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The Dreadblades

Item Level 10
Binds when picked up
Main HandWeapon
3 - 4 DamageSpeed 2.60
(1.3 damage per second)
+1 Agility
+2 Stamina
+1 Critical Strike
+1 Mastery
Socket
Socket
Equip: 7.0 Artifacts - All Weapons - General Weapon Equipped Passive (CSA)
Equip: Curse of the Dreadblades
Effect: The Dreadblades
“She saw herself commanding an impossibly large pirate fleet, one that could conquer the high seas and all the nations of Azeroth. Every ship that dared to challenge her burned, and every city gave up its treasures or was destroyed.”
Sell price: 1 gold59 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon
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The Dreadblades is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.

The Dreadblades Game Data

Appearance

Appearance IDs: 28346, 28344, 28345, 28347. 3 other items wear the same appearance:

Achievements

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How The Dreadblades 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 The Dreadblades (item level 10) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 1 to 19.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
The Dreadblades (this item)101.3 DPS, +1 Agility, +2 Stamina, +1 Critical Strike, +1 MasteryNot listed
Defias Rapier1271.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop20 gold on 61 realms
Blackwater Cutlass1271.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +2 Critical Strike. World Drop5 silver on 62 realms
Bronze Shortsword1592.1 DPS, +4 Agility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing100 gold on 57 realms
Heavy Copper Longsword530.6 DPS, +1 Agility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing156 gold on 50 realms
Fighter Broadsword17102.7 DPS, +3 Agility, +4 Stamina. World Drop20 gold on 52 realms
Pitted Defias Shortsword20.4 DPS. World Drop50 silver on 60 realms
Distinguished Blade of Cartel Al1600.4 DPS, Agility or Strength or Intellect. World Drop1,222 gold on 58 realms
Lost Blade of Spacial Descent1800.4 DPS. World Drop2 gold on 80 realms
The Butcher19123.1 DPS, +4 Agility, +3 Stamina2,800 gold on 56 realms
The Black Knight19123.1 DPS. World Drop225 gold on 50 realms

The Butcher has the highest item level here (19). The lowest listed price among them is Blackwater Cutlass at 5 silver in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from The Dreadblades among Weapon > Sword: Knightly Longsword (item level 21), Mercenary Blade (item level 21), Dazzling Longsword (item level 22), Annealed Blade (item level 22) and Ginn-Su Sword (item level 22).

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.