A Rare One-Handed Sword, item level 21, requires level 13, binds when equipped.
On Tainted Pierce's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 425,000 gold86 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 35,700 gold85 silver to 425,000 gold90 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Corrupts the target, causing damage over 3 sec.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 36, requires level 31 and sells to vendors for 92s 22c. In Classic Era it is item level 36, requires level 31 and sells to vendors for 92s 22c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 36, requires level 31 and sells to vendors for 92s 22c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 36, requires level 31 and sells to vendors for 92s 22c. In MoP Classic it is item level 36, requires level 31 and sells to vendors for 92s 22c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 21 | 13 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 50s 78c |
| WoW Forever | 36 | 31 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 92s 22c |
| Classic Era | 36 | 31 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 92s 22c |
| The Burning Crusade | 36 | 31 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 92s 22c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 36 | 31 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 92s 22c |
| MoP Classic | 36 | 31 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 92s 22c |
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.
Tainted Pierce uses icon file 135340, which 10 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Dazzling Mithril Rapier ID 7944 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 25Electrocutioner Leg ID 9446 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 18Blazing Rapier ID 12777 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 28Speedsteel Rapier ID 13034 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 22Defias Rapier ID 1925 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 12Adamantite Rapier ID 23505 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 31Advisor's Rapier ID 23660 · Quest "A finely crafted elven sword, destined for the slag heap of a Dark Iron smithy."Windforged Rapier ID 30077 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 31Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8225 (8216 to 8247) were usually added in the same batch as Tainted Pierce: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Big Voodoo Cloak ID 8216 · Armor - Cloth · item level 25
Quickdraw Quiver ID 8217 · Container · item level 24
Thick Leather Ammo Pouch ID 8218 · Container · item level 24
Blade of the Basilisk ID 8223 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 21
Silithid Ripper ID 8224 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 21
The Butcher ID 8226 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 19
Flawless Draenethyst Sphere ID 8244 · Quest
Imperial Red Tunic ID 8245 · Armor - Cloth · item level 28
Imperial Red Boots ID 8246 · Armor - Cloth · item level 27
Imperial Red Bracers ID 8247 · Armor - Cloth · item level 26The raw ItemSparse values for item 8225 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Tainted Pierce 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 Tainted Pierce 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 Tainted Pierce
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
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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