MoP Classic item

Mercenary Blade

Item 15213 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 36
Binds when equipped
One-HandSword
18 - 35 DamageSpeed 2.40
(11.0 damage per second)
Durability 75 / 75
Requires Level 31
Sell Price: 1 gold2 silver

About Mercenary Blade

Mercenary Blade is an uncommon one-hand sword on MoP Classic at item level 36, usable from level 31. It binds when equipped. It hits for 18 to 35 damage every 2.40 seconds, 11.0 damage per second. Other one-hand swords listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Silithid Ripper (36), Tainted Pierce (36) and Blade of the Basilisk (37). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (EU 1); the cheapest buyout is 5 gold on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 1 gold2 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm5 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market5 gold

Median min buyout5 gold

Realms with listings1EU 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 04:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	5 gold	5 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 04:13 UTC

One-hand sword items near item level 36

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 29 other one-hand sword items between item level 26 and 47; 14 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 11.0 damage per second ranks 20th of 30 one-hand sword items in this group; Reforged Blade of Heroes (item level 38, requires level 33) has the most, 29.1.
Attack speeds among the 30 one-hand sword items in this group run from 1.70 seconds (Black Metal Shortsword) to 3.40 seconds (Sword of Decay); it swings every 2.40 seconds.
Wicked Mithril Blade has the most fixed stat points in this group, 16.
Next one-hand sword items up with fixed stats: Reforged Blade of Heroes (item level 38, requires level 33), Annealed Blade (item level 40, requires level 35), Ginn-Su Sword (item level 40, requires level 35), Speedsteel Rapier (item level 41, requires level 36), Wicked Mithril Blade (item level 45, requires level 40).
Its lowest listed price, 5 gold, ranks 5th of 26 listed one-hand sword items in this group.
Cheapest listed one-hand sword items at a similar or higher item level: Nobles Brand at 2 gold99 silver (item level 40, requires level 35), Furious Falchion at 3 gold (item level 45, requires level 40), Ebon Scimitar at 5 gold (item level 43, requires level 38).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 36: dagger (8): Vendetta, Glinting Steel Dagger, Daring Dirk; one-handed axe (5): Edge of Winter, Steelclaw Reaver, Stalvan's Reaper; one-handed mace (5): Deadwood Sledge, Midnight Mace, Kovork's Rattle; fist weapon (1): Deadly Fist Blades.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Zealot Blade	34	29	10.5 (2.80s)	+5 Intellect, +6 Spirit	225 gold
Jade Serpentblade	35	30	10.8 (2.60s)	+4 Strength, +4 Agility	99 gold99 silver
Sword of Decay	35	30	10.7 (3.40s)	none	4,250 gold
Mercenary Blade	36	31	11.0 (2.40s)	none	5 gold
Silithid Ripper	36	31	11.3 (2.30s)	none	99,999 gold
Tainted Pierce	36	31	11.1 (1.90s)	none	8,331 gold6 silver
Blade of the Basilisk	37	32	11.3 (1.90s)	none	2,500 gold
Knightly Longsword	38	33	20.3 (1.80s)	none	5 gold
Reforged Blade of Heroes	38	33	29.1 (2.20s)	+3 Strength, +8 Stamina	-
Scorpion Sting	39	34	12.1 (2.40s)	none	198 gold81 silver
Annealed Blade	40	35	12.3 (2.60s)	+7 Strength, +7 Stamina	30,828 gold91 silver
Ginn-Su Sword	40	35	12.3 (2.60s)	+8 Agility, +5 Critical Strike	65,934 gold8 silver

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) adds Agility and Stamina.

Item 15213	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	36	36	21
Required level	31	31	13
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	31 - 59	18 - 35	7 - 11
Speed	2.40	2.40	2.60
Damage per second	18.8	11.0	3.5
Agility	-	-	3
Stamina	-	-	5
Sell price	81 silver65 copper	1 gold2 silver	6 gold4 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: 8
Lowest buyout seen: 98 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-09-10 13:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 1,000 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,171

US median, latest 1.4gEU median, latest 5g
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	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-19	5 gold	5 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-09-18	5 gold	5 gold	1	1 gold40 silver	1 gold40 silver	1
2026-09-17	2 gold	2 gold	2	1 gold40 silver	1 gold75 silver	1
2026-09-16	1 gold	2 gold	2	1 gold99 silver	1 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-15	1 gold	3 gold	2	1 gold99 silver	2 gold	1
2026-09-14	2 gold	4 gold85 silver	2	3 gold	3 gold	1
2026-09-13	4 gold85 silver	4 gold99 silver	2	3 gold	3 gold	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 0 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	15213
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	36
Requires level	31
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	81 silver65 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)