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Phantom Blade
Item Level 25Binds when equipped
One-HandWeapon
7 - 12 DamageSpeed 2.60
(3.7 damage per second)
Requires Level 19
Chance on hit: Phantom Strike
Sell price: 15 silver
Current price
19,998 gold
Phantom Blade Price History on Aggramar
Aggramar Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Aggramar Auction House8Units listed
8Sellers
19,998 goldCheapest now
Thin supply
On Phantom Blade's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 19,535 gold69 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 5,223 gold43 silver to 30,146 gold4 silver. About 8 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is around its All-Time typical of 19,535 gold69 silver.
Phantom Blade Effects
- Chance on hit: Phantom Strike - 20s
Decrease the armor of the target for 20 sec. While affected, the target cannot stealth or turn invisible.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Crafted By
- 28
Mithril Bar - 6
Breath of Wind - 8
Truesilver Bar - 2
Lesser Invisibility Potion - 6
Aquamarine - 4
Solid Grinding Stone - 2
Thick Leather
The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Phantom Blade takes 28 Mithril Bar, 6 Breath of Wind, 8 Truesilver Bar, 2 Lesser Invisibility Potion, 6 Aquamarine, 4 Solid Grinding Stone and 2 Thick Leather.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Phantom Blade is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 2569. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Phantom Blade.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Cost to Craft: Phantom Blade
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 618g 94s, and Breath of Wind is the largest share at 41%. Phantom Blade lists from 1,800g 6s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 1,091g 11s after the 5% auction cut, a 176% margin over its reagents. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Phantom Blade is taught by Plans: Phantom Blade. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 270 and grey at 295.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mithril Bar | 28 | 9 gold | 252 gold |
| Breath of Wind | 6 | 42 gold30 silver | 253 gold80 silver |
| Truesilver Bar | 8 | 2 gold75 silver | 22 gold |
| Lesser Invisibility Potion | 2 | 95 silver | 1 gold90 silver |
| Aquamarine | 6 | 21 silver | 1 gold26 silver |
| Solid Grinding Stone | 4 | 20 gold | 80 gold |
| Thick Leather | 2 | 3 gold99 silver | 7 gold98 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 618 gold94 silver | ||
| Phantom Blade at its lowest listing | 1,800 gold6 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 1,091 gold11 silver | ||
What Else the Reagents Make
- Mithril Bar goes into 67 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting and Alchemy, including Truesilver Champion, Blight, The Shatterer and Runed Mithril Hammer. It is itself made by the recipe Smelt Mithril.
- Breath of Wind goes into 5 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Leatherworking and Jewelcrafting, including Truesilver Champion, Light Skyforged Axe, Windforged Leggings and Blackstorm Leggings.
- Truesilver Bar goes into 67 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Jewelcrafting, Engineering, Inscription, Enchanting and Tailoring, including Warsword of Caer Darrow, Belt of the Mentor, Plated Construct's Ribcage and Sacred Guardian. It is itself made by the recipes Smelt Truesilver and Transmute: Mithril to Truesilver.
- Lesser Invisibility Potion is itself made by the recipe Lesser Invisibility Potion.
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest US Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come 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:
- 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 Phantom Blade (item level 25) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 23 to 28.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phantom Blade (this item) | 25 | 19 | 3.7 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 1,800 gold on 80 realms |
 Shortsword of Vengeance | 25 | 18 | 3.7 DPS. World Drop | 440 gold on 61 realms |
| Bloodletter Scalpel | 25 | 19 | 3.7 DPS. World Drop | 188 gold on 59 realms |
 Serpent Slicer | 25 | 19 | 3.7 DPS. World Drop | 204 gold on 54 realms |
 Dazzling Mithril Rapier | 25 | 19 | 3.7 DPS, +6 Agility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 681 gold on 57 realms |
 Bloodrazor | 26 | 20 | 3.7 DPS. World Drop | 6,000 gold on 50 realms |
 Rune Sword | 26 | 20 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 69 realms |
 Furious Falchion | 24 | 17 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 5 gold on 51 realms |
| Widow Blade | 27 | 21 | 4.0 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 57 realms |
 Ebon Scimitar | 23 | 16 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 5 gold on 59 realms |
 Hanzo Sword | 28 | 21 | 4.0 DPS. World Drop | 3,999 gold on 70 realms |
Hanzo Sword has the highest item level here (28). The lowest listed price among them is Ebon Scimitar at 5 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Phantom Blade 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).
Nearest lower item levels below Phantom Blade among Weapon > Sword: Knightly Longsword (item level 21), Mercenary Blade (item level 21), Sword of Decay (item level 20), Zealot Blade (item level 20) and Jade Serpentblade (item level 20).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Phantom Blade in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Phantom Blade 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 Phantom Blade next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Phantom Blade in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Phantom Blade 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.
- Where do you get Phantom Blade in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Phantom Blade is created by Phantom Blade.
- What level is Phantom Blade in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Phantom Blade is Rare quality, item level 49 and requires level 44.
- What does Phantom Blade sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 2g 55s for one Phantom Blade in Classic Era.
- What slot is Phantom Blade in WoW Classic?
- Phantom Blade is a Main Hand Sword in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Phantom Blade on the auction house right now?
- 19,998g on Aggramar, 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 Phantom Blade