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Life and Death

Item Level 35
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
4 - 7 DamageSpeed 2.60
(2.1 damage per second)
+4 Intellect
+6 Stamina
+6 Critical Strike
+4 Haste
Requires Level 30
Sell price: 89 gold31 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

An Epic One-Handed Sword, item level 35, requires level 30, binds when picked up. Drops from Gluth in Naxxramas and 1 other encounter.

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Where it comes from
DropGluth in Naxxramas25 Player
DropGothik the Harvester in Naxxramas25 Player
Build history

First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 232, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 20g 72s 16c. In MoP Classic it is item level 213, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 20g 72s 16c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3530EpicBinds when picked up89g 31s 95c
Wrath of the Lich King23280EpicBinds when picked up20g 72s 16c
MoP Classic21380EpicBinds when picked up20g 72s 16c
Life and Death Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Life and Death is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 10334. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Life and Death.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Life and Death Comes From

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Life and Death 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

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

Where Life and Death Fits

Items Numbered Next to Life and Death

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 40336 (40331 to 40341) were usually added in the same batch as Life and Death: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Life and Death Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 40336 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
446 gold59 silver
Vendor sell price
89 gold31 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
One-Hand
Expansion ID
2
Flags
528384 / 8704 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

3D Model

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