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Howling Sword
Item Level 32Binds when equipped
One-HandWeapon
8 - 14 DamageSpeed 2.60
(4.2 damage per second)
+4 Intellect
+6 Stamina
Requires Level 26
Sell price: 64 gold88 silver
Current price
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- Cheapest realm right now is 100% under the 50-realm average.live market
- Today's price is on the high side: only 31% of recorded snapshots were pricier.live market
Howling Sword Price History
Realm Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Not currently listedWe track this item - no active Auction House listings in the latest scan. Prices appear here as soon as one is posted (scans run every 15 minutes).
On Howling Sword's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 300 gold49 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 100 gold49 silver to 416 gold51 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Howling Sword is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 6592. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Howling Sword.
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 Howling Sword (item level 32) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 30 to 33.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howling Sword (this item) | 32 | 26 | 4.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Hope Ender | 32 | 27 | 4.2 DPS, +4 Agility or Strength. World Drop | Not listed |
 Bone Collector Sword | 31 | 25 | 4.2 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Baron's Broadsword | 31 | 26 | 4.2 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Ethereum Phase Blade | 31 | 26 | 2.1 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. Vendor | Not listed |
 Lydia's Sharpened Swordbreaker | 33 | 28 | 4.2 DPS, +5 Strength, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Crystalblade of the Draenei | 31 | 26 | 4.2 DPS, +4 Strength, +5 Stamina, +5 Dodge, +2 Versatility. World Drop | Not listed |
 Felsteel Longblade | 31 | 27 | 4.2 DPS, +6 Agility, +4 Stamina. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Blade of Wizardry | 31 | 27 | 2.1 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Light-Etched Longsword | 30 | 25 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Skystrider Katana | 30 | 25 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Lydia's Sharpened Swordbreaker has the highest item level here (33).
Next item levels up from Howling Sword among Weapon > Sword: Soul Blade (item level 37), Volcanospike (item level 37), Saur-Singer Spellblade (item level 38), Blazefury, Reborn (item level 39) and Steelforged Saber (item level 44).
Nearest lower item levels below Howling Sword among Weapon > Sword: Bloodherald (item level 29), Bloodlord's Reaver (item level 29), Widow's Weep (item level 29), Shade's Blade (item level 29) and Blade of the Fallen Seraph (item level 29).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 3.80.2.69874, read from the beta game data we hold
- Appearances in the beta client
- 1 recorded look
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