Viking Sword

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 15.6 damage per second ranks 10th 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 30: one-handed mace (5): Mighty Iron Hammer, Beazel's Basher, Looming Gavel; one-handed axe (1): Bearded Boneaxe.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
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	-
Hardened Iron Shortsword	32	27	16.7 (1.80s)	+5 Stamina	-