MoP Classic item

The Butcher

Item 8226 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 31
Binds when equipped
One-HandSword
18 - 35 DamageSpeed 2.80
(9.5 damage per second)
+5 Agility
+4 Stamina
Durability 90 / 90
Requires Level 26
Sell Price: 71 silver84 copper

About The Butcher

The Butcher is a rare one-hand sword on MoP Classic at item level 31, usable from level 26. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +5 Agility and +4 Stamina. It hits for 18 to 35 damage every 2.80 seconds, 9.5 damage per second. Other one-hand swords listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include The Black Knight (31), Viking Sword (30) and Hardened Iron Shortsword (32). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (KR 1); the cheapest buyout is 55,000 gold on Lokholar (KR). A vendor pays 71 silver84 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm55,000 goldLokholar (KR)

Typical market55,000 gold

Median min buyout55,000 gold

Realms with listings1KR 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 05:11 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
LokholarKR · Korea	55,000 gold	55,000 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 05:11 UTC

One-hand sword items near item level 31

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 22 and 40; 15 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 9.5 damage per second ranks 22nd 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 2.80 seconds.
+5 Agility ranks 3rd of 6 one-hand sword items with Agility; Ginn-Su Sword (item level 40, requires level 35) has the most, +8.
+4 Stamina ranks 3rd of 7 one-hand sword items with Stamina; Reforged Blade of Heroes (item level 38, requires level 33) has the most, +8.
Annealed Blade has the most fixed stat points in this group, 14 against 9 here.
Next one-hand sword items up with Agility: Ginn-Su Sword (item level 40, requires level 35).
Its lowest listed price, 55,000 gold, ranks 20th of 21 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), Knightly Longsword at 2 gold (item level 38, requires level 33), Nobles Brand at 2 gold (item level 40, requires level 35).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 31: one-handed mace (7): Beazel's Basher, Mighty Iron Hammer, Dreamslayer; one-handed axe (6): Bearded Boneaxe, Headsplitter, Callous Axe; dagger (5): Broad Bladed Knife, Claw of the Shadowmancer, Honed Stiletto; fist weapon (1): Heavy Iron Knuckles.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
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
Dragonmaw Shortsword	28	23	8.6 (2.20s)	+4 Stamina	-
Viking Sword	30	25	15.6 (2.70s)	none	50 silver
The Butcher	31	26	9.5 (2.80s)	+5 Agility, +4 Stamina	55,000 gold
The Black Knight	31	26	9.5 (1.90s)	none	75 gold
Hardened Iron Shortsword	32	27	9.8 (2.70s)	+10 Attack Power	499 gold69 silver
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	-

Across game versions

Item 8226	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	31	31	19
Required level	26	26	12
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	38 - 72	18 - 35	6 - 10
Speed	2.80	2.80	2.60
Damage per second	19.6	9.5	3.1
Agility	5	5	4
Stamina	4	4	3
Sell price	57 silver47 copper	71 silver84 copper	1 gold61 silver

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: 6
Lowest buyout seen: 225 goldAuberdine (EU), 2026-09-05 17:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 55,000 goldLokholar (KR)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 907

US median, latest 7,000gEU median, latest 10,000gKR median, latest 55,000g
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
2026-09-19	776 gold99 silver	10,000 gold	2	55,000 gold	55,000 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-09-18	776 gold99 silver	4,443 gold	4	55,000 gold	55,000 gold	1	7,000 gold	7,000 gold	1
2026-09-17	777 gold	1,999 gold	4	-	-	-	7,000 gold	8,900 gold28 silver	1
2026-09-16	777 gold	10,000 gold	4	-	-	-	8,900 gold28 silver	8,900 gold28 silver	1
2026-09-15	777 gold	10,000 gold	3	-	-	-	8,900 gold28 silver	8,900 gold28 silver	1
2026-09-14	1,499 gold	9,999 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-09-13	1,499 gold	9,999 gold99 silver	2	-	-	-	8,900 gold27 silver	8,900 gold27 silver	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, KR 1 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 0 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	8226
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	31
Requires level	26
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	57 silver47 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)