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 1.15.9.70576

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.

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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	-

Where Tainted Pierce Fits

Items That Share Tainted Pierce's Icon

Tainted Pierce uses the same icon art, which 4 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

Dazzling Mithril Rapier ID 7944 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 48
Blazing Rapier ID 12777 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 56
Speedsteel Rapier ID 13034 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 41
Defias Rapier ID 1925 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 16

Items Numbered Next to Tainted Pierce

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8225 (8216 to 8248) were usually added in the same batch as Tainted Pierce: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

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
Blade of the Basilisk ID 8223 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 37
Silithid Ripper ID 8224 · 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
Imperial Red Bracers ID 8247 · Armor - Cloth · item level 51
Imperial Red Cloak ID 8248 · Armor - Cloth · item level 50

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

Across game versions

Item 8225	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	36	36	21
Required level	31	31	31
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	32 - 60	14 - 28	32 - 60
Speed	1.90	1.90	1.90
Damage per second	24.2	11.1	24.2
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	92 silver22 copper

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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.

Quick facts

Item ID	8225
Game version	Classic Era (client 1.15.9.70576)
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)