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Classic Era item

Gladius

Item 2488 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.70576

  • Item Level 9
  • One-HandSword
  • 5 - 11 DamageSpeed 2.10
  • (3.8 damage per second)
  • Durability 35 / 35
  • Requires Level 4
  • Sell Price: 1 silver7 copper

About Gladius

Gladius is a common one-hand sword on Classic Era at item level 9, usable from level 4. It hits for 5 to 11 damage every 2.10 seconds, 3.8 damage per second. A vendor pays 1 silver7 copper for it.

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One-hand sword items near item level 9

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 4 other one-hand sword items between item level 3 and 15; 0 of them carry fixed stats.

  • Its 3.8 damage per second ranks 3rd of 5 one-hand sword items in this group; Cutlass (item level 15, requires level 10) has the most, 6.8.
  • Attack speeds among the 5 one-hand sword items in this group run from 1.90 seconds (Fine Scimitar) to 2.60 seconds (Shortsword); it swings every 2.10 seconds.
  • Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 9: dagger (8): Jeweled Dagger, Small Hand Blade, Bloodstained Knife; one-handed axe (1): Tomahawk; one-handed mace (1): Cudgel.
ItemItem levelRequiresDPSFixed statsLowest listed
Shortsword3-1.2 (2.60s)none-
Fine Scimitar6-2.4 (1.90s)none-
Gladius943.8 (2.10s)none-
Notched Shortsword1055.5 (2.10s)none-
Cutlass15106.8 (2.20s)none-
Appearance

Same model in the game files

Where Gladius Fits

Items That Share Gladius's Icon

Gladius uses the same icon art, which 10 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Gladius

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2488 (2473 to 2493) were usually added in the same batch as Gladius: 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 2488Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level994
Required level444
Damage5 - 113 - 76 - 11
Speed2.102.102.10
Damage per second3.82.44.0
Sell price1 silver7 copper1 silver34 copper1 silver7 copper

3D Model

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.