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Serpent Slicer
Item Level 25Binds when equipped
One-HandWeapon
7 - 12 DamageSpeed 2.60
(3.7 damage per second)
Requires Level 19
Chance on hit: Poison
Sell price: 90 silver10 copper
Current price
2,284 gold93 silver
Serpent Slicer Price History on Wyrmrest Accord
Wyrmrest Accord Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Wyrmrest Accord Auction House3Units listed
3Sellers
2,284 gold93 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Serpent Slicer's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,050 gold3 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 300 gold63 silver to 4,561 gold50 silver. About 3 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 118% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,050 gold3 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Serpent Slicer Effects
- Chance on hit: Poison - 20s
Poisons target for Nature damage every 2 sec for 20 sec.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In Classic Era it is item level 49, requires level 44 and sells to vendors for 2g 51s 41c. In MoP Classic it is item level 49, requires level 44 and sells to vendors for 2g 51s 41c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 25 | 19 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 90s 10c |
| WoW Forever | 25 | 19 | Rare | - | - |
| Classic Era | 49 | 44 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 2g 51s 41c |
| MoP Classic | 49 | 44 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 2g 51s 41c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Serpent Slicer is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 3721. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
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:
- 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 Serpent Slicer (item level 25) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 24 to 28.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serpent Slicer (this item) | 25 | 19 | 3.7 DPS. World Drop | 136 gold on 43 realms |
 Shortsword of Vengeance | 25 | 18 | 3.7 DPS. World Drop | 156 gold on 46 realms |
 Phantom Blade | 25 | 19 | 3.7 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 1,714 gold on 78 realms |
| Bloodletter Scalpel | 25 | 19 | 3.7 DPS. World Drop | 248 gold on 57 realms |
 Bloodrazor | 26 | 20 | 3.7 DPS. World Drop | 500 gold on 45 realms |
 Rune Sword | 26 | 20 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 32 gold on 48 realms |
 Wicked Mithril Blade | 24 | 17 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Agility or Strength, +5 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 999 gold on 55 realms |
 Furious Falchion | 24 | 17 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 3 gold on 46 realms |
| Widow Blade | 27 | 21 | 4.0 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 84 silver on 49 realms |
| Hanzo Sword | 28 | 21 | 4.0 DPS. World Drop | 3,000 gold on 61 realms |
| Doomforged Straightedge | 28 | 22 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +4 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop | 8,545 gold on 54 realms |
Hanzo Sword has the highest item level here (28). The lowest listed price among them is Widow Blade at 84 silver in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Serpent Slicer among Weapon > Sword: Blackguard (item level 29), Sageblade (item level 29), Bloodherald (item level 29), Bloodlord's Reaver (item level 29) and Widow's Weep (item level 29).
Nearest lower item levels below Serpent Slicer among Weapon > Sword: Sword of Decay (item level 20), Zealot Blade (item level 20), The Butcher (item level 19), The Black Knight (item level 19) and Bronze Shortsword (item level 15).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Serpent Slicer's Icon
Serpent Slicer uses icon file 135343, which 11 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
- Pip's Skinner ID 12709 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 29 "Also serves as a skinning knife."
- Beaststalker Blade ID 15782 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 29
- Outlaw Sabre ID 16886 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 18
- Slatemetal Cutlass ID 16890 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 15
- Olmann Sewar ID 4116 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 22
- Viking Sword ID 3186 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 18
- Scimitar ID 2027 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 11
- Amani Scimitar ID 29518 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 13
Items Numbered Next to Serpent Slicer
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13035 (13030 to 13040) were usually added in the same batch as Serpent Slicer: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Basilisk Bone ID 13030 · Armor · item level 26
Orb of Mistmantle ID 13031 · Armor · item level 18
Sword of Corruption ID 13032 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 17
Zealot Blade ID 13033 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 20
Speedsteel Rapier ID 13034 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 22
Assassination Blade ID 13036 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 28
Crystalpine Stinger ID 13037 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 19- Swiftwind ID 13038 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 22
- Skull Splitting Crossbow ID 13039 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 25
- Heartseeking Crossbow ID 13040 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 28
Serpent Slicer Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 13035 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 4 gold50 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 90 silver10 copper
- Material
- Metal
- Equip slot
- One-Hand
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Serpent Slicer in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Serpent Slicer 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 Serpent Slicer next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Serpent Slicer in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Serpent Slicer 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 Serpent Slicer in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Serpent Slicer is Rare quality, item level 49 and requires level 44.
- What does Serpent Slicer sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 2g 51s for one Serpent Slicer in Classic Era.
- What slot is Serpent Slicer in WoW Classic?
- Serpent Slicer is a One-Hand Sword in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Serpent Slicer on the auction house right now?
- 2,284g 93s on Wyrmrest Accord, 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 Serpent Slicer
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
- Appearances in the beta client
- 1 recorded look
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.