance-
Twisted Sabre262116.7 (1.80s)+2 Stamina, +5 Spirit-
Fighter Broadsword272213.9 (2.80s)none-
Heavy Marauder Scimitar272217.1 (2.40s)+4 Strength, +3 Stamina-
Skeletal Longsword272213.9 (2.20s)+4 Stamina-
Sword of Decay282317.6 (2.70s)none-
Short Cutlass29249.1 (2.70s)none-
Viking Sword302515.6 (2.70s)none-
The Butcher312619.6 (2.80s)+5 Agility, +4 Stamina-
The Black Knight312619.7 (1.90s)none-
Hardened Iron Shortsword322716.7 (1.80s)+5 Stamina-
Broadsword363117.6 (2.30s)none-
Where The Butcher Fits

Items That Share The Butcher's Icon

The Butcher uses the same icon art, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:

  • Krol Blade ID 2244 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 56

Items Numbered Next to The Butcher

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8226 (8217 to 8249) were usually added in the same batch as The Butcher: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

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

Across game versions
Item 8226Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level313119
Required level262626
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Damage38 - 7218 - 3539 - 72
Speed2.802.802.80
Damage per second19.69.519.8
Agility55-
Stamina44-
Sell price57 silver47 copper71 silver84 copper57 silver47 copper

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First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

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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.