Is Beheading Blade in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Beheading Blade is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.

What level is Beheading Blade in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Beheading Blade is Uncommon quality, item level 52 and requires level 47.

What does Beheading Blade sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 3g 15s for one Beheading Blade in Classic Era.

What slot is Beheading Blade in WoW Classic?

Beheading Blade is a Two-Hand Sword in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.

How much is Beheading Blade on the auction house right now?

100g 35s on Cairne, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.

Beheading Blade Price - WoW Auction House, Classic and Forever

Auction House

2Units listed

2Sellers

100 gold35 silverCheapest now

Thin supply

Auction House snapshot 1 hr ago.

Selected realm

Cairne US Source: Auction House snapshot

Prices Across Realms

Realm	Region	Current	vs typical	Qty	Snapshot
Tichondrius	US	111 gold	34% below	6	1 hr ago
Wyrmrest Accord	US	214 gold52 silver	27% above	6	1 hr ago
Moon Guard	US	124 gold71 silver	26% below	6	1 hr ago
Illidan	US	170 gold5 silver	~ typical	5	1 hr ago
Azgalor +6	US	15 gold20 silver	91% below	5	1 hr ago
Stormrage	US	68 gold52 silver	59% below	4	1 hr ago
Area 52	US	100 gold	41% below	4	1 hr ago
Blackhand +1	US	799 gold	-	3	1 hr ago

On Beheading Blade's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 168 gold26 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 21 gold41 silver to 3,247 gold65 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.

The current lowest price is 40% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 168 gold26 silver.

Downloads

Icon

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Background

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Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Other versions

Across game versions

In Classic Era it is item level 52, requires level 47 and sells to vendors for 3g 15s 47c. In MoP Classic it is item level 52, requires level 47 and sells to vendors for 3g 15s 47c.

Version	Item level	Required level	Quality	Binding	Sells for
Retail (Midnight)	27	20	Uncommon	Binds when equipped	67g 71s 40c
WoW Forever	27	20	Uncommon	-	-
Classic Era	52	47	Uncommon	Binds when equipped	3g 15s 47c
MoP Classic	52	47	Uncommon	Binds when equipped	3g 15s 47c

Beheading Blade Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Beheading Blade is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 4427. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Beheading Blade.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Beheading Blade Compares

Who It Suits

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

Arms Warrior: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
Fury Warrior: Dual Two-Handed Axes, Maces, Swords
Retribution Paladin: Two-Handed Sword, Mace, Axe
Blood Death Knight: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
Unholy Death Knight: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword

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

Where Beheading Blade Fits

Items That Share Beheading Blade's Icon

Beheading Blade uses icon file 135330, which 7 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:

Blackblade of Shahram ID 12592 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 29
The Lobotomizer ID 19324 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 29
Doomspike ID 3413 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 16
Bleakblade of Shahram ID 118740 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 44
The Lobotomizer ID 172137 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 60

Items Numbered Next to Beheading Blade

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 15253 (15248 to 15258) were usually added in the same batch as Beheading Blade: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Gleaming Claymore ID 15248 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 12
Polished Zweihander ID 15249 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 16
Glimmering Flamberge ID 15250 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 19
Headstriker Sword ID 15251 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 23
Tusker Sword ID 15252 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 25
Dark Espadon ID 15254 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 27
Gallant Flamberge ID 15255 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 28
Massacre Sword ID 15256 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 29
Shin Blade ID 15257 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 29
Divine Warblade ID 15258 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 29

Beheading Blade Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 15253 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price: 338 gold57 silver
Vendor sell price: 67 gold71 silver
Material: Metal
Equip slot: Two-Hand
Flags: 0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Beheading Blade in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Beheading Blade is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Beheading Blade next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Beheading Blade in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Beheading Blade is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
What level is Beheading Blade in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Beheading Blade is Uncommon quality, item level 52 and requires level 47.
What does Beheading Blade sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 3g 15s for one Beheading Blade in Classic Era.
What slot is Beheading Blade in WoW Classic?: Beheading Blade is a Two-Hand Sword in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
How much is Beheading Blade on the auction house right now?: 100g 35s on Cairne, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era client: Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
Appearances in the beta client: 1 recorded look

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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Sounds for Beheading Blade

The sounds the game client plays for this kind of item.

2h Sword Crithit Armor Chain 012h_sword_crithit_armor_chain_01.oggWeapon sound: two-handed swordDownload MP3 OGG
2h Sword Crithit Armor Chain 022h_sword_crithit_armor_chain_02.oggWeapon sound: two-handed swordDownload MP3 OGG
2h Sword Crithit Armor Chain 032h_sword_crithit_armor_chain_03.oggWeapon sound: two-handed swordDownload MP3 OGG
2h Sword Crithit Armor Chain 042h_sword_crithit_armor_chain_04.oggWeapon sound: two-handed swordDownload MP3 OGG
2h Sword Crithit Armor Chain 052h_sword_crithit_armor_chain_05.oggWeapon sound: two-handed swordDownload MP3 OGG
Misswhoosh Revamp 01fx_misswhoosh_revamp_01.oggWeapon swingDownload MP3 OGG

Beheading Blade

Beheading Blade Price History on Cairne

Supply & Availability