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Sword of Searing Winds

Item Level 16
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
5 - 8 DamageSpeed 2.60
(2.5 damage per second)
+2 Agility
+3 Stamina
+3 Versatility
+2 Critical Strike
Requires Level 10
Sell price: 5 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

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

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Sword of Searing Winds Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 17980. 16 other items wear the same appearance; 11 of them are listed here.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Sword of Searing Winds Compares

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 Sword of Searing Winds (item level 16) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 12 to 20.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Sword of Searing Winds (this item)16102.5 DPS, +2 Agility, +3 Stamina, +3 Versatility, +2 Critical StrikeNot listed
Black Metal Shortsword16102.5 DPS, +2 Agility, +3 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Bronze Shortsword1592.1 DPS, +4 Agility. Crafted with Classic BlacksmithingNot listed
Fangblade152.1 DPS, +3 Agility, +1 Stamina. World DropNot listed
The Butcher19123.1 DPS, +4 Agility, +3 StaminaNot listed
The Black Knight19123.1 DPS. World DropNot listed
Jade Serpentblade20133.5 DPS, +4 Strength, +4 Agility. Crafted with Classic BlacksmithingNot listed
Sword of Decay20133.5 DPS. World DropNot listed
Zealot Blade20131.5 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +7 Versatility. World DropNot listed
Defias Rapier1271.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +3 Critical Strike. World DropNot listed
Blackwater Cutlass1271.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +2 Critical Strike. World DropNot listed

Sword of Decay has the highest item level here (20).

Next item levels up from Sword of Searing Winds among Weapon > Sword: Bloodrazor (item level 26), Rune Sword (item level 26), Widow Blade (item level 27), Hanzo Sword (item level 28) and Doomforged Straightedge (item level 28).

Nearest lower item levels below Sword of Searing Winds among Weapon > Sword: Notched Shortsword (item level 5), Pitted Defias Shortsword (item level 2), Distinguished Blade of Cartel Al (item level 1), Lost Blade of Spacial Descent (item level 1) and Drakonid Striker's Cutlass (item level 1).

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

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

About Sword of Searing Winds

Sword of Searing Winds is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.