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The Butcher
Item Level 19Binds when equipped
One-HandWeapon
6 - 10 DamageSpeed 2.60
(3.1 damage per second)
+4 Agility
+3 Stamina
Requires Level 12
Sell price: 1 gold61 silver
Current price
84,700 gold
- Cheapest realm right now is 97% under the 63-realm average.live market
- Listings are down 31% from their 7 day average (2 vs 3 units).live market
- Today's price is on the high side: only 12% of recorded snapshots were pricier.live market
The Butcher Price History on Burning Blade
Burning Blade Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Burning Blade Auction House4Units listed
4Sellers
84,700 goldCheapest now
Thin supply
On The Butcher's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 53,570 gold55 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 12,620 gold68 silver to 434,006 gold53 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 58% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 53,570 gold55 silver.
Appearance
Appearance ID: 2656.
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 The Butcher (item level 19) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 19 to 22.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Butcher (this item) | 19 | 12 | 3.1 DPS, +4 Agility, +3 Stamina | 2,965 gold on 63 realms |
 The Black Knight | 19 | 12 | 3.1 DPS. World Drop | 225 gold on 54 realms |
 Sword of Decay | 20 | 13 | 3.5 DPS. World Drop | 4,998 gold on 56 realms |
 Zealot Blade | 20 | 13 | 1.5 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +7 Versatility. World Drop | 323 gold on 61 realms |
 Jade Serpentblade | 20 | 13 | 3.5 DPS, +4 Strength, +4 Agility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 190 gold on 52 realms |
 Knightly Longsword | 21 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 5 gold on 58 realms | |
| Mercenary Blade | 21 | 13 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 35 gold on 50 realms |
| Annealed Blade | 22 | 15 | 3.5 DPS, +4 Strength, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 999 gold on 57 realms |
 Ginn-Su Sword | 22 | 15 | 3.5 DPS, +5 Agility, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop | 52,000 gold on 70 realms |
 Speedsteel Rapier | 22 | 15 | 3.5 DPS, +5 Agility, +2 Stamina. World Drop | 2,300 gold on 67 realms |
 Dazzling Longsword | 22 | 15 | 3.5 DPS. World Drop | 9,999 gold on 52 realms |
Dazzling Longsword has the highest item level here (22). The lowest listed price among them is Knightly Longsword at 5 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from The Butcher among Weapon > Sword: Widow Blade (item level 27), Hanzo Sword (item level 28), Blazing Rapier (item level 28), Assassination Blade (item level 28) and Intrepid Shortblade (item level 28).
Nearest lower item levels below The Butcher among Weapon > Sword: Copper Shortsword (item level 4), 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.
The Butcher in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
The Butcher 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 The Butcher next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is The Butcher in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. The Butcher 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 The Butcher in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, The Butcher is Rare quality, item level 31 and requires level 26.
- What does The Butcher sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 57s 47c for one The Butcher in Classic Era.
- What slot is The Butcher in WoW Classic?
- The Butcher is a Main Hand Sword in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is The Butcher on the auction house right now?
- 84,700g on Burning Blade, 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 The Butcher
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.