MoP Classic item

Decapitating Sword

Item 3740 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 24
Binds when equipped
One-HandSword
22 - 42 DamageSpeed 2.60
(12.3 damage per second)
Durability 65 / 65
Requires Level 19
Sell Price: 30 silver65 copper

About Decapitating Sword

Decapitating Sword is an uncommon one-hand sword on MoP Classic at item level 24, usable from level 19. It binds when equipped. It hits for 22 to 42 damage every 2.60 seconds, 12.3 damage per second. It shares its appearance with Bluegill Kukri and Keen Machete. Other one-hand swords listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Bronze Shortsword (24), Militant Shortsword (22) and Twisted Sabre (26). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 2); the cheapest buyout is 55 silver95 copper on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 30 silver65 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm55 silver95 copperGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (EU)100 gold

Median min buyout25 gold

Realms with listings3EU 1, US 2

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 06:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	60 gold	100 gold	4	4	2026-09-19 06:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	55 silver95 copper	65 silver	8	8	2026-09-19 05:12 UTC
AtieshUS · Legacy	25 gold	25 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 05:12 UTC

One-hand sword items near item level 24

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 24 other one-hand sword items between item level 18 and 31; 16 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 12.3 damage per second ranks 8th of 25 one-hand sword items in this group; Heavy Marauder Scimitar (item level 27, requires level 22) has the most, 17.1.
Attack speeds among the 25 one-hand sword items in this group run from 1.70 seconds (Black Metal Shortsword) to 2.90 seconds (Sinister Scimitar); it swings every 2.60 seconds.
The Butcher has the most fixed stat points in this group, 9.
Next one-hand sword items up with fixed stats: Black Metal Shortsword (item level 26, requires level 21), Twisted Sabre (item level 26, requires level 21), Heavy Marauder Scimitar (item level 27, requires level 22), Skeletal Longsword (item level 27, requires level 22), Dragonmaw Shortsword (item level 28, requires level 23).
Its lowest listed price, 55 silver95 copper, ranks 2nd of 17 listed one-hand sword items in this group.
Cheapest listed one-hand sword items at a similar or higher item level: Viking Sword at 50 silver (item level 30, requires level 25), Militant Shortsword at 73 silver74 copper (item level 22, requires level 17), Fighter Broadsword at 1 gold50 silver (item level 27, requires level 22).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 24: one-handed mace (13): Diamond Hammer, Steelscale Crushfish, Crested Scepter; dagger (11): Blackfang, Deadly Bronze Poniard, Doomspike; one-handed axe (11): Razor's Edge, Bronze Axe, Black Metal Axe; fist weapon (1): Slicing Claw.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Militant Shortsword	22	17	7.0 (2.50s)	none	73 silver74 copper
Decapitating Sword	24	19	12.3 (2.60s)	none	55 silver95 copper
Bluegill Kukri	24	19	7.3 (2.80s)	+3 Strength	29,999 gold99 silver
Bronze Shortsword	24	19	12.4 (2.10s)	+3 Agility	10 gold99 silver
Shadowfang	24	19	15.6 (2.70s)	+6 Agility	-
Sword of the Night Sky	24	19	7.4 (1.70s)	+2 Strength, +2 Agility	-
Black Metal Shortsword	26	21	13.5 (1.70s)	+4 Shadow Resistance	-
Twisted Sabre	26	21	8.1 (1.80s)	+2 Stamina, +5 Spirit	19 gold
Fighter Broadsword	27	22	13.9 (2.80s)	none	1 gold50 silver
Heavy Marauder Scimitar	27	22	17.1 (2.40s)	+4 Strength, +3 Stamina	-
Skeletal Longsword	27	22	8.4 (2.20s)	+4 Stamina	22,800 gold
Sword of Corruption	27	22	8.3 (2.10s)	none	477 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (45857)

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) adds Agility and Stamina.

Item 3740	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	24	24	15
Required level	19	19	9
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	22 - 42	22 - 42	4 - 7
Speed	2.60	2.60	2.60
Damage per second	12.3	12.3	2.1
Agility	-	-	2
Stamina	-	-	3
Sell price	24 silver52 copper	30 silver65 copper	41 silver68 copper

3D Model

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 9
Lowest buyout seen: 1 silver11 copperGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-09-06 17:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 1,000 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,755

US median, latest 65sEU median, latest 60g
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	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-19	89 silver	60 gold	1	55 silver95 copper	65 silver	2
2026-09-18	49 silver99 copper	89 silver	3	65 silver	70 silver	2
2026-09-17	85 silver	1 gold	2	70 silver	70 silver	1
2026-09-16	80 silver	1 gold	3	70 silver	78 silver90 copper	2
2026-09-15	80 silver	1 gold	3	2 gold44 silver	2 gold44 silver	3
2026-09-14	90 silver	1 gold	3	2 gold	4 gold	3
2026-09-13	80 silver	2 gold65 silver	3	3 gold44 silver	4 gold	3

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 of 25, KR 0 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	3740
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	24
Requires level	19
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	24 silver52 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)