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.
Your melee attacks have a chance to send a shadowy bolt at the target dealing Shadow damage.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Darkwater Talwar 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, Darkwater Talwar is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 216. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
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 Darkwater Talwar (item level 16) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 12 to 20.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darkwater Talwar (this item) | 16 | 10 | 2.5 DPS, +3 Stamina, +2 Agility or Strength. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Fangblade | 15 | 2.1 DPS, +3 Agility, +1 Stamina. World Drop | 62 gold on 52 realms | |
 Fighter Broadsword | 17 | 10 | 2.7 DPS, +3 Agility, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 10 gold on 56 realms |
 Bronze Shortsword | 15 | 9 | 2.1 DPS, +4 Agility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 40 gold on 58 realms |
 The Butcher | 19 | 12 | 3.1 DPS, +4 Agility, +3 Stamina | 2,965 gold on 60 realms |
 The Black Knight | 19 | 12 | 3.1 DPS. World Drop | 225 gold on 52 realms |
 Sword of Decay | 20 | 13 | 3.5 DPS. World Drop | 4,998 gold on 59 realms |
 Zealot Blade | 20 | 13 | 1.5 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +7 Versatility. World Drop | 323 gold on 61 realms |
 Defias Rapier | 12 | 7 | 1.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop | 20 gold on 60 realms |
 Blackwater Cutlass | 12 | 7 | 1.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +2 Critical Strike. World Drop | 2 gold on 65 realms |
| Jade Serpentblade | 20 | 13 | 3.5 DPS, +4 Strength, +4 Agility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 237 gold on 55 realms |
Sword of Decay has the highest item level here (20). The lowest listed price among them is Blackwater Cutlass at 2 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Darkwater Talwar among Weapon > Sword: Widow Blade (item level 27), Hanzo Sword (item level 28), Blazing Rapier (item level 28), Assassination Blade (item level 28) and Intrepid Shortblade (item level 28).
Nearest lower item levels below Darkwater Talwar among Weapon > Sword: Copper Shortsword (item level 4), Pitted Defias Shortsword (item level 2), Distinguished Blade of Cartel Al (item level 1), Lost Blade of Spacial Descent (item level 1) and Drakonid Striker's Cutlass (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Darkwater Talwar 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 Darkwater Talwar next to the live retail market on this page.
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