Loyal Blade

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 7 other one-hand sword items between item level 295 and 318; 2 of them carry fixed stats.

• Its 252.3 damage per second ranks 3rd of 8 one-hand sword items in this group; Delicate Blade of Meaning (item level 308, requires level 82) has the most, 574.7.
• Attack speeds among the 8 one-hand sword items in this group run from 1.90 seconds (Delicate Blade of Meaning) to 2.60 seconds (Splinterspear Sword); it swings every 2.60 seconds.
• +98 Strength ranks 1st of 2 one-hand sword items with Strength, the most in this group.
• +147 Stamina ranks 1st of 3 one-hand sword items with Stamina, the most in this group.
• +65 Hit ranks 1st of 2 one-hand sword items with Hit, the most in this group.
• +65 Mastery ranks 1st of 2 one-hand sword items with Mastery, the most in this group.
• Delicate Blade of Meaning has the most fixed stat points in this group, 1,563 against 375 here.
• Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 6 item levels of 316: dagger (6): Fire-Etched Dagger, Cold-Forged Shank, Blackwolf Spellblade; one-handed mace (6): Heavy Geode Mace, Lifeforce Hammer, Blackwolf Scepter; fist weapon (3): Carnelian Spikes, Irontree Knuckles, Rustmaul Knuckles; one-handed axe (3): Decapitator's Razor, Rustmaul Axe, Irontree Axe.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Splinterspear Sword	295	81	207.3 (2.60s)	none	250 gold
Mardenholde Sword	300	82	217.3 (2.60s)	none	574 gold79 silver
Bladefist Sword	306	83	229.8 (2.60s)	none	-
Delicate Blade of Meaning	308	82	574.7 (1.90s)	+136 Stamina, +91 Intellect, +62 Critical Strike, +1,216 Spell Power, +58 Mastery	250 gold
Dirk's Command	308	82	234.2 (2.60s)	+91 Strength, +136 Stamina, +61 Hit, +61 Haste	50 gold
Irontree Sword	312	84	243.1 (2.60s)	none	200 gold
Loyal Blade	316	83	252.3 (2.60s)	+98 Strength, +147 Stamina, +65 Hit, +65 Mastery	-
Rustmaul Sword	318	85	256.9 (2.60s)	none	-