Scimitar

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 19 other one-hand sword items between item level 13 and 24; 13 of them carry fixed stats.

• Its 5.2 damage per second ranks 15th of 20 one-hand sword items in this group; Shadowfang (item level 24, requires level 19) has the most, 15.6.
• Attack speeds among the 20 one-hand sword items in this group run from 1.70 seconds (Sword of the Night Sky) to 2.90 seconds (Sinister Scimitar); it swings every 2.30 seconds.
• Blackwater Cutlass has the most fixed stat points in this group, 7.
• Next one-hand sword items up with fixed stats: Blackwater Cutlass (item level 20, requires level 15), Defias Rapier (item level 20, requires level 15), Ironpatch Blade (item level 20, requires level 15), Night Watch Shortsword (item level 20, requires level 15), Sinister Scimitar (item level 20, requires level 15).
• Cheapest listed one-hand sword items at a similar or higher item level: Militant Shortsword at 70 silver37 copper (item level 22, requires level 17), Northern Shortsword at 89 silver99 copper (item level 18, requires level 13), Decapitating Sword at 90 silver (item level 24, requires level 19).
• Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 19: one-handed mace (13): Oggleflint's Inspirer, Petrified Shinbone, Face Smasher; dagger (12): Brackclaw, Hollowfang Blade, Big Bronze Knife; one-handed axe (8): Deadmines Cleaver, Guillotine Axe, Orcish Cleaver.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Raider Shortsword	16	11	5.0 (1.90s)	none	1 gold
Redridge Machete	16	11	5.0 (2.30s)	+2 Stamina	-
Northern Shortsword	18	13	5.5 (2.20s)	none	89 silver99 copper
Scimitar	19	14	5.2 (2.30s)	none	-
Scimitar of Atun	19	14	5.8 (2.60s)	+2 Agility	29,999 gold
Blackwater Cutlass	20	15	6.2 (2.60s)	+4 Agility, +3 Hit	2 gold85 silver
Defias Rapier	20	15	6.4 (2.50s)	+3 Agility, +3 Hit	12,999 gold99 silver
Ironpatch Blade	20	15	13.5 (2.60s)	+4 Strength, +2 Stamina	25 gold
Night Watch Shortsword	20	15	6.2 (2.60s)	+4 Stamina	750 gold
Sinister Scimitar	20	15	6.2 (2.90s)	+3 Agility	-
Amani Scimitar	21	16	5.9 (2.70s)	none	-
Militant Shortsword	22	17	7.0 (2.50s)	none	70 silver37 copper