This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Uncommon One-Handed Sword, item level 1, binds when picked up.
The game's Trading Post catalog lists Artisan Katana for 110 Trader's Tender in the Transmog category.
Price and category come from the client's Perks vendor tables (PerksVendorItem). The monthly rotation is not in the client data.
First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
In the Appearances collection, Artisan Katana is listed as Trading Post. Appearance ID: 129575. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Artisan Katana.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name swords among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Artisan Katana (item level 1) in item level among Weapon > Sword.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artisan Katana (this item) | 1 | 0.4 DPS. Trading Post | Not listed | |
 Recruit's Shortsword | 1 | 0.4 DPS. Vendor | 50 gold on 44 realms | |
 Drakonid Striker's Cutlass | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 150 gold on 52 realms |
 Wingcrest Scimitar | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 300 gold on 54 realms |
 Primal Revenant's Frostblade | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 12,555 gold on 50 realms |
| Primal Revenant's Emberblade | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 18,332 gold on 52 realms |
| Primal Revenant's Breezeblade | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 15,000 gold on 49 realms |
 Tyrhold Shortsword | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 10,000 gold on 59 realms |
 Ornate Blade of the Royal Guard | 1 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 100 gold on 57 realms | |
 Curved Blade of the Drained Loa | 1 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 500 gold on 64 realms | |
 Twilight Captain's Short Sword | 1 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 495 gold on 62 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Recruit's Shortsword at 50 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Artisan Katana among Weapon > Sword: Defias Rapier (item level 12), Blackwater Cutlass (item level 12), Fangblade (item level 15), The Butcher (item level 19) and The Black Knight (item level 19).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Artisan Katana uses icon file 6641774, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:
Large Artisan Katana ID 269755 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword "It slices and dices even bigger things."Large Renaissance Katana ID 238252 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword "Lead with a bigger pointy end."Renaissance Katana ID 237344 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword "Lead with the pointy end."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 269753 (269704 to 269778) were usually added in the same batch as Artisan Katana: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Victorious Stormarion Cache ID 269704 · Consumable "Weekly cache containing leveling equipment, gold, and more."
Corrosive Hekte ID 269720 · Miscellaneous "A crystalized token of Ula'tek's malefic venom. May be traded for wares and boons."
Landro's Golden Loot Box ID 269743 · Miscellaneous "NOTE: Not Guaranteed to Contain an Actual Mount"
Artisan Sai ID 269751 · Weapon - Dagger "Warriors have been known to channel their anger into this weapon."
Nunchucks of the Artisan ID 269752 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace "Keep practicing."Offhand Artisan Nunchucks ID 269754 · Armor "This is not a child's toy."Large Artisan Katana ID 269755 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword "It slices and dices even bigger things."
Harvested Ivy ID 269766 · Quest "Recently harvested, this vibrant green ivy will make for excellent cover."
Nebulous Voidcache: Prey ID 269768 · Miscellaneous · item level 297 "Transmute a Nebulous Voidcore into a piece of equipment for your Loot Specialization. Items may be received..."
Stitched Blisterfang Bag ID 269778The raw ItemSparse values for item 269753 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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