Classic Era item

Merc Sword

Name: Merc Sword Classic Era Auction House Prices
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Item 4567 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.70576

Item Level 16
Binds when equipped
Two-HandSword
24 - 36 DamageSpeed 2.80
(10.7 damage per second)
Durability 55 / 55
Requires Level 11
Sell Price: 10 silver49 copper

About Merc Sword

Merc Sword is an uncommon two-hand sword on Classic Era at item level 16, usable from level 11. It binds when equipped. It hits for 24 to 36 damage every 2.80 seconds, 10.7 damage per second. A vendor pays 10 silver49 copper for it.

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Two-hand sword items near item level 16

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 17 other two-hand sword items between item level 10 and 22; 6 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 10.7 damage per second ranks 11th of 18 two-hand sword items in this group; Blessed Claymore (item level 22, requires level 17) has the most, 14.6.
Attack speeds among the 18 two-hand sword items in this group run from 2.50 seconds (Blessed Claymore) to 3.60 seconds (Old Greatsword); it swings every 2.80 seconds.
Shadowhide Two-handed Sword has the most fixed stat points in this group, 8.
Next two-hand sword items up with fixed stats: Brashclaw's Skewer (item level 17, requires level 12), Mo'grosh Toothpick (item level 18, requires level 13), Heavy Copper Broadsword (item level 19, requires level 14), Shadowhide Two-handed Sword (item level 20, requires level 15), Blessed Claymore (item level 22, requires level 17).
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 2 item levels of 16: staff (7): Defias Mage Staff, Foamspittle Staff, Riverpaw Mystic Staff; two-handed mace (6): Burrowing Shovel, Ironwood Maul, Heavy Copper Maul; two-handed axe (5): Twin-bladed Axe, Rock Chipper, Short-handled Battle Axe.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Old Greatsword	14	9	5.7 (3.60s)	none	-
Claymore	15	10	9.1 (3.20s)	none	-
Coral Claymore	15	10	10.0 (2.80s)	+4 Stamina	-
Merc Sword	16	11	10.7 (2.80s)	none	-
Blunt Claymore	17	12	6.6 (3.10s)	none	-
Brashclaw's Skewer	17	12	11.4 (3.20s)	+5 Stamina	-
Edged Bastard Sword	18	13	11.8 (3.10s)	none	-
Mo'grosh Toothpick	18	13	11.8 (2.80s)	+5 Stamina	-
Ghoulfang	19	14	12.5 (3.60s)	none	-
Heavy Copper Broadsword	19	14	12.6 (2.70s)	+6 Stamina	-
Gleaming Claymore	20	15	13.1 (2.90s)	none	-
Shadowhide Two-handed Sword	20	15	13.1 (2.90s)	+4 Strength, +4 Stamina	-

Where Merc Sword Fits

Items That Share Merc Sword's Icon

Merc Sword uses the same icon art, which 13 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Deadman Blade ID 3295 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 3
Bronze Shortsword ID 2850 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 24
Frostmane Shortsword ID 2258 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 8
Shortsword ID 2131 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 3
Pitted Defias Shortsword ID 2057 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 4
Warped Blade ID 1821 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 24
Stock Shortsword ID 1817 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 19
Commoner's Sword ID 1511 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 13

Items Numbered Next to Merc Sword

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 4567 (4562 to 4575) were usually added in the same batch as Merc Sword: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Severing Axe ID 4562 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 10
Billy Club ID 4563 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 9
Spiked Club ID 4564 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 13
Simple Dagger ID 4565 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 6
Sturdy Quarterstaff ID 4566 · Weapon - Staff · item level 13
Grunt Axe ID 4568 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 21
Staunch Hammer ID 4569 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 14
Birchwood Maul ID 4570 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 15
War Knife ID 4571 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 17
Medicine Staff ID 4575 · Weapon - Staff · item level 19

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

Across game versions

Item 4567	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	16	16	9
Required level	11	11	11
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	24 - 36	11 - 17	24 - 36
Speed	2.80	2.80	2.80
Damage per second	10.7	5.0	10.7
Sell price	10 silver49 copper	13 silver12 copper	10 silver49 copper

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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	4567
Game version	Classic Era (client 1.15.9.70576)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	16
Requires level	11
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	10 silver49 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic_era)