MoP Classic item

Assassination Blade

Item 13036 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 57
Binds when equipped
One-HandSword
33 - 62 DamageSpeed 2.70
(17.6 damage per second)
+3 Strength
Durability 90 / 90
Requires Level 52
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 14.
Sell Price: 5 gold12 silver

About Assassination Blade

Assassination Blade is a rare one-hand sword on MoP Classic at item level 57, usable from level 52. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +3 Strength, with Critical Strike (14) as a secondary stat. It hits for 33 to 62 damage every 2.70 seconds, 17.6 damage per second. Other one-hand swords listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Crystal Sword (57), Doomforged Straightedge (56) and Krol Blade (56). The latest scan finds it on 6 MoP Classic realms (EU 3, KR 1, TW 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 54 gold99 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 5 gold12 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm54 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (US)112 gold7 silver

Median min buyout249 gold3 silver

Realms with listings6EU 3, KR 1, TW 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 03:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	100 gold7 silver	112 gold7 silver	5	5	2026-09-19 02:12 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	54 gold99 silver	55 gold	5	5	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC
AuberdineEU · Active	100 gold	100 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC
IvusTW · Taiwan	398 gold	398 gold	2	2	2026-09-19 03:12 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	579 gold90 silver	579 gold99 silver	16	16	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC
LokholarKR · Korea	15,000 gold	15,000 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 02:11 UTC

One-hand sword items near item level 57

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 34 other one-hand sword items between item level 40 and 70; 11 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 17.6 damage per second ranks 16th of 35 one-hand sword items in this group; Teebu's Blazing Longsword (item level 65, requires level 60) has the most, 47.2.
Attack speeds among the 35 one-hand sword items in this group run from 1.60 seconds (Dimensional Blade) to 2.90 seconds (Teebu's Blazing Longsword); it swings every 2.70 seconds.
+3 Strength ranks 4th of 4 one-hand sword items with Strength; Annealed Blade (item level 40, requires level 35) has the most, +7.
+14 Critical Strike ranks 1st of 5 one-hand sword items with Critical Strike, the most in this group (level with 1 other item).
Sageblade has the most fixed stat points in this group, 168 against 17 here.
Its lowest listed price, 54 gold99 silver, ranks 13th of 33 listed one-hand sword items in this group.
Cheapest listed one-hand sword items at a similar or higher item level: Holy War Sword at 15 gold (item level 65, requires level 60), Sword of Zeal at 19 gold59 silver (item level 63, requires level 58), Battlefell Sabre at 30 gold (item level 62, requires level 57).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 4 item levels of 57: one-handed mace (10): Bonesnapper, Viking Warhammer, Bludstone Hammer; one-handed axe (9): Axe of Rin'ji, Serathil, Ribsplitter; dagger (6): The Shadowfoot Stabber, Julie's Dagger, Shadowblade; fist weapon (1): Vilerend Slicer.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Widow Blade	54	49	16.5 (2.00s)	none	10 gold
Hanzo Sword	55	50	36.1 (1.80s)	none	124 gold
Blazing Rapier	56	51	17.1 (1.70s)	none	499 gold99 silver
Doomforged Straightedge	56	51	17.3 (2.60s)	+7 Strength, +7 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike	4,950 gold
Krol Blade	56	51	17.1 (2.80s)	+7 Strength, +5 Stamina, +14 Critical Strike	6,999 gold99 silver
Assassination Blade	57	52	17.6 (2.70s)	+3 Strength, +14 Critical Strike	54 gold99 silver
Crystal Sword	57	52	17.6 (2.30s)	none	50 gold
Dimensional Blade	59	54	18.1 (1.60s)	none	30 gold
Battlefell Sabre	62	57	37.0 (2.20s)	none	30 gold
Elemental Attuned Blade	63	58	45.7 (2.10s)	+9 Stamina, +8 Spirit, +134 Spell Power	875,000 gold
Frostguard	63	58	19.6 (2.30s)	none	4,000 gold92 silver
Sword of Zeal	63	58	19.6 (2.80s)	none	19 gold59 silver

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Critical Strike.

Item 13036	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	57	57	28
Required level	52	52	22
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	71 - 132	33 - 62	8 - 13
Speed	2.70	2.70	2.60
Damage per second	37.6	17.6	4.0
Strength	3	3	1
Critical Strike	-	14	10
Effects	Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%.	-	-
Sell price	4 gold9 silver	5 gold12 silver	68 gold87 silver

3D Model

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

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 10
Lowest buyout seen: 9 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-08-29 23:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 15,000 goldLokholar (KR)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 2,421

US median, latest 100gEU median, latest 100gKR median, latest 15,000gTW median, latest 398g
Each line is one region's daily median of the cheapest buyout on every realm that listed it, from our hourly scans.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	KR low	KR median	KR realms	TW low	TW median	TW realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-19	54 gold99 silver	100 gold	4	15,000 gold	15,000 gold	1	398 gold	398 gold	1	10 gold	100 gold7 silver	2
2026-09-18	54 gold99 silver	224 gold99 silver	4	14,000 gold	15,000 gold	1	398 gold	398 gold	1	10 gold	100 gold7 silver	2
2026-09-17	29 gold99 silver	241 gold53 silver	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	15 gold	25 gold	2
2026-09-16	29 gold99 silver	279 gold79 silver	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	24 gold	69 gold69 silver	3
2026-09-15	18 gold99 silver	279 gold79 silver	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	75 gold97 silver	150 gold49 silver	2
2026-09-14	22 gold99 silver	72 gold77 silver	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	150 gold50 silver	250 gold	2
2026-09-13	23 gold99 silver	73 gold50 silver	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	22 gold99 silver	45 gold	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 3 of 25, KR 1 of 5, TW 1 of 8, US 1 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's MoP Classic Game Data API (static data 5.5.4.67732). Prices: per-unit buyouts from one Blizzard Auction House snapshot per connected realm per hour; market is the quantity-weighted median of a realm's listings. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	13036
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	57
Requires level	52
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	4 gold9 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)