MoP Classic item

Merc Sword

Item 4567 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 16
Binds when equipped
Two-HandSword
11 - 17 DamageSpeed 2.80
(5.0 damage per second)
Durability 55 / 55
Requires Level 11
Sell Price: 13 silver12 copper

About Merc Sword

Merc Sword is an uncommon two-hand sword on MoP Classic at item level 16, usable from level 11. It binds when equipped. It hits for 11 to 17 damage every 2.80 seconds, 5.0 damage per second. Other two-hand swords listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Blunt Claymore (17), Brashclaw's Skewer (17) and Claymore (15). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 30 silver on Auberdine (EU). A vendor pays 13 silver12 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm30 silverAuberdine (EU)

Typical market (EU)31 silver50 copper

Median min buyout33 silver

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

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

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
AuberdineEU · Active	30 silver	30 silver	2	2	2026-09-19 06:13 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	33 silver	33 silver	2	2	2026-09-19 06:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	36 silver	37 silver75 copper	6	6	2026-09-19 05:12 UTC

Two-hand sword items near item level 16

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 18 other two-hand sword items between item level 10 and 22; 6 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 5.0 damage per second ranks 12th of 19 two-hand sword items in this group; Shadowhide Two-Handed Sword (item level 20, requires level 15) has the most, 13.1.
Attack speeds among the 19 two-hand sword items in this group run from 2.50 seconds (Blessed Claymore) to 3.60 seconds (Old Greatsword); it swings every 2.80 seconds.
Shadowhide Two-Handed Sword has the most fixed stat points in this group, 8.
Next two-hand sword items up with fixed stats: Brashclaw's Skewer (item level 17, requires level 12), Mo'grosh Toothpick (item level 18, requires level 13), Heavy Copper Broadsword (item level 19, requires level 14), Shadowhide Two-Handed Sword (item level 20, requires level 15), Blessed Claymore (item level 22, requires level 17).
Its lowest listed price, 20 silver, ranks 3rd of 15 listed two-hand sword items in this group.
Cheapest listed two-hand sword items at a similar or higher item level: Edged Bastard Sword at 15 silver (item level 18, requires level 13), Heavy Copper Broadsword at 20 silver (item level 19, requires level 14), Gleaming Claymore at 49 silver99 copper (item level 20, requires level 15).
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 2 item levels of 16: two-handed mace (6): Heavy Copper Maul, Ironwood Maul, Burrowing Shovel; two-handed axe (5): Twin-Bladed Axe, Barbaric Battle Axe, Short-Handled Battle Axe; staff (4): Foamspittle Staff, Riverpaw Mystic Staff, Chipped Quarterstaff.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Short Bastard Sword	12	7	3.8 (3.00s)	none	40 silver
Old Greatsword	14	9	2.6 (3.60s)	none	-
Claymore	15	10	4.4 (3.20s)	none	2 gold14 silver
Coral Claymore	15	10	4.6 (2.80s)	+4 Stamina	75,000 gold
Merc Sword	16	11	5.0 (2.80s)	none	20 silver
Blunt Claymore	17	12	3.2 (3.10s)	none	50 silver
Brashclaw's Skewer	17	12	5.3 (3.20s)	+5 Stamina	9,999 gold99 silver
Edged Bastard Sword	18	13	5.6 (3.10s)	none	15 silver
Mo'grosh Toothpick	18	13	5.5 (2.80s)	+5 Stamina	19,999 gold99 silver
Ghoulfang	19	14	12.5 (3.60s)	none	22,540 gold92 silver
Heavy Copper Broadsword	19	14	6.1 (2.70s)	+6 Stamina	20 silver
Shadowhide Two-Handed Sword	20	15	13.1 (2.90s)	+4 Strength, +4 Stamina	-

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) adds Strength and Stamina.

Item 4567	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	16	16	9
Required level	11	11	5
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	24 - 36	11 - 17	4 - 7
Speed	2.80	2.80	3.60
Damage per second	10.7	5.0	1.5
Strength	-	-	2
Stamina	-	-	3
Sell price	10 silver49 copper	13 silver12 copper	10 silver49 copper

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 14
Lowest buyout seen: 13 silverAshkandi (US), 2026-09-19 01:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 500 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,913

US median, latest 36sEU median, latest 30s
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	20 silver	30 silver	3	13 silver	36 silver	2
2026-09-18	20 silver	50 silver	4	36 silver	37 silver75 copper	1
2026-09-17	20 silver	65 silver	4	25 silver	98 silver	3
2026-09-16	50 silver	1 gold50 silver	4	25 silver	99 silver99 copper	3
2026-09-15	56 silver	2 gold	3	34 silver	49 silver97 copper	2
2026-09-14	55 silver	4 gold99 silver	3	46 silver54 copper	49 silver97 copper	2
2026-09-13	30 silver	9 gold99 silver	3	47 silver54 copper	50 silver	2

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 1 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	4567
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	16
Requires level	11
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	10 silver49 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)