MoP Classic item

Assassination Blade

Item 13036 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 57
Binds when equipped
One-HandSword
33 - 62 DamageSpeed 2.70
(17.6 damage per second)
+3 Strength
Durability 90 / 90
Requires Level 52
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 14.
Sell Price: 5 gold12 silver

About Assassination Blade

Assassination Blade is a rare one-hand sword on MoP Classic at item level 57, usable from level 52. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +3 Strength, with Critical Strike (14) as a secondary stat. It hits for 33 to 62 damage every 2.70 seconds, 17.6 damage per second. Other one-hand swords listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Crystal Sword (57), Krol Blade (56) and Blazing Rapier (56). The latest scan finds it on 6 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, KR 2, US 2); the cheapest buyout is 100 gold on Shimmering Flats (KR). A vendor pays 5 gold12 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm100 goldShimmering Flats (KR)

Typical market (EU)735 gold36 silver

Median min buyout735 gold36 silver

Realms with listings6EU 2, KR 2, US 2

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 13:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
FlamegorEU · Russian	490 gold75 silver	490 gold75 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 13:08 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	979 gold98 silver	979 gold98 silver	8	8	2026-11-03 13:08 UTC
Shimmering FlatsKR · Korea	100 gold	100 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 12:57 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	149 gold99 silver	200 gold	9	9	2026-11-03 12:29 UTC
MankrikUS · Legacy	4,989 gold15 silver	4,989 gold15 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 12:29 UTC
LokholarKR · Korea	15,000 gold	15,000 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 12:57 UTC

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One-hand sword items near item level 57

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 34 other one-hand sword items between item level 40 and 70; 11 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 17.6 damage per second ranks 16th of 35 one-hand sword items in this group; Teebu's Blazing Longsword (item level 65, requires level 60) has the most, 47.2.
Attack speeds among the 35 one-hand sword items in this group run from 1.60 seconds (Dimensional Blade) to 2.90 seconds (Teebu's Blazing Longsword); it swings every 2.70 seconds.
+3 Strength ranks 4th of 4 one-hand sword items with Strength; Annealed Blade (item level 40, requires level 35) has the most, +7.
+14 Critical Strike ranks 1st of 5 one-hand sword items with Critical Strike, the most in this group (level with 1 other item).
Sageblade has the most fixed stat points in this group, 168 against 17 here.
Its lowest listed price, 100 gold, ranks 13th of 32 listed one-hand sword items in this group.
Cheapest listed one-hand sword items at a similar or higher item level: Crystal Sword at 8 gold (item level 57, requires level 52), Hanzo Sword at 9 gold (item level 55, requires level 50), Battlefell Sabre at 21 gold99 silver (item level 62, requires level 57).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 4 item levels of 57: one-handed mace (10): Viking Warhammer, Bonesnapper, Baron Charr's Sceptre; one-handed axe (9): Axe of Rin'ji, Serathil, Ribsplitter; dagger (6): The Shadowfoot Stabber, Julie's Dagger, Shadowblade; fist weapon (1): Vilerend Slicer.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Rune Sword	51	46	15.6 (1.60s)	none	14 gold
Widow Blade	54	49	16.5 (2.00s)	none	5 gold
Hanzo Sword	55	50	36.1 (1.80s)	none	9 gold
Blazing Rapier	56	51	17.1 (1.70s)	none	555 gold99 silver
Doomforged Straightedge	56	51	17.3 (2.60s)	+7 Strength, +7 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike	3,855 gold
Krol Blade	56	51	17.1 (2.80s)	+7 Strength, +5 Stamina, +14 Critical Strike	4,444 gold55 silver
Assassination Blade	57	52	17.6 (2.70s)	+3 Strength, +14 Critical Strike	100 gold
Crystal Sword	57	52	17.6 (2.30s)	none	8 gold
Dimensional Blade	59	54	18.1 (1.60s)	none	-
Battlefell Sabre	62	57	37.0 (2.20s)	none	21 gold99 silver
Elemental Attuned Blade	63	58	45.7 (2.10s)	+9 Stamina, +8 Spirit, +134 Spell Power	875,000 gold
Sword of Zeal	63	58	19.6 (2.80s)	none	49 gold

Where Assassination Blade Fits

Items That Share Assassination Blade's Icon

Assassination Blade uses the same icon art, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:

Ginn-Su Sword ID 9424 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 40 · lowest 90,000g on 3 realms

Items Numbered Next to Assassination Blade

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13036 (13031 to 13041) were usually added in the same batch as Assassination Blade: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Orb of Mistmantle ID 13031 · Armor · item level 28 · lowest 49g on 3 realms
Sword of Corruption ID 13032 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 27 · lowest 500g on 2 realms
Zealot Blade ID 13033 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 34 · lowest 399g on 4 realms
Speedsteel Rapier ID 13034 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 41 · lowest 1,228g on 7 realms
Serpent Slicer ID 13035 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 49 · lowest 10g on 5 realms
Crystalpine Stinger ID 13037 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 32 · lowest 249g on 2 realms
Swiftwind ID 13038 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 40 · lowest 250g on 2 realms
Skull Splitting Crossbow ID 13039 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 48 · lowest 7g on 6 realms
Heartseeking Crossbow ID 13040 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 56 · lowest 10g on 6 realms
Guardian Blade ID 13041 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 26 · lowest 25g on 4 realms

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Critical Strike.

Item 13036	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	57	57	28
Required level	52	52	52
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	71 - 132	33 - 62	71 - 132
Speed	2.70	2.70	2.70
Damage per second	37.6	17.6	37.6
Strength	3	3	-
Critical Strike	-	14	-
Effects	Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%.	-	-
Sell price	4 gold9 silver	5 gold12 silver	4 gold9 silver

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MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 14:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 12
Lowest buyout seen: 7 goldGehennas (EU), 2026-10-31 10:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 100,000 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 4,093

US median, latest 200gEU median, latest 491gKR median, latest 15,000g
Each line is one region's daily median of the cheapest buyout on every realm that listed it, from our hourly scans.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	KR low	KR median	KR realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	476 gold1 silver	490 gold75 silver	3	100 gold	15,000 gold	2	149 gold99 silver	200 gold	3
2026-11-02	255 gold	979 gold98 silver	3	150 gold	15,000 gold	2	195 gold	250 gold	4
2026-11-01	25 gold	255 gold	4	200 gold	298 gold	2	75 gold99 silver	4,989 gold15 silver	4
2026-10-31	7 gold	110 gold	5	250 gold	250 gold	1	66 gold66 silver	175 gold	3
2026-10-30	25 gold	125 gold	4	298 gold	298 gold	1	25 gold	133 gold33 silver	1
2026-10-29	25 gold	98 gold99 silver	4	350 gold	15,000 gold	2	133 gold33 silver	175 gold	2
2026-10-28	49 gold75 silver	50 gold	4	500 gold	15,000 gold	2	175 gold	175 gold	2

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 of 25, KR 2 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 2 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's MoP Classic Game Data API (static data 5.5.4.67732). Prices: per-unit buyouts from one Blizzard Auction House snapshot per connected realm per hour; market is the quantity-weighted median of a realm's listings. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	13036
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	57
Requires level	52
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	4 gold9 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)