This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Uncommon Two-Handed Sword, item level 1, binds when picked up.
The game's Trading Post catalog lists Large Artisan Katana for 130 Trader's Tender in the Transmog category.
Price and category come from the client's Perks vendor tables (PerksVendorItem). The monthly rotation is not in the client data.
First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
In the Appearances collection, Large Artisan Katana is listed as Trading Post. Appearance ID: 129574. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Large Artisan Katana.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name swords among their preferred weapons:
The 5 items nearest to Large Artisan Katana (item level 1) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 1 to 11.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Artisan Katana (this item) | 1 | 0.4 DPS. Trading Post | Not listed | |
 Lost Cerulean Edge | 1 | 80 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 14 gold on 78 realms |
 Lost Winter's Hunger | 1 | 80 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 2 silver on 78 realms |
 Lost Frostwolf's Stand | 1 | 80 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 33 silver on 75 realms |
 Blunt Claymore | 10 | 6 | 1.1 DPS. World Drop | 47 gold on 44 realms |
 Heavy Copper Broadsword | 11 | 7 | 1.9 DPS, +3 Strength, +5 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 99 gold on 45 realms |
Heavy Copper Broadsword has the highest item level here (11). The lowest listed price among them is Lost Winter's Hunger at 2 silver in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Large Artisan Katana among Weapon > Sword: Espadon (item level 13), Searing Blade (item level 14), Bronze Greatsword (item level 16), Dacian Falx (item level 16) and Combatant Claymore (item level 19).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Large Artisan Katana uses icon file 6641774, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:
Artisan Katana ID 269753 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword "It slices and dices."Large Renaissance Katana ID 238252 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword "Lead with a bigger pointy end."Renaissance Katana ID 237344 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword "Lead with the pointy end."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 269755 (269743 to 269786) were usually added in the same batch as Large Artisan Katana: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Landro's Golden Loot Box ID 269743 · Miscellaneous "NOTE: Not Guaranteed to Contain an Actual Mount"
Artisan Sai ID 269751 · Weapon - Dagger "Warriors have been known to channel their anger into this weapon."
Nunchucks of the Artisan ID 269752 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace "Keep practicing."Artisan Katana ID 269753 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword "It slices and dices."Offhand Artisan Nunchucks ID 269754 · Armor "This is not a child's toy."
Harvested Ivy ID 269766 · Quest "Recently harvested, this vibrant green ivy will make for excellent cover."
Nebulous Voidcache: Prey ID 269768 · Miscellaneous · item level 297 "Transmute a Nebulous Voidcore into a piece of equipment for your Loot Specialization. Items may be received..."
Stitched Blisterfang Bag ID 269778
Fanged Scaleskin Pouch ID 269779
Azshara's Darkscale Helm ID 269786 · Armor - CosmeticThe raw ItemSparse values for item 269755 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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