Blackguard

This is crafted through the Thorium Brotherhood Reputation, If you don't have access to ZG, or Onyxia (for Quel'Serrar) this is a fantastic tanking weapon. The materials are a little high though -_-

bo price is 1200 omg that's cheep xD

I have two of these as tanking weapons on my Death Knight, tanking old school raids. Kinda funny to see how easy tanking with a death knight is now, compared to tanking with a warrior or the very occasional paladin/bear back then.

NRRRR, it's almost like it's an item from the same place, but before some kind of CATACLYSMIC change...

Ohhh, okay, thanks :)

It doesn't really have much use anymore, but it is the ONLY weapon that looks great if you're making a Blood Elf paladin "Blood Knight" :D

The price on cores is going down daily it seems, but this sword is still waay overpriced. I suppose if you run a farmer sweatshop or something and have limitless gold, go for it. It is a great tanking weapon... that you'll be using for 2 months, at most.

I agree with the above comment, it is so far the best BoE tanking weapon in the game but probably not worth getting if your guild is doing endgame.

Also seems good for a Survival Hunter that wants to Dual Wield.

Looks good imo :)

in my neighborhood, all the guards are black.

[quote]Depends on the players, not on the classes [/quote] because faceroll classes/specs have never ever existed in the game, ever you got voted down by someone who thinks your statements are invalid

I came here expecting funny comments about the name. [i]I am dissapointed[/i].

Step away from the loot, muthafu-

I kind of regret making myself one of these. As is apparent with the level 80+ green drops, dodge/parry on a weapon is no longer really sought after...but this excellent little blade spoils me. If only it had a better look to it.

Dodge and Parry not sought after? Seriously? Dodge and Parry are pure avoidance, as opposed to mitigation. Even shield tanks are hot after Dodge and Parry. The fact that you posted this post-Cataclysm makes me wonder what game you have been playing.

to emphasize on this, actually, one needs to take into consideration that the only stat more important than dodge/parry, to a shield tank, is mastery (before CTC, that is). but mastery is not available at level 60, making you wonder _what_ stat exactly is sought after, rather than dodge/parry =P

Sought after in weapons, of course.

It's amazing for it's time, since when this kind of weaponry was released, Blizzard had a strange way to develop gear (wierd stats/speeds so you couldn't be sure what kind of spec should use them); but this little blade fulfills its utility amazingly: has good speed, decent top-end damage (for threat generation), 90+ health (it was not that few for Vanilla) and parry (I suppose it used to be defense) rating on the side. These kind of all-out tanking items was rare on Vanilla, since proper gearing only began truly with AQ, maybe BWL, and even rarer on a craftable BOE. Regarding the mats, they were a bit prohibitive, but then again this was amazing.

Unique looking sword that's mats are relatively easy to farm and craft for a blacksmith/miner. Now to find a matching shield...

http://www.wowhead.com/item=27449 or http://www.wowhead.com/item=28358 works well.

This is an excellent weapon if you use [url=http://www.wowhead.com/transmog-set=1055]Dark Iron Plate[/url] for transmog. Of course putting together the materials for the entire set is painful, it just looks great.

I know this thread is old, but you can actually buy most of the Dark Iron set from a vendor in Shattrath now. I believe the shoulders are a different art though they are the right colors.

Hey, does anyone know what boots the blood elf in the screenshot is wearing? I've only recently started paying any attention to transmog, and I want them. :P

I'd say this is a good dual-wielding alternative to [item=13348], if you don't want to break the looks when you swap specs. Or [item=10823], which is closer in color scheme, but (a) looks too heavy for my taste and (b) no longer obtainable. Could be better if it would sheath on the back, though. IMO.