This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
In the Appearances collection, Blade of Necromancy is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 5964. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Blade of Necromancy.
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 Blade of Necromancy (item level 24) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 22 to 25.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blade of Necromancy (this item) | 24 | 17 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Agility, +3 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
 Wicked Mithril Blade | 24 | 17 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Agility or Strength, +5 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 899 gold on 65 realms |
 Furious Falchion | 24 | 17 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 5 gold on 62 realms |
 Sharp Shortsword | 24 | 18 | 2.1 DPS. World Drop | 5 gold on 52 realms |
 Shortsword of Vengeance | 25 | 18 | 3.7 DPS. World Drop | 222 gold on 58 realms |
 Phantom Blade | 25 | 19 | 3.7 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 1,199 gold on 82 realms |
| Bloodletter Scalpel | 25 | 19 | 3.7 DPS. World Drop | 199 gold on 65 realms |
 Serpent Slicer | 25 | 19 | 3.7 DPS. World Drop | 189 gold on 55 realms |
 Dazzling Mithril Rapier | 25 | 19 | 3.7 DPS, +6 Agility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 377 gold on 54 realms |
 Ebon Scimitar | 23 | 16 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 11 gold on 58 realms |
 Annealed Blade | 22 | 15 | 3.5 DPS, +4 Strength, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 1,000 gold on 58 realms |
Shortsword of Vengeance has the highest item level here (25). The lowest listed price among them is Sharp Shortsword at 5 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Blade of Necromancy among Weapon > Sword: Crystal Sword (item level 28), Blackguard (item level 29), Sageblade (item level 29), Bloodherald (item level 29) and Bloodlord's Reaver (item level 29).
Nearest lower item levels below Blade of Necromancy among Weapon > Sword: Sword of Decay (item level 20), Zealot Blade (item level 20), Jade Serpentblade (item level 20), 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.
Blade of Necromancy 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 Blade of Necromancy next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Blade of Necromancy
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
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Blade of Necromancy is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.
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