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Mining Sword

Item Level 37
Binds when equipped
Main HandWeapon
5 - 9 DamageSpeed 2.60
(2.7 damage per second)
Requires Level 40
“The blade is chipped beyond repair. Swords are not good for mining.”
Sell price: 27 gold16 silver
Current price 272 gold25 silver
Verified
All-Time typical 258 gold47 silver
Around typicalFlat over 7 days
Borean Tundra Auction House Sword
Auction House
  • Listings are down 26% from their 7 day average (1 vs 1 units).live market
  • Today's price is cheaper than 59% of recorded snapshots.live market

Mining Sword Price History on Borean Tundra

Borean Tundra Auction House

On Mining Sword's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 258 gold47 silver across its tracked history (Oct 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 2 gold79 silver to 5,447 gold76 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.

The current lowest price is around its All-Time typical of 258 gold47 silver.

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Mining Sword Game Data

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Mining Sword 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 Mining Sword (item level 37) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 32 to 38.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Mining Sword (this item)37402.7 DPS12 gold on 18 realms
Soul Blade37324.6 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Mastery. World Drop100 gold on 55 realms
Volcanospike37322.1 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. Boss Drop400 gold on 69 realms
Stubby Talonblade38354.6 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World Drop450 gold on 54 realms
Skeleton's Sword35304.4 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World Drop2 gold on 52 realms
Saronite Spellblade35292.1 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Northrend Blacksmithing1,234 gold on 61 realms
Avool's Sword of Jin35304.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop3,500 gold on 63 realms
Craggy Machete34294.4 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World Drop2 gold on 52 realms
Lydia's Sharpened Swordbreaker33284.2 DPS, +5 Strength, +7 Stamina. World Drop4,998 gold on 57 realms
Howling Sword32264.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop36 gold on 55 realms
Hope Ender32274.2 DPS, +4 Agility or Strength. World Drop9,999 gold on 53 realms

Stubby Talonblade has the highest item level here (38). The lowest listed price among them is Skeleton's Sword at 2 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Mining Sword among Weapon > Sword: Rivermarsh Machete (item level 58), Centurion's Shortsword (item level 58), Honorable Combatant's Cutlass (item level 59), Stormsteel Saber (item level 59) and Notorious Combatant's Cutlass (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Mining Sword among Weapon > Sword: Blackguard (item level 29), Sageblade (item level 29), Bloodherald (item level 29), Bloodlord's Reaver (item level 29) and Shade's Blade (item level 29).

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.