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Nightblade
Item Level 24Binds when equipped
Two-HandWeapon
13 - 22 DamageSpeed 3.60
(4.9 damage per second)
Requires Level 17
Chance on hit: Shadow Bolt
Sell price: 1 gold33 silver
Current price
54,000 gold
Nightblade Price History on Tichondrius
Tichondrius Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Tichondrius Auction House5Units listed
5Sellers
54,000 goldCheapest now
Thin supply
On Nightblade's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 55,856 gold16 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 17,739 gold61 silver to 735,488 gold98 silver. About 5 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is around its All-Time typical of 55,856 gold16 silver.
Nightblade Effects
- Chance on hit: Shadow Bolt
Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing Shadow damage.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Nightblade is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 606. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Nightblade.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name swords among their preferred weapons:
- Arms Warrior: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
- Fury Warrior: Dual Two-Handed Axes, Maces, Swords
- Retribution Paladin: Two-Handed Sword, Mace, Axe
- Blood Death Knight: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
- Unholy Death Knight: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Nightblade (item level 24) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 22 to 25.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nightblade (this item) | 24 | 17 | 4.9 DPS. World Drop | 33,000 gold on 67 realms |
 Witchfury | 24 | 17 | 4.9 DPS. World Drop | 2,199 gold on 58 realms |
 Warsword of Caer Darrow | 24 | 4.9 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +7 Haste. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 1,999 gold on 75 realms | |
 Chromatic Sword | 24 | 17 | 4.9 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina, +5 Arcane Resistance, +5 Shadow Resistance, +5 Nature Resistance | 23,456 gold on 65 realms |
 Blade of the Titans | 25 | 19 | 4.9 DPS, +11 Stamina, +5 Strength. World Drop | 451 gold on 55 realms |
 Battlefield Destroyer | 25 | 18 | 4.9 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 17 gold on 53 realms |
 Tusker Sword | 25 | 19 | 4.9 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 52 realms |
 Headstriker Sword | 23 | 16 | 4.7 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 10 gold on 62 realms |
 Exquisite Flamberge | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 15 gold on 54 realms |
 Gutrender | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina | 2,500 gold on 51 realms |
 Frost Tiger Blade | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +16 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 841 gold on 70 realms |
Battlefield Destroyer has the highest item level here (25). The lowest listed price among them is Headstriker Sword at 10 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Nightblade among Weapon > Sword: Divine Warblade (item level 29), Tarnished Claymore (item level 29), Dragon Wing Blade (item level 30), Khorium Champion (item level 31) and Fel Iron Greatsword (item level 31).
Nearest lower item levels below Nightblade among Weapon > Sword: Glimmering Flamberge (item level 19), Deanship Claymore (item level 18), Guardian Blade (item level 16), Bronze Greatsword (item level 16) and Dacian Falx (item level 16).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Nightblade in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Nightblade 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 Nightblade next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Nightblade in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Nightblade is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Nightblade in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Nightblade is Epic quality, item level 44 and requires level 39.
- What does Nightblade sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 2g 95s for one Nightblade in Classic Era.
- What slot is Nightblade in WoW Classic?
- Nightblade is a Two-Hand Sword in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Nightblade on the auction house right now?
- 54,000g on Tichondrius, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Nightblade
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.