MoP Classic item

Tainted Pierce

Item 8225 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 36
Binds when equipped
Unique-Equipped
One-HandSword
14 - 28 DamageSpeed 1.90
(11.1 damage per second)
Durability 90 / 90
Requires Level 31
Chance on hit: Corrupts the target, causing 45 damage over 3 sec.
Sell Price: 1 gold15 silver

About Tainted Pierce

Tainted Pierce is a rare one-hand sword on MoP Classic at item level 36, usable from level 31. It binds when equipped. It hits for 14 to 28 damage every 1.90 seconds, 11.1 damage per second. It shares its appearance with Adamantite Rapier. Other one-hand swords listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Mercenary Blade (36), Blade of the Basilisk (37) and Jade Serpentblade (35). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 8,247 gold74 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 1 gold15 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm8,247 gold74 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market8,247 gold74 silver

Median min buyout8,247 gold74 silver

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 08:12 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	8,247 gold74 silver	8,247 gold74 silver	2	2	2026-09-19 08:12 UTC

One-hand sword items near item level 36

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 29 other one-hand sword items between item level 26 and 47; 14 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 11.1 damage per second ranks 19th of 30 one-hand sword items in this group; Reforged Blade of Heroes (item level 38, requires level 33) has the most, 29.1.
Attack speeds among the 30 one-hand sword items in this group run from 1.70 seconds (Black Metal Shortsword) to 3.40 seconds (Sword of Decay); it swings every 1.90 seconds.
Wicked Mithril Blade has the most fixed stat points in this group, 16.
Next one-hand sword items up with fixed stats: Reforged Blade of Heroes (item level 38, requires level 33), Annealed Blade (item level 40, requires level 35), Ginn-Su Sword (item level 40, requires level 35), Speedsteel Rapier (item level 41, requires level 36), Wicked Mithril Blade (item level 45, requires level 40).
Its lowest listed price, 8,247 gold74 silver, ranks 20th of 26 listed one-hand sword items in this group.
Cheapest listed one-hand sword items at a similar or higher item level: Knightly Longsword at 2 gold (item level 38, requires level 33), Nobles Brand at 2 gold (item level 40, requires level 35), Ebon Scimitar at 5 gold (item level 43, requires level 38).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 36: dagger (8): Glinting Steel Dagger, Vendetta, Daring Dirk; one-handed axe (5): Edge of Winter, Steelclaw Reaver, Stalvan's Reaper; one-handed mace (5): Deadwood Sledge, Midnight Mace, Kovork's Rattle; fist weapon (1): Deadly Fist Blades.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Zealot Blade	34	29	10.5 (2.80s)	+5 Intellect, +6 Spirit	225 gold
Jade Serpentblade	35	30	10.8 (2.60s)	+4 Strength, +4 Agility	99 gold99 silver
Sword of Decay	35	30	10.7 (3.40s)	none	-
Tainted Pierce	36	31	11.1 (1.90s)	none	8,247 gold74 silver
Mercenary Blade	36	31	11.0 (2.40s)	none	5 gold
Silithid Ripper	36	31	11.3 (2.30s)	none	-
Blade of the Basilisk	37	32	11.3 (1.90s)	none	2,500 gold
Knightly Longsword	38	33	20.3 (1.80s)	none	2 gold
Reforged Blade of Heroes	38	33	29.1 (2.20s)	+3 Strength, +8 Stamina	-
Scorpion Sting	39	34	12.1 (2.40s)	none	283 gold65 silver
Annealed Blade	40	35	12.3 (2.60s)	+7 Strength, +7 Stamina	15,800 gold
Ginn-Su Sword	40	35	12.3 (2.60s)	+8 Agility, +5 Critical Strike	65,934 gold8 silver

Appearance

Same appearance record (48257)

Adamantite Rapier

Across game versions

Item 8225	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	36	36	21
Required level	31	31	13
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	32 - 60	14 - 28	7 - 11
Speed	1.90	1.90	2.60
Damage per second	24.2	11.1	3.5
Effects	Chance on hit: Corrupts the target, causing 45 damage over 3 sec.	Chance on hit: Corrupts the target, causing 45 damage over 3 sec.	-
Sell price	92 silver22 copper	1 gold15 silver	50 silver78 copper

3D Model

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 5
Lowest buyout seen: 988 goldFlamegor (EU), 2026-09-13 14:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 248,539 gold66 silverAtiesh (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 648

US median, latest 8,331gEU median, latest 37,994g
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	-	-	-	8,247 gold74 silver	8,331 gold6 silver	1
2026-09-18	-	-	-	8,331 gold6 silver	8,331 gold6 silver	1
2026-09-17	-	-	-	8,331 gold6 silver	8,331 gold6 silver	1
2026-09-16	37,994 gold	37,994 gold	1	8,372 gold92 silver	8,372 gold92 silver	1
2026-09-15	-	-	-	8,372 gold92 silver	8,457 gold50 silver	1
2026-09-14	-	-	-	8,457 gold50 silver	8,457 gold50 silver	2
2026-09-13	988 gold	988 gold	1	8,457 gold50 silver	8,500 gold	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 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	8225
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	36
Requires level	31
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	92 silver22 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)