MoP Classic item

Mercenary Blade

Item 15213 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

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 Tainted Pierce (36), Silithid Ripper (36) and Blade of the Basilisk (37). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (EU 1); the cheapest buyout is 2 gold on Everlook, Ook Ook (EU). A vendor pays 1 gold2 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm2 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)

Typical market2 gold

Median min buyout2 gold

Realms with listings1EU 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 09:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	2 gold	2 gold	2	2	2026-11-03 09:08 UTC

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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, 2 gold, ranks 3rd of 27 listed one-hand sword items in this group.
Cheapest listed one-hand sword items at a similar or higher item level: Ebon Scimitar at 2 gold (item level 43, requires level 38), Knightly Longsword at 2 gold (item level 38, requires level 33), Nobles Brand at 2 gold (item level 40, requires level 35).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 36: dagger (8): Glinting Steel Dagger, Vendetta, 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	870 gold24 silver
Jade Serpentblade	35	30	10.8 (2.60s)	+4 Strength, +4 Agility	438 gold51 silver
Sword of Decay	35	30	10.7 (3.40s)	none	7,150 gold
Mercenary Blade	36	31	11.0 (2.40s)	none	2 gold
Silithid Ripper	36	31	11.3 (2.30s)	none	47,259 gold53 silver
Tainted Pierce	36	31	11.1 (1.90s)	none	1,500 gold99 silver
Blade of the Basilisk	37	32	11.3 (1.90s)	none	12,500 gold
Knightly Longsword	38	33	20.3 (1.80s)	none	2 gold
Reforged Blade of Heroes	38	33	29.1 (2.20s)	+3 Strength, +8 Stamina	-
Scorpion Sting	39	34	12.1 (2.40s)	none	185 gold
Annealed Blade	40	35	12.3 (2.60s)	+7 Strength, +7 Stamina	100 gold
Ginn-Su Sword	40	35	12.3 (2.60s)	+8 Agility, +5 Critical Strike	90,000 gold

Where Mercenary Blade Fits

Items That Share Mercenary Blade's Icon

Mercenary Blade uses the same icon art, which 2 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:

Ebon Scimitar ID 8196 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 43 · lowest 2g on 3 realms
Jade Serpentblade ID 3850 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 35 · lowest 438g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Mercenary Blade

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 15213 (15194 to 15218) were usually added in the same batch as Mercenary Blade: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Grand Legguards ID 15194 · Armor - Leather · item level 61 · lowest 4,400g on 1 realm
Grand Breastplate ID 15195 · Armor - Leather · item level 62 · lowest 8,453g on 1 realm
Raider Shortsword ID 15210 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 16 · lowest 25s on 3 realms
Militant Shortsword ID 15211 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 22 · lowest 68s on 3 realms
Fighter Broadsword ID 15212 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 27 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
Nobles Brand ID 15214 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 40 · lowest 2g on 2 realms
Furious Falchion ID 15215 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 45 · lowest 4g on 2 realms
Rune Sword ID 15216 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 51 · lowest 14g on 6 realms
Widow Blade ID 15217 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 54 · lowest 5g on 2 realms
Crystal Sword ID 15218 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 57 · lowest 8g on 2 realms

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Item 15213	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	36	36	21
Required level	31	31	31
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	31 - 59	18 - 35	32 - 59
Speed	2.40	2.40	2.40
Damage per second	18.8	11.0	19.0
Sell price	81 silver65 copper	1 gold2 silver	81 silver65 copper

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MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 10:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 9
Lowest buyout seen: 1 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-10 23:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 800 gold99 silverAuberdine (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,839

US median, latest 5gEU median, latest 2g
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
2026-11-03	2 gold	2 gold	2	5 gold	5 gold	1
2026-11-02	2 gold	3 gold	2	4 gold11 silver	4 gold98 silver	1
2026-11-01	3 gold	6 gold55 silver	3	4 gold11 silver	4 gold11 silver	1
2026-10-31	2 gold	3 gold	4	6 gold	7 gold	1
2026-10-30	1 gold	3 gold	3	4 gold80 silver	9 gold	1
2026-10-29	1 gold	3 gold	3	3 gold50 silver	4 gold98 silver	1
2026-10-28	1 gold99 silver	4 gold	2	3 gold50 silver	3 gold50 silver	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 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	36
Requires level	31
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	81 silver65 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)