Guardian Blade

It doesn't sell that well. I finally got rid of mine for around 11g. Got it off a level 28 Xavian Felsworn in Ashenvale.

I have this on my level 23 pally, got it for free and it had decent dps...I don't see the defense skill bonus added to my skill totals - should I be seeing it there? or is it added in and the display part is just bugged?

It doesn't show it as an additive (like with +strength, etc). However, if you unequip it you will see a change in the numbers.

Stats or damage matters not to me here. This is, in short, the most beautiful two-handed sword in the game. It's not another of those "zomg me have teh final fantasy LXXVIII sword of titans kk" flashy weapons. It's just... beautiful. All my chars that can use this have it. And I am proud to display it when I walk the streets of any city.

Why don't you post a screenie of it? I'm very curious as to how it looks! Edit: Just saw it on Thottbot. You, sir, are correct!

all your chars that can use it have it? how long did that take you

In 4.3, this is definately what my DK's tanking weapon will be transmogrified into.

Agreed, this is my favorite ret pally weapon model. @Oberscht: There may be other weapons that use the same model, but this one's skin is unique.

Yeah, just dropped for me off trash in Duskwood. Sold in like an hour on 10g buyout, so...

This oughta be a GREAT tanking sword for the low, maybe even high 20's... perfect for high defense and armor

If you tank, you want to use 1-handed weapon and shield. :)

I was able to sell this sword for 15 gold on AH. Got it off a trash mob in Hillsbrad.

this item looks awesome and is pretty good if u ask me..

i tried selling this item for 3 weeks in AH and it never did sell i ened up putting it in my guild bank and no one has taken it out yet apparently it is useless mostly because of its level of a 21 maybe if it was 19 or 27-29 it would sell better for twinks

I brought it for about 10g for my Warrior friend. It looks pretty cool. Very big. It's as big as me (Dwarf) :D I wonder how it looks with an enchant.

First the bad news: For a two-handed sword, this has really weird stats. As a two-hander, it precludes use by a tank (you REALLY want a shield as a tank; the 40 armor and 13 defense rating this grants doesn't make up for the chance to block). On the other hand, this makes it a fairly decent...dare I say it...Hunter weapon, at least for a hunter who pulls aggro often enough to melee fairly frequently; the Defense rating increases dodge (Mongoose Bite) and parry (Counterattack) chance, and 40 armor is a fair bit of damage mitigation for a leather wearer. It's also ok for dps warriors and paladins who want a cheap blue two-hander; it does decent damage, and since it's got such odd stats you can usually find it dirt cheap. Even though the stats won't help your damage any, you'll live a bit longer.

I had this sword on my warrior. I didn't tank with it, but it was great soloing. If you're tanking, yes, you need the blocking. If you're soloing, you're generally dealing with non-elites and only one or two at a time. This gives you the surviveability of a shield with the damage of a twohander. I got a cheap +damage enchant, someone skilling up, kept it for the next several levels. If you've already got a good two-hander, don't go out of your way for this one, but if it's available cheap, don't dismiss it out of hand.

awesome starting weapon for DKs! I suggest getting this right as you leave ebon hold! (/sarcasm) I dont know what they were thinking here with this sword

There were a lot of items back in the day that had mixed stats on them. For example: warrior gear with strength, stam, and spirit. Nowadays most warrior gear doesn't have spirit, since its not useless for warriors, or any class, but its not as important as strength or stam. So having defense on this is just an example of that, and for me, a reminder of the old days of vanilla wow. Also this weapon is most likely a failed attempt at Blizz trying to incorporate 2-hander weapons for tanking, Although a very nice gesture, the reason behind this idea was most likely to have a weapon a warrior

This is proof that DK's were meant to start at normal levels... ;)

With as easy as low-level instances are nowadays, there should be no problems tanking with a two-hander if it has defensive stats like this, especially for those Arms warriors that queue for instances as tank/dps.

Arms tanking! No, seriously.

just got this today in Splithoof Hold in the Thousand needles from a chest, beautiful weapon i personally dont see the point ... but whatever gonna make me some money in the AH my auctioneer is coming up with 365 gold for it seen 2 in AH... cool =p

It is very beautiful. Even more so when enchanted. Check out the screen shot.

oh good times, i can still remember when i got this weapon on my tauren warrior. it looked awesome and i kept it for so long, even when slightly better weapons came around.

When I found this in a locked chest on my rogue, my first reaction was that the stats were all wrong - unless of course I could find a level 20 death knight who needed a good tanking weapon. Then I investigated a bit more. Obviously a druid can't use it. A warrior's first tank abilities are buffs to shield. But a level 20 paladin can make excellent use of this weapon. Drop a consecrate to get the AoE aggro and then hit your main target with this big 2-h weapon. Seals scale up with the slow weapon as well, so it's some nice burst threat. Since paladins have no real shield abilities at this point, it's a good pick to tank some dungeons - just be ready to defend yourself against "holier than thou" puggers. (As an aside, make sure you get your 2-h sword skill up before you try tanking with this thing as a tank missing his target can be bad news with a 3 sec. speed weapon.)

Got this for my 21 warrior at AH for 40 gold :) Ok deal? well it do look good :)

I am surprised no one really mentions it but mainly probably used by A) Dps.... B) Arms Warriors or C) Hunters. honestly a hunter is probably the most natural fit for this blade. The have crap armor and hp and it helps survivability... It seems weird to me so many post about tanks and warriors when it seems like an obviously hunter weapon.

I managed to get this sword as a drop from the Petty Criminal in Stockades.

This Ladies and Gentlemen Is What A Sword Should Look Like.

Every Word Capitalized Is Not Proper English.

This dropped while I was tanking as a prot warrior in the Stockade. I felt a bit burned.

Saw this in AH for 200g thinking i could easily flip but looked it up an its all it was worth,still bought it as its such an awesome looking blade.

I'd like to make a note for people that any time I find one of these (not too uncommon in chests) I sell it for upwards of 4900+ and it sells fairly quickly. I'm not sure if my being on an RP realm helps and people really want its appearance but it is definitely more sought after than the listed AH price on this page. If you want to sell it, don't go too low!

Rare world drop. If you want this, better buy it.

just dropped for me out of a sturdy chest. cool :D

Found in a Sturdy Treasure Chest in Durnholde Keep, Arathi Highlands at 66, 60

Looted from a chest in Razorfen Kraul

This dropped off a [url=https://wowhead.com/npc=1057]Dragonmaw Bonewarder [/url]after 127 kills in the Wetlands. Good luck!