A Rare One-Handed Sword, item level 20, requires level 13, binds when equipped.
On Sword of Decay's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 9,998 gold99 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 9,697 gold97 silver to 31,997 gold99 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Reduces target's Strength for 30 sec.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 28, requires level 23 and sells to vendors for 45s 62c. In Classic Era it is item level 28, requires level 23 and sells to vendors for 45s 62c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 28, requires level 23 and sells to vendors for 45s 62c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 28, requires level 23 and sells to vendors for 45s 62c. In MoP Classic it is item level 35, requires level 30 and sells to vendors for 88s 91c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 20 | 13 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 46s 59c |
| WoW Forever | 28 | 23 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 45s 62c |
| Classic Era | 28 | 23 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 45s 62c |
| The Burning Crusade | 28 | 23 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 45s 62c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 28 | 23 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 45s 62c |
| MoP Classic | 35 | 30 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 88s 91c |
In the Appearances collection, Sword of Decay is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 492. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name swords among their preferred weapons:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Sword of Decay uses icon file 135327, which 19 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Night Watch Shortsword ID 935 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 12Flamberge ID 2521 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 21Black Metal Shortsword ID 886 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 16Copper Shortsword ID 2847 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 4Shiver Blade ID 5182 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 12Battlefield Destroyer ID 8199 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 25Annealed Blade ID 9392 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 22Blade of Reckoning ID 12061 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 28Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 1727 (1720 to 1732) were usually added in the same batch as Sword of Decay: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Tanglewood Staff ID 1720 · Weapon - Staff · item level 24
Viking Warhammer ID 1721 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 27
Thornstone Sledgehammer ID 1722 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 23
Large Knapsack ID 1725 · Container · item level 20
Poison-Tipped Bone Spear ID 1726 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 21
Teebu's Blazing Longsword ID 1728 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 29
Gunnysack of the Night Watch ID 1729 · Container · item level 16
Worn Mail Belt ID 1730 · Armor - Mail · item level 6
Worn Mail Boots ID 1731 · Armor - Mail · item level 6
Worn Mail Bracers ID 1732 · Armor - Mail · item level 7The raw ItemSparse values for item 1727 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Sword of Decay 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 Sword of Decay next to the live retail market on this page.
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 Sword of Decay
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
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