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Rune Sword

Item Level 26
Binds when equipped
One-HandWeapon
7 - 12 DamageSpeed 2.60
(3.7 damage per second)
+3 Intellect
+5 Stamina
Requires Level 20
Sell price: 58 gold14 silver
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30D typical 199 gold
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Rune Sword Price History

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On Rune Sword's most active realm, the Auction House minimum price has typically sold around 199 gold over the last 30 days, ranging from 76 gold to 435 gold48 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.

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45512+7via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Another really fast (and nice looking) sword, besides the Knightly Longsword (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=864). Almost as wonderful for a Prot Spec Paladin looking to maximise their Seal and Judgement procs.

35086+8via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

This sword is great as an offhand for a rogue at 46, especially nice for combat potency. Along with a Thrash Blade in the mainhand, it replaced my Vanquisher/Omen set. At level 50, consider upgrading to the "Hanzo Sword" for even better speed and higher DPS.

56415+6via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

This Sword looks awesome and is great for prot paladin trying to get maximum procs or tear it up with Seal of Crusader, one of the better green swords you can get due to its speed (if that is what you want) in this level range.

227677-1via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

this is a cool looking sword, good speed. and for those who RP check [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?compare=16713:16711:16710:16721:16708:16709:16712:16707:15216:15216]this[/url] out =) it fits perfect with the Shadowcraft set (Rogue Dungeon 1)

sephyre+109via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

If you're going for appearance, here is a list of daggers and swords with that Japanese look and their respective handle colors:

[u]Daggers[/u]: [item=10625] Black handle: Very low random drop from Sunken Temple mobs [item=1935] Blue handle, random drop primarily in regular Shadowfang Keep; also drops from pick-pocketed boxes from level 20-ish mobs [item=25306] Blue handle, random Outland world drop [item=5756] Brownish handle: Very low random drop from Scarlet Monastery mobs [item=4088] Brown handle, random world drop from level 40-50 quest zones/dungeons [item=57492] Brown handle; Horde quest reward from [quest=26063] in Stonetalon Mountains [item=53300] Blue handle; Alliance quest reward from [quest=25153] in Southern Barrens

[u]Swords[/u] (one handed): [item=23540] from [item=23629] -- sits on your back instead of hip [item=12535] Black handle: Very low random drop from Blackrock Depths or [npc=9026] who guards the entrance [item=8190] Black handle: Very low random world drop from mobs in level 50-60 quest zones and dungeons in Azeroth [item=15216] Silver with black patterns; random drop from level 48-53 mobs [item=7943] Black handle, from a blacksmithing pattern: [item=8029] [item=13036] Green handle: low random world drop from mobs in level 50-60 quest zones and dungeons in Azeroth [item=9718] Green handle; Very difficult to get; involves rare drops and such; it's too complicated to summarize quickly. [item=9424] Green handle; Low random drop from mobs in Uldaman -- sits on your back instead of hip [item=25147] Brown handle, random drop from Outlands. [item=13953] Brown handle, [s]drop from [npc=1853] in scholomance EDIT: No longer drops in game. [/s] EDIT 2: There is a way to get this now thanks to Hegs' comment. See here: [url=https://www.wowhead.com/news/how-to-enter-old-scholomance-farm-once-removed-transmog-items-333981]Link to Old Scholomance attunement article[/url] [item=17054] Blue handle, 0.02% drop from a rare mob in Azshara, [npc=6650] [item=53256] Blue handle, Horde quest reward from [quest=24637] in Southern Barrens [item=67214] Red handle, quest reward from [quest=28628] in Winterspring [item=60702] Red handle, Alliance quest reward from [quest=26520] in Redridge Mountains [item=53280] Wood sword, Alliance quest reward from [quest=25108] in Southern Barrens

[u]Swords[/u] (two handed): [item=2205] Black handle; very rare world drop from Shadowfang Keep; debate as to whether this still drops [item=2801] Brownish handle; Very low drop rate from vanilla raid mobs [item=9385] Brown handle; random drop mostly from level 32-38 mobs [item=6909] Brown and green; 30% drop from [npc=4829] in Blackfathom Deeps [item=2822] Wood sword, the mob that drops it is no longer in the game, so it is a rare one to have. [item=16039] Purple/gold; [s]dropped by rare mob Lord Darkscythe in Eastern Plaguelands[/s] EDIT: No longer drops in game. [item=5813] Reddish/pink handle; Alliance quest reward from [quest=26472] [item=15251] Green/blue-black; world drop; mainly off 39-45 level mobs, (some level deviation for instances). [item=3854] Silver/gold handle; taught by [item=3868], dropped primarily by level 35-45 mobs. [item=10573] Gold handle; rare drop from Razorfen Downs [item=15257] Blue handle; random drop mainly from the old vanilla raids [item=25987] Blue handle; quest reward from [quest=10255] in Hellfire Peninsula

Hegs+1via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

As of patch 10.1.5, [item=13953] is now obtainable again after doing the attunement quest to grant access to Old Scholomance: [url=https://www.wowhead.com/news/how-to-enter-old-scholomance-farm-once-removed-transmog-items-333981]Link to the news article explaining the attunement[/url]

885261+6via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

The Field of Honor in Burning Steppes is probably your best bet if you want to farm these. There are about 100 mobs divided into 4 companies there (3 in front of Blackrock Stronghold, another 1 to the east (reinforcements?)) ; on average you will get one uncommon item per company. They respawn within a few minutes.

S7orm-2via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

the best way to farm this is probably Strath, there's a 3% chance of drop from Ramstein and a ~.1% chance dfrom almost every humanoid mob in the UD side of the istance. Just enter and pull the whole istance, kill the bosses to unlock the gate and AoE at the end, 5-10 mins per clear and you should get a sword within 10-15 runs

Happystewie+5via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

This dropped off a [url=https://wowhead.com/npc=6509]Bloodpetal Lasher[/url] after 22 kills in Un'Goro. Good luck!

[b]Edit Update:[/b]

[b][u]Zones[/u][/b]

[b]Blasted Lands[/b] - [url=https://wowhead.com/npc=41254]Enthralled Cultist[/url], 36 kills

[b]Un'Goro Crater[/b] - [url=https://wowhead.com/npc=6509]Bloodpetal Lasher[/url], 22 kills

[b][u]Dungeons[/u][/b]

[b]Blackrock Depths[/b] - [url=https://wowhead.com/npc=8894]Anvrilrage Medic[/url], 3 runs - [url=https://wowhead.com/npc=8902]Shadowforge Citizen[/url], 13 runs - [url=https://wowhead.com/npc=8896]Shadowforge Peasant[/url], 3 runs

[b]Stratholme[/b] - [url=https://wowhead.com/npc=10391]Skeletal Berserker[/url], 5 runs - [url=https://wowhead.com/npc=10399]Thuzadin Acolyte[/url], 1 run

[b]Zul'Farrak[/b] - [url=https://www.wowhead.com/npc=8095/sullithuz-sandcrawler]Sul'lithuz Sandcrawler[/url], 20 runs