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Mercenary Blade
Item Level 21Binds when equipped
One-HandWeapon
7 - 11 DamageSpeed 2.60
(3.5 damage per second)
+3 Agility
+5 Stamina
Requires Level 13
Sell price: 6 gold4 silver
Current price
See chart
- Cheapest realm right now is 97% under the 51-realm average.live market
- Listings are down 25% from their 7 day average (2 vs 3 units).live market
- Today's price is cheaper than 60% of recorded snapshots.live market
Mercenary Blade 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 Mercenary Blade's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 98 gold34 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 47 gold25 silver to 445 gold93 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Mercenary Blade is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 4405. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Mercenary Blade.
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 Mercenary Blade (item level 21) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 19 to 23.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercenary Blade (this item) | 21 | 13 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Nobles Brand | 22 | 15 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Scorpion Sting | 22 | 14 | 3.5 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Annealed Blade | 22 | 15 | 3.5 DPS, +4 Strength, +4 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Ginn-Su Sword | 22 | 15 | 3.5 DPS, +5 Agility, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
 Speedsteel Rapier | 22 | 15 | 3.5 DPS, +5 Agility, +2 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Sword of Decay | 20 | 13 | 3.5 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Zealot Blade | 20 | 13 | 1.5 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +7 Versatility. World Drop | Not listed |
 Dazzling Longsword | 22 | 15 | 3.5 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
| Ebon Scimitar | 23 | 16 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 The Butcher | 19 | 12 | 3.1 DPS, +4 Agility, +3 Stamina | Not listed |
Ebon Scimitar has the highest item level here (23).
Next item levels up from Mercenary Blade among Weapon > Sword: Blazing Rapier (item level 28), Assassination Blade (item level 28), Intrepid Shortblade (item level 28), Valiant Shortblade (item level 28) and Blackguard (item level 29).
Nearest lower item levels below Mercenary Blade among Weapon > Sword: Defias Rapier (item level 12), Blackwater Cutlass (item level 12), Copper Shortsword (item level 4), Pitted Defias Shortsword (item level 2) and Distinguished Blade of Cartel Al (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Mercenary Blade in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Mercenary Blade is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Mercenary Blade next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Mercenary Blade in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Mercenary Blade is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Mercenary Blade in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Mercenary Blade is Uncommon quality, item level 36 and requires level 31.
- What does Mercenary Blade sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 81s 65c for one Mercenary Blade in Classic Era.
- What slot is Mercenary Blade in WoW Classic?
- Mercenary Blade is a One-Hand Sword in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Mercenary Blade
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
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
- Appearances in the beta client
- 1 recorded look
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.