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Classic Era item

The Black Knight

Item 12974 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.70576

  • Item Level 31
  • Binds when equipped
  • Main HandSword
  • 26 - 49 DamageSpeed 1.90
  • (19.7 damage per second)
  • Durability 90 / 90
  • Requires Level 26
  • Chance on hit: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing 35 to 45 Shadow damage.
  • Sell Price: 61 silver5 copper

About The Black Knight

The Black Knight is a rare main hand sword on Classic Era at item level 31, usable from level 26. It binds when equipped. It hits for 26 to 49 damage every 1.90 seconds, 19.7 damage per second. A vendor pays 61 silver5 copper for it.

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Main hand sword items near item level 31

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 20 other main hand sword items between item level 24 and 36; 8 of them carry fixed stats.

  • Its 19.7 damage per second ranks 1st of 21 main hand sword items in this group; no main hand sword item in this group has more.
  • Attack speeds among the 21 main hand sword items in this group run from 1.60 seconds (Warped Blade) to 2.80 seconds (The Butcher); it swings every 1.90 seconds.
  • The Butcher has the most fixed stat points in this group, 9.
  • Next main hand sword items up with fixed stats: Hardened Iron Shortsword (item level 32, requires level 27).
  • Other weapon types for the main hand slot within 2 item levels of 31: one-handed mace (5): Looming Gavel, Mighty Iron Hammer, Beazel's Basher; one-handed axe (1): Bearded Boneaxe.
ItemItem levelRequiresDPSFixed statsLowest listed
Black Metal Shortsword262113.5 (1.70s)+4 Shadow Resistance-
Twisted Sabre262116.7 (1.80s)+2 Stamina, +5 Spirit-
Fighter Broadsword272213.9 (2.80s)none-
Heavy Marauder Scimitar272217.1 (2.40s)+4 Strength, +3 Stamina-
Skeletal Longsword272213.9 (2.20s)+4 Stamina-
Sword of Decay282317.6 (2.70s)none-
Short Cutlass29249.1 (2.70s)none-
Viking Sword302515.6 (2.70s)none-
The Black Knight312619.7 (1.90s)none-
The Butcher312619.6 (2.80s)+5 Agility, +4 Stamina-
Hardened Iron Shortsword322716.7 (1.80s)+5 Stamina-
Broadsword363117.6 (2.30s)none-
Where The Black Knight Fits

Items That Share The Black Knight's Icon

The Black Knight uses the same icon art, which 5 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to The Black Knight

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12974 (12958 to 12979) were usually added in the same batch as The Black Knight: 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 12974Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level313119
Required level262626
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Damage26 - 4912 - 2426 - 49
Speed1.901.901.90
Damage per second19.79.519.7
EffectsChance on hit: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing 35 to 45 Shadow damage.Chance on hit: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing 35 to 45 Shadow damage.-
Sell price61 silver5 copper76 silver31 copper61 silver5 copper

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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.