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Sword of Searing Winds

Item Level 16
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
5 - 8 DamageSpeed 2.60
(2.5 damage per second)
+2 Agility
+3 Stamina
+3 Versatility
+2 Critical Strike
Requires Level 10
Sell price: 5 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

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

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Sword of Searing Winds Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 17980. 16 other items wear the same appearance; 11 of them are listed here.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Sword of Searing Winds 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 Sword of Searing Winds (item level 16) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 12 to 20.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Sword of Searing Winds (this item)16102.5 DPS, +2 Agility, +3 Stamina, +3 Versatility, +2 Critical StrikeNot listed
Black Metal Shortsword16102.5 DPS, +2 Agility, +3 Stamina. World Drop342 gold on 52 realms
Bronze Shortsword1592.1 DPS, +4 Agility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing100 gold on 60 realms
Fangblade152.1 DPS, +3 Agility, +1 Stamina. World Drop100 gold on 57 realms
The Butcher19123.1 DPS, +4 Agility, +3 Stamina2,000 gold on 62 realms
The Black Knight19123.1 DPS. World Drop314 gold on 52 realms
Jade Serpentblade20133.5 DPS, +4 Strength, +4 Agility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing237 gold on 55 realms
Sword of Decay20133.5 DPS. World Drop2,500 gold on 53 realms
Zealot Blade20131.5 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +7 Versatility. World Drop300 gold on 59 realms
Defias Rapier1271.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop10 gold on 61 realms
Blackwater Cutlass1271.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +2 Critical Strike. World Drop10 gold on 71 realms

Sword of Decay has the highest item level here (20). The lowest listed price among them is Defias Rapier at 10 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Sword of Searing Winds among Weapon > Sword: Serpent Slicer (item level 25), Bloodrazor (item level 26), Rune Sword (item level 26), Widow Blade (item level 27) and Hanzo Sword (item level 28).

Nearest lower item levels below Sword of Searing Winds among Weapon > Sword: Heavy Copper Longsword (item level 5), Pitted Defias Shortsword (item level 2), Distinguished Blade of Cartel Al (item level 1), Lost Blade of Spacial Descent (item level 1) and Drakonid Striker's Cutlass (item level 1).

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.

About Sword of Searing Winds

Sword of Searing Winds is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.