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Darkthorn Piercer

Item Level 7
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
2 - 3 DamageSpeed 2.60
(1.0 damage per second)
+1 Strength
+1 Stamina
Sell price: 5 silver73 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

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Darkthorn Piercer 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.

Darkthorn Piercer Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Darkthorn Piercer is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 1942. 1 other item wears the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Darkthorn Piercer 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 10 items nearest to Darkthorn Piercer (item level 7) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 1 to 12.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Darkthorn Piercer (this item)71.0 DPS, +1 Strength, +1 Stamina. QuestNot listed
Copper Shortsword420.6 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing3 gold on 51 realms
Defias Rapier1271.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop37 gold on 64 realms
Blackwater Cutlass1271.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +2 Critical Strike. World Drop4 gold on 62 realms
Pitted Defias Shortsword20.4 DPS. World Drop50 silver on 60 realms
Drakonid Striker's Cutlass1600.4 DPS. World Drop400 gold on 61 realms
Wingcrest Scimitar1600.4 DPS. World Drop333 gold on 62 realms
Primal Revenant's Frostblade1600.4 DPS. World Drop5,000 gold on 57 realms
Primal Revenant's Emberblade1600.4 DPS. World Drop5,000 gold on 53 realms
Tyrhold Shortsword1600.4 DPS. World Drop6,899 gold on 62 realms
Ornate Blade of the Royal Guard10.4 DPS. World Drop500 gold on 67 realms

Defias Rapier has the highest item level here (12). The lowest listed price among them is Pitted Defias Shortsword at 50 silver in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Darkthorn Piercer among Weapon > Sword: The Butcher (item level 19), Sword of Decay (item level 20), Zealot Blade (item level 20), Jade Serpentblade (item level 20) and Knightly Longsword (item level 21).

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

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.