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Baleful Hexblade Drops From

The Coiled Altar - The Venomous Abyss

Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.

Baleful Hexblade 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.

Baleful Hexblade Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Baleful Hexblade is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance IDs: 129343, 129348, 129345, 129347. 1 other item wears the same appearance:

Jaw of the Shackled Goddess

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Baleful Hexblade 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 5 items nearest to Baleful Hexblade (item level 219) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 197 to 270.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Baleful Hexblade (this item)	219	90	18.5 DPS, +32 Intellect, +48 Stamina, +36 Haste, +17 Mastery. Boss Drop	Not listed
Dawnforged Long Blade	197	90	29.8 DPS, +26 Agility or Strength, +39 Stamina. Crafted with Midnight Blacksmithing	25 gold on 82 realms
Thalassian Competitor's Sword	197	90	29.8 DPS, +26 Strength, +39 Stamina. Crafted with Midnight Blacksmithing	199 gold on 82 realms
Tarnished Dawnlit Shortsword	197	90	29.8 DPS, +26 Agility, +39 Stamina, +24 Haste, +20 Critical Strike. World Drop	25 gold on 82 realms
Tarnished Dawnlit Longsword	197	90	29.8 DPS, +26 Strength, +39 Stamina, +24 Versatility, +20 Critical Strike. World Drop	44 gold on 82 realms
Draconium Sword	270	62	59.0 DPS, +52 Agility or Strength, +78 Stamina. Crafted with Dragon Isles Blacksmithing	450 gold on 51 realms

Draconium Sword has the highest item level here (270). The lowest listed price among them is Dawnforged Long Blade at 25 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Baleful Hexblade among Weapon > Sword: Worn Shadowguard Falchion (item level 400), Worn Shadowguard Longsword (item level 400), Arathi Sword (item level 545), Expeditionary Blade (item level 545) and Algari Competitor's Sword (item level 577).

Nearest lower item levels below Baleful Hexblade among Weapon > Sword: Reinforced Rapier (item level 100), Blackhound Sword (item level 100), Notorious Combatant's Cutlass (item level 60), Volcanospike (item level 60) and Plundered Splitblade Slicer (item level 60).

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