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Widow Blade

Item Level 27
Binds when equipped
One-HandWeapon
8 - 13 DamageSpeed 2.60
(4.0 damage per second)
+3 Agility
+5 Stamina
Requires Level 21
Sell price: 60 gold56 silver
Current price 89 gold
Verified
All-Time typical 145 gold54 silver
39% below typical-2% over 7 days
Tichondrius Auction House Sword
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Widow Blade Price History on Tichondrius

Tichondrius Auction House
Recorded Auction House snapshots.
Market price Min buyout Quantity (hover for values)

On Widow Blade's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 145 gold54 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 9 gold72 silver to 2,165 gold80 silver. About 8 were available in the latest snapshot.

The current lowest price is 39% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 145 gold54 silver.

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Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

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Across game versions

In Classic Era it is item level 54, requires level 49 and sells to vendors for 3g 9s 96c. In MoP Classic it is item level 54, requires level 49 and sells to vendors for 3g 9s 96c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)2721UncommonBinds when equipped60g 56s 5c
WoW Forever2721Uncommon--
Classic Era5449UncommonBinds when equipped3g 9s 96c
MoP Classic5449UncommonBinds when equipped3g 9s 96c
Widow Blade Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Widow Blade is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 4408. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Widow Blade.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Widow Blade 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 Widow Blade (item level 27) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 26 to 29.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Widow Blade (this item)27214.0 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop84 silver on 49 realms
Crystal Sword28224.0 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop25 gold on 44 realms
Rune Sword26203.7 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop32 gold on 48 realms
Hanzo Sword28214.0 DPS. World Drop3,000 gold on 61 realms
Doomforged Straightedge28224.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +4 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop8,545 gold on 54 realms
Blazing Rapier28224.0 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing799 gold on 77 realms
Assassination Blade28224.0 DPS, +1 Strength, +10 Critical Strike. World Drop62 gold on 55 realms
Intrepid Shortblade284.0 DPS, +4 Agility or Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing1,999 gold on 75 realms
Valiant Shortblade281.9 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing987 gold on 76 realms
Bloodrazor26203.7 DPS. World Drop500 gold on 45 realms
Telaari Longblade29244.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop1,852 gold on 47 realms

Telaari Longblade has the highest item level here (29). The lowest listed price among them is Crystal Sword at 25 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Widow Blade among Weapon > Sword: Widow's Weep (item level 29), Shade's Blade (item level 29), Blade of the Fallen Seraph (item level 29), Dawn of Demise (item level 30) and Light-Etched Longsword (item level 30).

Nearest lower item levels below Widow Blade among Weapon > Sword: Wicked Mithril Blade (item level 24), Furious Falchion (item level 24), 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.

Where Widow Blade Fits

Items That Share Widow Blade's Icon

Widow Blade uses icon file 135351, which 19 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Widow Blade

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 15217 (15212 to 15222) were usually added in the same batch as Widow Blade: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Widow Blade Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 15217 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
302 gold80 silver
Vendor sell price
60 gold56 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
One-Hand
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Widow Blade in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Widow Blade 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 Widow Blade next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Widow Blade in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Widow Blade 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 Widow Blade in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Widow Blade is Uncommon quality, item level 54 and requires level 49.
What does Widow Blade sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 3g 9s for one Widow Blade in Classic Era.
What slot is Widow Blade in WoW Classic?
Widow Blade is a One-Hand Sword in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
How much is Widow Blade on the auction house right now?
89g on Tichondrius, 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 Widow Blade

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era client
Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
Appearances in the beta client
1 recorded look

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.