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Test Artifact 1

Item Level 48
Binds when picked up
Two-HandWeapon
20 - 33 DamageSpeed 3.60
(7.4 damage per second)
+10 Strength
+15 Stamina
+10 Critical Strike
+10 Mastery
Socket
Socket
Equip: Ashes to Ashes
Equip: 7.0 Artifacts - All Weapons - General Weapon Equipped Passive (CSA)
Equip: 2H Weapon Equipped Passive
Effect: Retrieving the Ashbringer
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

An Artifact Two-Handed Sword, item level 48, binds when picked up.

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Model

Background

Build history

First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).

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Test Artifact 1 Game Data

Appearance

Appearance IDs: 26032, 26042, 26043, 26044. 3 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Test Artifact 1 Compares

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 Test Artifact 1 (item level 48) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 39 to 60.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Test Artifact 1 (this item)487.4 DPS, +10 Strength, +15 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike, +10 MasteryNot listed
Windworn Greatsword44386.8 DPS, +9 Strength, +14 Stamina, +9 Mastery, +9 Versatility. World Drop20,000 gold on 40 realms
Howling Greatsword44406.8 DPS, +9 Strength, +14 Stamina. World Drop45 gold on 48 realms
Gorian Greatsword43396.7 DPS, +9 Strength, +13 Stamina. World Drop59 gold on 47 realms
Incised Greatsword40376.4 DPS, +8 Strength, +13 Stamina. World Drop478 gold on 52 realms
Lionheart Executioner, Reborn39356.2 DPS, +12 Stamina, +8 Strength, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing53,036 gold on 61 realms
Zocali Greatsword58509.0 DPS, +12 Strength, +18 Stamina. World Drop194 gold on 48 realms
Zem'lan Longsword58509.0 DPS, +12 Strength, +18 Stamina. World Drop54 gold on 49 realms
Plundered Jadestar Blade60509.6 DPS, +13 Strength, +19 Stamina, +13 Haste, +12 Mastery. World Drop610 gold on 49 realms
Plundered Blade of Northern Kings60509.6 DPS, +13 Strength, +19 Stamina, +13 Haste, +12 Critical Strike. World Drop25,000 gold on 64 realms
Plundered Scalebane Claymore60509.6 DPS, +13 Strength, +19 Stamina, +13 Versatility, +12 Critical Strike. World Drop20,000 gold on 57 realms

Plundered Jadestar Blade has the highest item level here (60). The lowest listed price among them is Howling Greatsword at 45 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Test Artifact 1 among Weapon > Sword: Blackhound Claymore (item level 100), Ulfius' Calming Claymore (item level 190), Thalassian Competitor's Greatsword (item level 197), Tarnished Dawnlit Greatsword (item level 197) and Tarnished Dawnlit Blade (item level 197).

Nearest lower item levels below Test Artifact 1 among Weapon > Sword: Petrified Sword (item level 34), Khorium Champion (item level 31), Fel Iron Greatsword (item level 31), Darkened Broadsword (item level 31) and Elexorien Blade (item level 31).

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

Where Test Artifact 1 Fits

Items That Share Test Artifact 1's Icon

Test Artifact 1 uses icon file 1109508, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

  • Ashbringer ID 137582 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 48 "Blade of the Scarlet Highlord"
  • Ashbringer ID 120978 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 10 "So it was that over the course of time, the man and the weapon seemed as one. Ashbringer became a name of..."
  • Ashbringer ID 242555 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 13 "So it was that over the course of time, the man and the weapon seemed as one. Ashbringer became a name of..."

Items Numbered Next to Test Artifact 1

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 137581 (137576 to 137592) were usually added in the same batch as Test Artifact 1: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

  • Dim Coldflame Core ID 137576 · Miscellaneous · item level 45 "Teaches you how to summon a rideable Coldflame Infernal."
  • Predatory Bloodgazer ID 137577 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
  • Snowfeather Hunter ID 137578 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
  • Brilliant Direbeak ID 137579 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
  • Viridian Sharptalon ID 137580 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
  • Ashbringer ID 137582 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 48 "Blade of the Scarlet Highlord"
  • Empyrean Society Uniform ID 137589 · Quest "Embroidered with the insignia of the Empyrean Society cult."
  • Pile of Silk ID 137590 · Trade Goods "A heap of Shal'dorei Silk. May also contain Viscous Transmutagen."
  • Pile of Skins ID 137591 · Trade Goods "A heap of Stonehide Leather and Stormscales. May also contain Viscous Transmutagen."
  • Pile of Ore ID 137592 · Trade Goods "A heap of Leystone and Felslate. May also contain Viscous Transmutagen."

Test Artifact 1 Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 137581 in the current client build.

Unique (max carried)
1
Material
Metal
Equip slot
Two-Hand
Flags
98336 / 4218880 / 8388608 / 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.