Classic Era item

Blade of the Basilisk

Name: Blade of the Basilisk Classic Era Auction House Prices
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Item 8223 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.70576

Item Level 37
Binds when equipped
Unique
One-HandSword
33 - 62 DamageSpeed 1.90
(25.0 damage per second)
Durability 90 / 90
Requires Level 32
Chance on hit: Defense +33 for 5 sec.
Sell Price: 1 gold

About Blade of the Basilisk

Blade of the Basilisk is a rare one-hand sword on Classic Era at item level 37, usable from level 32. It binds when equipped. It hits for 33 to 62 damage every 1.90 seconds, 25.0 damage per second. A vendor pays 1 gold for it.

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One-hand sword items near item level 37

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 16 other one-hand sword items between item level 27 and 47; 7 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 25.0 damage per second ranks 7th of 17 one-hand sword items in this group; Shortsword of Vengeance (item level 47, requires level 42) has the most, 31.7.
Attack speeds among the 17 one-hand sword items in this group run from 1.50 seconds (Knightly Longsword) to 2.80 seconds (Zealot Blade); it swings every 1.90 seconds.
Annealed Blade has the most fixed stat points in this group, 12.
Next one-hand sword items up with fixed stats: Reforged Blade of Heroes (item level 38, requires level 33), Annealed Blade (item level 40, requires level 35), Ginn-su Sword (item level 41, requires level 36), Speedsteel Rapier (item level 41, requires level 36).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 37: dagger (9): Stonevault Shiv, Sliverblade, Deadly Kris; one-handed mace (6): Ebony Boneclub, Midnight Mace, Fight Club; one-handed axe (4): Shovelphlange's Mining Axe, Sickle Axe, Gloom Reaper.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Zealot Blade	34	29	22.1 (2.80s)	+5 Intellect, +6 Spirit	-
Jade Serpentblade	35	30	18.3 (2.60s)	+4 Strength, +4 Agility	-
Mercenary Blade	36	31	18.8 (2.40s)	none	-
Tainted Pierce	36	31	24.2 (1.90s)	none	-
Blade of the Basilisk	37	32	25.0 (1.90s)	none	-
Knightly Longsword	38	33	20.3 (1.50s)	none	-
Reforged Blade of Heroes	38	33	23.9 (2.20s)	+3 Strength, +8 Stamina	-
Scorpion Sting	39	34	26.5 (2.40s)	none	-
Annealed Blade	40	35	27.2 (1.80s)	+6 Strength, +6 Stamina	-
Nobles Brand	40	35	22.1 (2.10s)	none	-
Ginn-su Sword	41	36	27.9 (1.70s)	+4 Strength, +8 Agility	-
Speedsteel Rapier	41	36	28.1 (1.80s)	+8 Agility, +3 Stamina	-

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Where Blade of the Basilisk Fits

Items That Share Blade of the Basilisk's Icon

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

Espadon ID 2024 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 21

Items Numbered Next to Blade of the Basilisk

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8223 (8214 to 8246) were usually added in the same batch as Blade of the Basilisk: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Wild Leather Helmet ID 8214 · Armor - Leather · item level 45
Wild Leather Cloak ID 8215 · Armor - Cloth · item level 50
Big Voodoo Cloak ID 8216 · Armor - Cloth · item level 48
Quickdraw Quiver ID 8217 · Quiver · item level 45
Thick Leather Ammo Pouch ID 8218 · Quiver · item level 45
Silithid Ripper ID 8224 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 36
Tainted Pierce ID 8225 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 36
The Butcher ID 8226 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 31
Imperial Red Tunic ID 8245 · Armor - Cloth · item level 56
Imperial Red Boots ID 8246 · Armor - Cloth · item level 52

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

Across game versions

Item 8223	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	37	37	21
Required level	32	32	32
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	33 - 62	15 - 28	33 - 62
Speed	1.90	1.90	1.90
Damage per second	25.0	11.3	25.0
Effects	Chance on hit: Defense +33 for 5 sec.	Chance on hit: Increases dodge by 50 for 5 sec.	-
Sell price	1 gold	1 gold25 silver	1 gold

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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	8223
Game version	Classic Era (client 1.15.9.70576)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	37
Requires level	32
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	1 gold
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic_era)