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The Dreadblades

Item Level 10
Binds when picked up
Off HandWeapon
3 - 4 DamageSpeed 2.60
(1.3 damage per second)
+1 Agility
+2 Stamina
+1 Critical Strike
+1 Mastery
“No blade can shed the blood of so many innocents and not demand a toll on its wielder as well. They are no treasure.”
Sell price: 2 gold5 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon
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The Dreadblades Game Data

Appearance

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

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 19.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
The Dreadblades (this item)101.3 DPS, +1 Agility, +2 Stamina, +1 Critical Strike, +1 MasteryNot 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
Bronze Shortsword1592.1 DPS, +4 Agility. Crafted with Classic BlacksmithingNot listed
Heavy Copper Longsword530.6 DPS, +1 Agility. Crafted with Classic BlacksmithingNot listed
Fighter Broadsword17102.7 DPS, +3 Agility, +4 Stamina. World DropNot 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
The Butcher19123.1 DPS, +4 Agility, +3 StaminaNot listed
The Black Knight19123.1 DPS. World DropNot listed

The Butcher has the highest item level here (19).

Next item levels up from The Dreadblades among Weapon > Sword: Knightly Longsword (item level 21), Mercenary Blade (item level 21), Dazzling Longsword (item level 22), Annealed Blade (item level 22) and Ginn-Su Sword (item level 22).

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 The Dreadblades

The Dreadblades is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market 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.