This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
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.
Blade of Encroaching Death 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.
In the Appearances collection, Blade of Encroaching Death is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance IDs: 39746, 39747, 39749, 39748. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Blade of Encroaching Death.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name swords among their preferred weapons:
The 9 items nearest to Blade of Encroaching Death (item level 60) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 58 to 60.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blade of Encroaching Death (this item) | 60 | 50 | 7.1 DPS, +6 Strength, +9 Stamina, +7 Versatility, +5 Haste. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Notorious Combatant's Cutlass | 60 | 50 | 7.1 DPS, +6 Strength, +9 Stamina. Profession | 4,999 gold on 78 realms |
 Volcanospike | 60 | 32 | 3.7 DPS, +6 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +7 Haste | 99,999 gold on 56 realms |
 Plundered Splitblade Slicer | 60 | 50 | 7.1 DPS, +6 Strength, +9 Stamina, +7 Haste, +6 Mastery. World Drop | 2,969 gold on 56 realms |
 Plundered Swarmer's Blade | 60 | 50 | 7.1 DPS, +6 Agility, +9 Stamina, +7 Versatility, +6 Haste. World Drop | 1,500 gold on 55 realms |
 Plundered Seacrystal Blade | 60 | 50 | 7.1 DPS, +6 Agility, +9 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +6 Mastery. World Drop | 350 gold on 52 realms |
| Honorable Combatant's Cutlass | 59 | 50 | 7.1 DPS, +6 Strength, +9 Stamina. Profession | 6,560 gold on 69 realms |
 Stormsteel Saber | 59 | 50 | 7.1 DPS, +6 Strength, +9 Stamina. Profession | 1,999 gold on 76 realms |
 Rivermarsh Machete | 58 | 50 | 6.7 DPS, +6 Strength, +9 Stamina, Haste, Mastery. World Drop | 43 gold on 51 realms |
 Centurion's Shortsword | 58 | 50 | 6.7 DPS, +6 Strength, +9 Stamina. World Drop | 58 gold on 60 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Rivermarsh Machete at 43 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Blade of Encroaching Death among Weapon > Sword: Reinforced Rapier (item level 100), Dawnforged Long Blade (item level 197), Thalassian Competitor's Sword (item level 197), Tarnished Dawnlit Shortsword (item level 197) and Tarnished Dawnlit Longsword (item level 197).
Nearest lower item levels below Blade of Encroaching Death among Weapon > Sword: Steelforged Saber (item level 44), Engraved Sword (item level 38), Soul Blade (item level 37), Avool's Sword of Jin (item level 35) and Saronite Spellblade (item level 35).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
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