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Sunstrider Sword

Item Level 2
Binds when picked up
Main HandWeapon
1 - 1 DamageSpeed 2.60
(0.4 damage per second)
+ Agility or Strength or Intellect
Sell price: 25 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

A Common One-Handed Sword Main Hand, item level 2, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 2.5.6.69795 (The Burning Crusade).

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Sunstrider Sword Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Sunstrider Sword is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 5601. 1 other item wears the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Sunstrider Sword Comes From

Quests That Reward Sunstrider Sword

1 quest lists Sunstrider Sword among its rewards in Blizzard's quest data.

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

How Sunstrider 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 Sunstrider Sword (item level 2) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 1 to 2.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Sunstrider Sword (this item)20.4 DPS, Agility or Strength or Intellect. QuestNot listed
Pitted Defias Shortsword20.4 DPS. World Drop1 silver on 57 realms
Recruit's Shortsword10.4 DPS. Vendor5 silver on 53 realms
Drakonid Striker's Cutlass1600.4 DPS. World Drop34 silver on 54 realms
Wingcrest Scimitar1600.4 DPS. World Drop30 gold on 51 realms
Primal Revenant's Emberblade1600.4 DPS. World Drop19,245 gold on 51 realms
Primal Revenant's Breezeblade1600.4 DPS. World Drop15,000 gold on 54 realms
Tyrhold Shortsword1600.4 DPS. World Drop10,000 gold on 50 realms
Ornate Blade of the Royal Guard10.4 DPS. World Drop500 gold on 56 realms
Curved Blade of the Drained Loa10.4 DPS. World Drop992 gold on 63 realms
Twilight Captain's Short Sword10.4 DPS. World Drop999 gold on 62 realms

The lowest listed price among them is Pitted Defias Shortsword at 1 silver in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Sunstrider Sword among Weapon > Sword: Fangblade (item level 15), Bronze Shortsword (item level 15), The Butcher (item level 19), The Black Knight (item level 19) and Sword of Decay (item level 20).

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

Where Sunstrider Sword Fits

Items That Share Sunstrider Sword's Icon

Sunstrider Sword uses icon file 135274, which 136 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Sunstrider Sword

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 20835 (20828 to 20840) were usually added in the same batch as Sunstrider Sword: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Sunstrider Sword Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 20835 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
1 silver29 copper
Vendor sell price
25 copper
Material
Metal
Equip slot
Main Hand
Flags
0 / 8192 / 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.