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The Dreadblades

Item Level 10
Binds when picked up
Main HandWeapon
3 - 4 DamageSpeed 2.60
(1.3 damage per second)
+1 Agility
+2 Stamina
+1 Critical Strike
+1 Mastery
Socket
Socket
Equip: 7.0 Artifacts - All Weapons - General Weapon Equipped Passive (CSA)
Equip: Curse of the Dreadblades
Effect: The Dreadblades
“She saw herself commanding an impossibly large pirate fleet, one that could conquer the high seas and all the nations of Azeroth. Every ship that dared to challenge her burned, and every city gave up its treasures or was destroyed.”
Sell price: 1 gold59 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon
  • Fate item.client data

An Artifact One-Handed Sword Main Hand, item level 10, 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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The Dreadblades Game Data

Appearance

Appearance IDs: 28346, 28344, 28345, 28347. 3 other items wear the same appearance:

Achievements

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How The Dreadblades 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 The Dreadblades (item level 10) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 1 to 15.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
The Dreadblades (this item)101.3 DPS, +1 Agility, +2 Stamina, +1 Critical Strike, +1 MasteryNot listed
Scimitar1171.5 DPS. VendorNot 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
Fangblade152.1 DPS, +3 Agility, +1 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Bronze Shortsword1592.1 DPS, +4 Agility. Crafted with Classic BlacksmithingNot listed
Heavy Copper Longsword530.6 DPS, +1 Agility. Crafted with Classic BlacksmithingNot listed
Copper Shortsword420.6 DPS. Crafted with Classic BlacksmithingNot listed
Pitted Defias Shortsword20.4 DPS. World DropNot listed
Distinguished Blade of Cartel Al1600.4 DPS, Agility or Strength or Intellect. World DropNot listed
Lost Blade of Spacial Descent1800.4 DPS. World DropNot listed

Bronze Shortsword has the highest item level here (15).

Next item levels up from The Dreadblades among Weapon > Sword: Sword of Decay (item level 20), Zealot Blade (item level 20), Jade Serpentblade (item level 20), Blade of the Basilisk (item level 21) and Dazzling Longsword (item level 22).

Nearest lower item levels below The Dreadblades among Weapon > Sword: Hal'hadar Darkblade's Edge (item level 1) and Forgotten Sword of Vilaldoun (item level 1).

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

Where The Dreadblades Fits

Other Items Named The Dreadblades

3 other items in the current build are also called The Dreadblades. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

  • The Dreadblades ID 134552 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 10 "No blade can shed the blood of so many innocents and not demand a toll on its wielder as well. They are no..."
  • The Dreadblades ID 242588 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 13 "She saw herself commanding an impossibly large pirate fleet, one that could conquer the high seas and all..."
  • The Dreadblades ID 242604 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 13 "No blade can shed the blood of so many innocents and not demand a toll on its wielder as well. They are no..."

Items That Share The Dreadblades's Icon

The Dreadblades uses icon file 1267793, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

  • The Dreadblades ID 134552 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 10 "No blade can shed the blood of so many innocents and not demand a toll on its wielder as well. They are no..."
  • The Dreadblades ID 242588 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 13 "She saw herself commanding an impossibly large pirate fleet, one that could conquer the high seas and all..."
  • The Dreadblades ID 242604 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 13 "No blade can shed the blood of so many innocents and not demand a toll on its wielder as well. They are no..."

Items Numbered Next to The Dreadblades

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 128872 (128866 to 128877) were usually added in the same batch as The Dreadblades: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

  • Truthguard ID 128866 · Armor - Shield · item level 10 "With the first hammer fall, rivers of magma spilled from the icy mountains. With the second, the sky howled..."
  • Oathseeker ID 128867 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 10 "Killing for the sake of killing... conquering for the sake of conquest... there is no honor in such things...."
  • Light's Wrath ID 128868 · Weapon - Staff · item level 10 "It was with our greatest hopes and prayers that we attended the ceremony that day... and it is with our..."
  • The Kingslayers ID 128869 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 10 "It was not a pleasant death. But it was fast, quiet, and efficient. When the orc took his last breath, the..."
  • The Kingslayers ID 128870 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 10 "Countless voices hushed, and countless leaders toppled... all at the whim of his foul command. There would..."
  • Fury of the Stonemother ID 128873 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 10 "Created through the power of Doomhammer and the powerful shaman who wields it."
  • A Tiny Scarecrow Costume ID 128874 · Miscellaneous
  • Rotten Flank ID 128875 · Consumable "The maggots left behind what they could not finish."
  • Warhide Jerkin ID 128876 · Armor - Leather · item level 46
  • Warhide Footpads ID 128877 · Armor - Leather · item level 48

The Dreadblades Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 128872 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
7 gold95 silver
Vendor sell price
1 gold59 silver
Unique (max carried)
1
Material
Metal
Equip slot
Main Hand
Expansion ID
6
Flags
98336 / 12288 / 8388608 / 24 / 0

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

3D Model

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