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Darkthorn Piercer

Item Level 7
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
2 - 3 DamageSpeed 2.60
(1.0 damage per second)
+1 Strength
+1 Stamina
Sell price: 5 silver73 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

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

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Darkthorn Piercer is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.

Darkthorn Piercer Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Darkthorn Piercer is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 1942. 1 other item wears the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Darkthorn Piercer 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 Darkthorn Piercer (item level 7) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 1 to 12.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Darkthorn Piercer (this item)71.0 DPS, +1 Strength, +1 Stamina. QuestNot listed
Copper Shortsword420.6 DPS. Crafted with Classic BlacksmithingNot listed
Defias Rapier1271.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +3 Critical Strike. World DropNot listed
Blackwater Cutlass1271.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +2 Critical Strike. World DropNot listed
Pitted Defias Shortsword20.4 DPS. World DropNot listed
Drakonid Striker's Cutlass1600.4 DPS. World DropNot listed
Wingcrest Scimitar1600.4 DPS. World DropNot listed
Primal Revenant's Frostblade1600.4 DPS. World DropNot listed
Primal Revenant's Emberblade1600.4 DPS. World DropNot listed
Tyrhold Shortsword1600.4 DPS. World DropNot listed
Ornate Blade of the Royal Guard10.4 DPS. World DropNot listed

Defias Rapier has the highest item level here (12).

Next item levels up from Darkthorn Piercer among Weapon > Sword: The Butcher (item level 19), The Black Knight (item level 19), Sword of Decay (item level 20), Zealot Blade (item level 20) and Knightly Longsword (item level 21).

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

3D Model

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