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Alimony

Item Level 23
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
7 - 12 DamageSpeed 2.60
(3.7 damage per second)
+3 Strength
+5 Stamina
“Ouch. Good for generating aggro.”
Sell price: 19 gold32 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

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Alimony is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.

Alimony Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Alimony is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 6170. 1 other item wears the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Alimony Compares

Who It Suits

In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name swords among their preferred weapons:

  • Protection Warrior: Axe, Mace, Sword, and Shield
  • Holy Paladin: Sword, Mace, and Shield
  • Protection Paladin: Sword, Mace, Axe, and Shield
  • Survival Hunter: Polearm, Staff, Axe, Dagger, Sword
  • Outlaw Rogue: Axes, Maces, Swords, Fist Weapons
  • Frost Death Knight: Dual Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Arcane Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Fire Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Frost Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Affliction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Demonology Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Destruction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Mistweaver Monk: Staff, Mace, Sword
  • Windwalker Monk: Fist Weapons, Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Havoc Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
  • Vengeance Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
  • Devourer Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons, Daggers
  • Devastation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Preservation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Augmentation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Alimony (item level 23) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 21 to 25.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Alimony (this item)233.7 DPS, +3 Strength, +5 Stamina. QuestNot listed
Ebon Scimitar23163.7 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop5 gold on 56 realms
Furious Falchion24173.7 DPS, +3 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop5 gold on 51 realms
Nobles Brand22153.5 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop33 gold on 53 realms
Annealed Blade22153.5 DPS, +4 Strength, +4 Stamina. World Drop999 gold on 59 realms
Ginn-Su Sword22153.5 DPS, +5 Agility, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop52,000 gold on 69 realms
Speedsteel Rapier22153.5 DPS, +5 Agility, +2 Stamina. World Drop2,300 gold on 64 realms
Dazzling Longsword22153.5 DPS. World Drop9,999 gold on 52 realms
Dazzling Mithril Rapier25193.7 DPS, +6 Agility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing681 gold on 55 realms
Knightly Longsword213.5 DPS, +3 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop5 gold on 58 realms
Mercenary Blade21133.5 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop35 gold on 52 realms

Dazzling Mithril Rapier has the highest item level here (25). The lowest listed price among them is Ebon Scimitar at 5 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Alimony among Weapon > Sword: Doomforged Straightedge (item level 28), Blazing Rapier (item level 28), Assassination Blade (item level 28), Intrepid Shortblade (item level 28) and Valiant Shortblade (item level 28).

Nearest lower item levels below Alimony among Weapon > Sword: Fangblade (item level 15), Bronze Shortsword (item level 15), Defias Rapier (item level 12), Blackwater Cutlass (item level 12) and Heavy Copper Longsword (item level 5).

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

3D Model

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