Classic Era item

Nightblade

Name: Nightblade Classic Era Auction House Prices
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Item 1982 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.70576

Item Level 44
Binds when equipped
Two-HandSword
97 - 146 DamageSpeed 2.80
(43.4 damage per second)
Durability 120 / 120
Requires Level 39
Chance on hit: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing 125 to 275 Shadow damage.
Sell Price: 2 gold95 silver

About Nightblade

Nightblade is an epic two-hand sword on Classic Era at item level 44, usable from level 39. It binds when equipped. It hits for 97 to 146 damage every 2.80 seconds, 43.4 damage per second. A vendor pays 2 gold95 silver for it.

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Two-hand sword items near item level 44

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 29 other two-hand sword items between item level 32 and 57; 7 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 43.4 damage per second ranks 7th of 30 two-hand sword items in this group; Destiny (item level 57, requires level 52) has the most, 53.8.
Attack speeds among the 30 two-hand sword items in this group run from 2.40 seconds (Headstriker Sword) to 3.70 seconds (Tusker Sword); it swings every 2.80 seconds.
Chromatic Sword has the most fixed stat points in this group, 35.
Next two-hand sword items up with fixed stats: Chromatic Sword (item level 45, requires level 40), Blade of the Titans (item level 49, requires level 44), Warmonger (item level 52, requires level 47).
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 3 item levels of 44: staff (8): Tanglewood Staff, Witch Doctor's Cane, Spiritchaser Staff; two-handed axe (6): Headchopper, Lumbering Ogre Axe, Great Axe; two-handed mace (3): Thornstone Sledgehammer, War Maul, Greater Maul; polearm (1): Khoo's Point.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Frost Tiger Blade	40	35	28.8 (3.40s)	none	-
Exquisite Flamberge	41	36	30.2 (3.00s)	none	-
Gutrender	41	36	30.0 (2.60s)	none	-
Sword of the Magistrate	41	36	36.5 (3.30s)	+8 Strength, +15 Stamina, +10 Spirit	-
Whetted Claymore	42	37	18.7 (3.10s)	none	-
Headstriker Sword	43	38	32.5 (2.40s)	none	-
Nightblade	44	39	43.4 (2.80s)	none	-
Witchfury	44	39	38.9 (2.80s)	none	-
Chromatic Sword	45	40	34.7 (3.60s)	+7 Fire Resistance, +7 Frost Resistance, +7 Shadow Resistance, +7 Nature Resistance, +7 Arcane Resistance	-
Zweihander	46	41	33.6 (2.80s)	none	-
Battlefield Destroyer	47	42	36.5 (3.10s)	none	-
Deathblow	48	43	42.0 (2.80s)	none	-

Where Nightblade Fits

Items Numbered Next to Nightblade

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 1982 (1976 to 1992) were usually added in the same batch as Nightblade: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Slaghammer ID 1976 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 29
Wolfclaw Gloves ID 1978 · Armor - Leather · item level 27
Wall of the Dead ID 1979 · Armor - Shield · item level 50
Underworld Band ID 1980 · Armor · item level 43
Icemail Jerkin ID 1981 · Armor - Mail · item level 44
Gutrender ID 1986 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 41
Chief Brigadier Gauntlets ID 1988 · Armor - Mail · item level 38
Ballast Maul ID 1990 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 36
Goblin Power Shovel ID 1991 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 34
Swampchill Fetish ID 1992 · Armor · item level 38

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

Across game versions

Item 1982	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	44	44	24
Required level	39	39	39
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	97 - 146	97 - 146	97 - 146
Speed	2.80	2.80	2.80
Damage per second	43.4	43.4	43.4
Effects	Chance on hit: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing 125 to 275 Shadow damage.	Chance on hit: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing 200 Shadow damage.	-
Sell price	2 gold95 silver	3 gold68 silver	2 gold95 silver

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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	1982
Game version	Classic Era (client 1.15.9.70576)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	44
Requires level	39
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	2 gold95 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic_era)