This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Blasts a target for Arcane damage.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Archeus is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
Appearance ID: 616. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Archeus.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name swords among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Archeus (item level 20) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 19 to 24.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archeus (this item) | 20 | 4.4 DPS | Not listed | |
 Pysan's Old Greatsword | 20 | 13 | 4.4 DPS, +9 Strength, +9 Haste. World Drop | Not listed |
 Flamberge | 21 | 13 | 4.4 DPS. Vendor | Not listed |
 Archaic Defender | 21 | 13 | 4.6 DPS, +6 Strength, +14 Dodge, +4 Versatility. World Drop | Not listed |
 Combatant Claymore | 19 | 12 | 4.2 DPS, +6 Strength, +14 Versatility, +6 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Exquisite Flamberge | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Gutrender | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina | Not listed |
 Frost Tiger Blade | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +16 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
| Sword of the Magistrate | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +4 Strength, +8 Haste, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Headstriker Sword | 23 | 16 | 4.7 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Chromatic Sword | 24 | 17 | 4.9 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina, +5 Arcane Resistance, +5 Shadow Resistance, +5 Nature Resistance | Not listed |
Chromatic Sword has the highest item level here (24).
Next item levels up from Archeus among Weapon > Sword: Destiny (item level 28), Deathblow (item level 28), Demonslayer (item level 28), Ta'Kierthan Songblade (item level 28) and Blade of Unholy Might (item level 29).
Nearest lower item levels below Archeus among Weapon > Sword: Heavy Copper Broadsword (item level 11), Blunt Claymore (item level 10), Lost Cerulean Edge (item level 1), Lost Winter's Hunger (item level 1) and Lost Frostwolf's Stand (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Archeus is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Archeus next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Archeus
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
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