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Edge of the First Blade Drops From

Advisor Melandrus - Court of StarsMythic Keystone

Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here. The tags show which difficulties each encounter can award it on.

Edge of the First Blade 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.

Edge of the First Blade Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 28279. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Edge of the First Blade 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 4 items nearest to Edge of the First Blade (item level 250) in item level among Weapon > Sword.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Edge of the First Blade (this item)	250	58	49.0 DPS, +43 Strength, +65 Stamina, +43 Mastery, +23 Critical Strike	Not listed
Dawnforged Long Blade	197	90	29.8 DPS, +26 Agility or Strength, +39 Stamina. Crafted with Midnight Blacksmithing	Not listed
Thalassian Competitor's Sword	197	90	29.8 DPS, +26 Strength, +39 Stamina. Crafted with Midnight Blacksmithing	Not listed
Tarnished Dawnlit Shortsword	197	90	29.8 DPS, +26 Agility, +39 Stamina, +24 Haste, +20 Critical Strike. World Drop	Not listed
Tarnished Dawnlit Longsword	197	90	29.8 DPS, +26 Strength, +39 Stamina, +24 Versatility, +20 Critical Strike. World Drop	Not listed

Next item levels up from Edge of the First Blade among Weapon > Sword: Worn Shadowguard Longsword (item level 400), Arathi Sword (item level 545), Expeditionary Blade (item level 545), Algari Competitor's Sword (item level 577) and Gold-Plated Sword (item level 600).

Nearest lower item levels below Edge of the First Blade among Weapon > Sword: Reinforced Rapier (item level 100), Notorious Combatant's Cutlass (item level 60), Volcanospike (item level 60), Plundered Splitblade Slicer (item level 60) and Plundered Jinyu Longsword (item level 60).

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

Edge of the First Blade