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Thornblade
Item Level 12Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
2 - 4 DamageSpeed 1.80
(1.7 damage per second)
+3 Agility
Sell price: 14 silver9 copper
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name daggers among their preferred weapons:
- Survival Hunter: Polearm, Staff, Axe, Dagger, Sword
- Assassination Rogue: Daggers
- Subtlety Rogue: Daggers
- Discipline Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
- Holy Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
- Shadow Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
- Elemental Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
- Restoration Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
- 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
- Balance Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
- Restoration Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
- 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 9 items nearest to Thornblade (item level 12) in item level among Weapon > Dagger, from item level 12 to 22.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornblade (this item) | 12 | 1.7 DPS, +3 Agility | Not listed | |
 Big Bronze Knife | 12 | 7 | 1.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +3 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Goblin Screwdriver | 12 | 7 | 1.7 DPS, +3 Agility. World Drop | Not listed |
| Pearl-Handled Dagger | 14 | 9 | 2.2 DPS, +2 Agility, +2 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Claw of the Shadowmancer | 19 | 12 | 1.7 DPS, +3 Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Vendetta | 20 | 13 | 3.6 DPS, +4 Agility, +4 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
 Deadly Kris | 21 | 13 | 3.6 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Searing Golden Blade | 22 | 14 | 1.7 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 The Ziggler | 22 | 14 | 3.6 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Stonevault Shiv | 22 | 15 | 3.6 DPS, +5 Agility, +3 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
The Ziggler has the highest item level here (22).
Next item levels up from Thornblade among Weapon > Dagger: Razor Blade (item level 23), Gut Ripper (item level 24), Sacrificial Kris (item level 24), Widowmaker (item level 25) and Gutwrencher (item level 25).
Nearest lower item levels below Thornblade among Weapon > Dagger: Miniature Winter Veil Tree (item level 1), Twilight Ritualist's Stiletto (item level 1), Cultist's Sacrificial Kris (item level 1), Daggerspine Trident Tine (item level 1) and Glistening Sin'dorei Twinblade (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Thornblade in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Thornblade 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 Thornblade next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Thornblade in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Thornblade is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Thornblade in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Thornblade is uncommon quality, item level 20 with no level requirement.
- What does Thornblade sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 14s 9c for one Thornblade in Classic Era.
- What slot is Thornblade in WoW Classic?
- Thornblade is a One-Hand in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.
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 Thornblade
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Thornblade 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.