Classic Era item

Tainted Pierce

Name: Tainted Pierce Classic Era Auction House Prices
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Item 8225 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.69722

Item Level 36
Binds when equipped
Unique
One-HandSword
32 - 60 DamageSpeed 1.90
(24.2 damage per second)
Durability 90 / 90
Requires Level 31
Chance on hit: Corrupts the target, causing 45 damage over 3 sec.
Sell Price: 92 silver22 copper

About Tainted Pierce

Tainted Pierce is a rare one-hand sword on Classic Era at item level 36, usable from level 31. It binds when equipped. It hits for 32 to 60 damage every 1.90 seconds, 24.2 damage per second. A vendor pays 92 silver22 copper for it.

Classic Era Auction House prices

No Classic Era price data yet. Blizzard does not publish Classic Era Auction House data through its API (every Era auction house answers 404, US and EU). The scanner checks every hour; this page fills the moment Blizzard turns it on. Until then, use the in-game AH or the TheWoWDB Companion addon on your realm.

One-hand sword items near item level 36

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 24.2 damage per second ranks 9th 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 36: dagger (8): Stonevault Shiv, Daring Dirk, Deadly Kris; one-handed mace (5): Ebony Boneclub, Kovork's Rattle, Midnight Mace; one-handed axe (4): Shovelphlange's Mining Axe, Gloom Reaper, Stalvan's 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	-
Tainted Pierce	36	31	24.2 (1.90s)	none	-
Mercenary Blade	36	31	18.8 (2.40s)	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	-

Across game versions

Item 8225	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	36	36	21
Required level	31	31	13
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	32 - 60	14 - 28	7 - 11
Speed	1.90	1.90	2.60
Damage per second	24.2	11.1	3.5
Effects	Chance on hit: Corrupts the target, causing 45 damage over 3 sec.	Chance on hit: Corrupts the target, causing 45 damage over 3 sec.	-
Sell price	92 silver22 copper	1 gold15 silver	50 silver78 copper

3D Model

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	8225
Game version	Classic Era (client 1.15.9.69722)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	36
Requires level	31
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	92 silver22 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic_era)