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Alimony

Item Level 23
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
7 - 12 DamageSpeed 2.60
(3.7 damage per second)
+3 Strength
+5 Stamina
“Ouch. Good for generating aggro.”
Sell price: 19 gold32 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

An Uncommon One-Handed Sword, item level 23, binds when picked up. Sold by 3 vendor NPCs.

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Where it comes from
VendorNPC #35494Dalaran
VendorNPC #35495Dalaran
VendorNPC #35573Icecrown 75.2, 21.5

Sold By

The game's collection data lists Alimony as sold by 6 vendor NPCs in Dalaran and Icecrown. The 3 with the most spawn points are shown.

VendorZoneMapWaypointOther items it sells
NPC #35494Dalaran--50
NPC #35495Dalaran--50
NPC #35573Icecrown75.2, 21.5/way #118 75.2 21.550

Vendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.

Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 42 and sells to vendors for 1g 34s 76c.

VersionItem levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)23UncommonBinds when picked up19g 32s 50c
MoP Classic42UncommonBinds when picked up1g 34s 76c
Alimony Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Alimony is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 6170. 1 other item wears the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Alimony Comes From

Quests That Reward Alimony

1 quest lists Alimony among its rewards in Blizzard's quest data.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Alimony Compares

Who It Suits

In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name swords among their preferred weapons:

  • Protection Warrior: Axe, Mace, Sword, and Shield
  • Holy Paladin: Sword, Mace, and Shield
  • Protection Paladin: Sword, Mace, Axe, and Shield
  • Survival Hunter: Polearm, Staff, Axe, Dagger, Sword
  • Outlaw Rogue: Axes, Maces, Swords, Fist Weapons
  • Frost Death Knight: Dual Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Arcane Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Fire Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Frost Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Affliction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Demonology Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Destruction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Mistweaver Monk: Staff, Mace, Sword
  • Windwalker Monk: Fist Weapons, Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Havoc Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
  • Vengeance Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
  • Devourer Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons, Daggers
  • Devastation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Preservation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Augmentation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Alimony (item level 23) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 22 to 25.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Alimony (this item)233.7 DPS, +3 Strength, +5 Stamina. QuestNot listed
Ebon Scimitar23163.7 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Wicked Mithril Blade24173.7 DPS, +3 Agility or Strength, +5 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic BlacksmithingNot listed
Furious Falchion24173.7 DPS, +3 Strength, +5 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Annealed Blade22153.5 DPS, +4 Strength, +4 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Ginn-Su Sword22153.5 DPS, +5 Agility, +5 Critical Strike. World DropNot listed
Speedsteel Rapier22153.5 DPS, +5 Agility, +2 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Dazzling Mithril Rapier25193.7 DPS, +6 Agility. Crafted with Classic BlacksmithingNot listed
Shortsword of Vengeance25183.7 DPS. World DropNot listed
Phantom Blade25193.7 DPS. Crafted with Classic BlacksmithingNot listed
Bloodletter Scalpel25193.7 DPS. World DropNot listed

Shortsword of Vengeance has the highest item level here (25).

Next item levels up from Alimony among Weapon > Sword: Assassination Blade (item level 28), Intrepid Shortblade (item level 28), Valiant Shortblade (item level 28), Blackguard (item level 29) and Sageblade (item level 29).

Nearest lower item levels below Alimony among Weapon > Sword: Fangblade (item level 15), Bronze Shortsword (item level 15), Defias Rapier (item level 12), Blackwater Cutlass (item level 12) and Scimitar (item level 11).

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Alimony Fits

Where to Buy Alimony

Alimony is listed at 6 vendor placements; the first 4 are below. NPC 35574 stands in Icecrown at map coordinates 75.3, 22.1.

Items That Share Alimony's Icon

Alimony uses icon file 135314, which 11 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Alimony

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 63591 (63586 to 63596) were usually added in the same batch as Alimony: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Alimony Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 63591 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
96 gold62 silver
Vendor sell price
19 gold32 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
One-Hand
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.