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The Dreadblades

Item Level 10
Binds when picked up
Off HandWeapon
3 - 4 DamageSpeed 2.60
(1.3 damage per second)
+1 Agility
+2 Stamina
+1 Critical Strike
+1 Mastery
“No blade can shed the blood of so many innocents and not demand a toll on its wielder as well. They are no treasure.”
Sell price: 2 gold5 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon
  • Fortune item.client data

An Artifact One-Handed Sword Off Hand, item level 10, binds when picked up.

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Build history

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

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The Dreadblades Game Data

Appearance

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

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 15.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
The Dreadblades (this item)101.3 DPS, +1 Agility, +2 Stamina, +1 Critical Strike, +1 MasteryNot listed
Scimitar1171.5 DPS. Vendor11 silver on 47 realms
Defias Rapier1271.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop73 gold on 46 realms
Blackwater Cutlass1271.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +2 Critical Strike. World Drop10 gold on 57 realms
Fangblade152.1 DPS, +3 Agility, +1 Stamina. World Drop50 gold on 50 realms
Bronze Shortsword1592.1 DPS, +4 Agility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing15 gold on 48 realms
Heavy Copper Longsword530.6 DPS, +1 Agility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing199 gold on 51 realms
Copper Shortsword420.6 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing1 silver on 43 realms
Pitted Defias Shortsword20.4 DPS. World Drop20 silver on 57 realms
Distinguished Blade of Cartel Al1600.4 DPS, Agility or Strength or Intellect. World Drop999 gold on 58 realms
Lost Blade of Spacial Descent1800.4 DPS. World Drop25 silver on 80 realms

Bronze Shortsword has the highest item level here (15). The lowest listed price among them is Copper Shortsword at 1 silver in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from The Dreadblades among Weapon > Sword: Sword of Decay (item level 20), Zealot Blade (item level 20), Jade Serpentblade (item level 20), Blade of the Basilisk (item level 21) and Annealed Blade (item level 22).

Nearest lower item levels below The Dreadblades among Weapon > Sword: Myrmidon's Cutlass (item level 1), Hal'hadar Darkblade's Edge (item level 1) and Forgotten Sword of Vilaldoun (item level 1).

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

Where The Dreadblades Fits

Other Items Named The Dreadblades

3 other items in the current build are also called The Dreadblades. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

  • The Dreadblades ID 128872 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 10 "She saw herself commanding an impossibly large pirate fleet, one that could conquer the high seas and all..."
  • The Dreadblades ID 242588 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 13 "She saw herself commanding an impossibly large pirate fleet, one that could conquer the high seas and all..."
  • The Dreadblades ID 242604 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 13 "No blade can shed the blood of so many innocents and not demand a toll on its wielder as well. They are no..."

Items That Share The Dreadblades's Icon

The Dreadblades uses icon file 1267793, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

  • The Dreadblades ID 128872 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 10 "She saw herself commanding an impossibly large pirate fleet, one that could conquer the high seas and all..."
  • The Dreadblades ID 242588 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 13 "She saw herself commanding an impossibly large pirate fleet, one that could conquer the high seas and all..."
  • The Dreadblades ID 242604 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 13 "No blade can shed the blood of so many innocents and not demand a toll on its wielder as well. They are no..."

Items Numbered Next to The Dreadblades

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 134552 (134547 to 134557) were usually added in the same batch as The Dreadblades: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

  • Wild Northern Barracuda ID 134547 · Quest · item level 40 "Quite comfortable in the frigid northern waters of Highmountain."
  • Helya's Wrath ID 134548 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword "Temp Art"
  • Toad Gizzard ID 134549 · Quest "Reeks of a surprisingly fishy smell."
  • The Seed of Ages ID 134550 · Quest · item level 40 "The remnant of one of the first groves on Azeroth."
  • Warswords of the Valarjar ID 134553 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 10 "In truth, it is her power that makes these weapons truly magnificent. Her power, laced with her hatred,..."
  • Runespeaker's Gloves ID 134554 · Armor - Cloth · item level 44
  • Runesworn Grips ID 134555 · Armor - Leather · item level 44
  • Stormborn Gloves ID 134556 · Armor - Mail · item level 44
  • Dreadsworn Gauntlets ID 134557 · Armor - Plate · item level 44

The Dreadblades Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 134552 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
10 gold26 silver
Vendor sell price
2 gold5 silver
Unique (max carried)
1
Material
Metal
Equip slot
Off Hand
Expansion ID
6
Flags
32 / 4206592 / 8388608 / 24 / 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.