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Deteriorating Blade
Item Level 29Binds when equipped
Main HandWeapon
5 - 8 DamageSpeed 2.60
(2.5 damage per second)
Requires Level 26
Sell price: 23 gold80 silver
Current price
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The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.
Its a good idea to sell all gray items while farming instead of destroying them. Its worth the bag space when you add up all the gold you could make from it. Vendor Trash FTW!
Sometimes found on the AH for some reason.
It's a one handed weapon. But yes, they did want everything to be vendor trash.
- Listings are down 45% from their 7 day average (2 vs 4 units).live market
- Today's price is on the high side: only 41% of recorded snapshots were pricier.live market
Deteriorating Blade Price History
Realm Auction HouseSupply & Availability
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On Deteriorating Blade's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 39 gold29 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 25 gold to 52 gold33 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
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Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Deteriorating Blade is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 1374. 4 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
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 Deteriorating Blade (item level 29) in item level among Weapon > Sword.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deteriorating Blade (this item) | 29 | 26 | 2.5 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Draenic Sparring Blade | 29 | 25 | 4.0 DPS. Vendor | Not listed |
 Battlefell Sabre | 29 | 24 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Telaari Longblade | 29 | 24 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Sword of Zeal | 29 | 24 | 4.0 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Frostguard | 29 | 24 | 4.0 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Gurubashi Slicer | 29 | 25 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Agility or Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Fiery Vengeance | 29 | 25 | 4.0 DPS, +3 Strength, +5 Dodge, +1 Versatility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Mirah's Lullaby | 29 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +4 Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed | |
| Blackguard | 29 | 25 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +3 Stamina, +10 Parry. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Sageblade | 29 | 24 | 2.1 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
Next item levels up from Deteriorating Blade among Weapon > Sword: Felsteel Longblade (item level 31), Blade of Wizardry (item level 31), Crystalblade of the Draenei (item level 31), Bone Collector Sword (item level 31) and Hope Ender (item level 32).
Nearest lower item levels below Deteriorating Blade among Weapon > Sword: Widow Blade (item level 27), Bloodrazor (item level 26), Rune Sword (item level 26), Shortsword of Vengeance (item level 25) and Phantom Blade (item level 25).
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.