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Item 8225 on WoW Forever (WoW Forever beta (September 17 to October 21) · launches November 4, 2026), client 1.60.1.70532
Our WoW Forever item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 10 other one-handed sword one-hand items between item level 27 and 43; 0 of them carry fixed stats.
Knightly Longsword at 1 gold50 silver (item level 38, requires level 33), 
Mercenary Blade at 2 gold (item level 36, requires level 31).
Deadly Kris, 
Sliverblade, 
Daring Dirk; one-handed axe (3): 
Gloom Reaper, 
Stalvan's Reaper, 
Hillborne Axe; one-handed mace (1): 
Midnight Mace.| Item | Item level | Requires | Armor | Fixed stats | Lowest listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sword of Corruption | 27 | 22 | - | none | 9 gold80 silver |
| Dragonmaw Shortsword | 28 | 23 | - | none | - |
 Hardened Iron Shortsword | 32 | 27 | - | none | 2 gold20 silver |
 Zealot Blade | 34 | 29 | - | none | - |
| Jade Serpentblade | 35 | 30 | - | none | - |
 Tainted Pierce | 36 | 31 | - | none | - |
| Mercenary Blade | 36 | 31 | - | none | 2 gold |
| Knightly Longsword | 38 | 33 | - | none | 1 gold50 silver |
 Reforged Blade of Heroes | 38 | 33 | - | none | - |
| Nobles Brand | 40 | 35 | - | none | - |
| Ebon Scimitar | 43 | 38 | - | none | - |
Tainted Pierce uses the same icon art, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:
Dazzling Mithril Rapier ID 7944 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 48Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8225 (8186 to 8263) were usually added in the same batch as Tainted Pierce: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Dire Wand ID 8186 · Weapon - Wand · item level 26 · lowest 27s on 2 realms
Explosive Shotgun ID 8188 · Weapon - Gun · item level 37
Goblin Nutcracker ID 8194 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 43Ebon Scimitar ID 8196 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 43
The Butcher ID 8226 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 31
Imperial Red Cloak ID 8248 · Armor - Cloth · item level 50
Serpentskin Girdle ID 8255 · Armor - Leather · item level 50
Serpentskin Cloak ID 8259 · Armor - Cloth · item level 50
Serpentskin Spaulders ID 8263 · Armor - Leather · item level 53Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.
| Item 8225 | Classic Era | MoP Classic | Retail (Midnight) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Item level | 36 | 36 | 21 |
| Required level | 31 | 31 | - |
| Binding | Binds when equipped | Binds when equipped | - |
| Damage | 32 - 60 | 14 - 28 | - |
| Speed | 1.90 | 1.90 | - |
| Damage per second | 24.2 | 11.1 | - |
| 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. | Chance on hit: Corruption |
| Sell price | 92 silver22 copper | 1 gold15 silver | - |
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
| Day (UTC) | US low | US median | US realms |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | 8 gold44 silver | 8 gold44 silver | 1 |
| 2026-10-13 | 50 gold44 silver | 50 gold44 silver | 1 |
| 2026-10-12 | 15 gold44 silver | 15 gold44 silver | 2 |
| 2026-10-08 | 15 gold44 silver | 15 gold44 silver | 1 |
| 2026-10-07 | 8 gold99 silver | 8 gold99 silver | 2 |
| 2026-10-06 | 15 gold44 silver | 15 gold44 silver | 2 |
| 2026-10-05 | 5 gold44 silver | 5 gold44 silver | 1 |
Connected realms with a listing in the latest WoW Forever scan: US 0 of 1.
Item data: Classic Era client datamine. Prices: per-unit buyouts from Auction House scans made in game by players with the TheWoWDB addon, one scan per realm per hour at most; Blizzard publishes no auction data for WoW Forever, so a price is only as fresh as the latest scan. Retail column: the retail client datamine.
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