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Recruit's Greatsword

Item Level 29
Binds when picked up
Two-HandWeapon
14 - 24 DamageSpeed 3.60
(5.3 damage per second)
+7 Strength
+11 Stamina
Sell price: 6 gold41 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

An Uncommon Two-Handed Sword, item level 29, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).

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Recruit's Greatsword Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Recruit's Greatsword is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 3672. 1 other item wears the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Recruit's Greatsword Compares

Who It Suits

In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name swords among their preferred weapons:

  • Arms Warrior: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
  • Fury Warrior: Dual Two-Handed Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Retribution Paladin: Two-Handed Sword, Mace, Axe
  • Blood Death Knight: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
  • Unholy Death Knight: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Recruit's Greatsword (item level 29) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 28 to 30.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Recruit's Greatsword (this item)295.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Royal Crusader Sword29245.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Arcanite Champion29245.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic BlacksmithingNot listed
Doombringer29235.3 DPS. World DropNot listed
Blade of Unholy Might29255.3 DPS, +5 Stamina, +7 Strength. Crafted with Classic BlacksmithingNot listed
Dragon Wing Blade30255.4 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Blade of Misfortune30255.4 DPS, +8 Strength, +8 Stamina, +19 Critical Strike. World DropNot listed
Deathblow28215.3 DPS. World DropNot listed
Demonslayer28225.3 DPS. World DropNot listed
Ta'Kierthan Songblade28225.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Destiny28225.3 DPS. World DropNot listed

Dragon Wing Blade has the highest item level here (30).

Next item levels up from Recruit's Greatsword among Weapon > Sword: Lionheart Executioner, Reborn (item level 39), Lunarglow Greatsword (item level 39), Incised Greatsword (item level 40), Windworn Greatsword (item level 44) and Howling Greatsword (item level 44).

Nearest lower item levels below Recruit's Greatsword among Weapon > Sword: Sword of the Magistrate (item level 22), Archaic Defender (item level 21), Flamberge (item level 21), Pysan's Old Greatsword (item level 20) and Combatant Claymore (item level 19).

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

Where Recruit's Greatsword Fits

Items That Share Recruit's Greatsword's Icon

Recruit's Greatsword uses icon file 135277, which 92 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:

  • Recruit's Mageblade ID 134646 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 23
  • The Horseman's Sinister Slicer ID 117356 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 44 "Soldiers arise, stand and fight!"
  • The Horseman's Sinister Slicer ID 87570 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 39 "Soldiers arise, stand and fight!"
  • Blade of the Anointed ID 87389 · Quest "The sword glows a fiery red in your hand. Magical runes forming the word, "Unquenchable", are inlaid along..."
  • Blade of the Anointed ID 87282 · Quest "The sword glows a fiery red in your hand. Magical runes forming the word, "Unquenchable", are inlaid along..."

Items Numbered Next to Recruit's Greatsword

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 134664 (134659 to 134669) were usually added in the same batch as Recruit's Greatsword: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Recruit's Greatsword Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 134664 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
32 gold7 silver
Vendor sell price
6 gold41 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
Two-Hand
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.