MoP Classic item

Nightblade

Item 1982 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 44
Binds when equipped
Two-HandSword
97 - 146 DamageSpeed 2.80
(43.4 damage per second)
Durability 120 / 120
Requires Level 39
Chance on hit: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing 200 Shadow damage.
Sell Price: 3 gold68 silver

About Nightblade

Nightblade is an epic two-hand sword on MoP Classic at item level 44, usable from level 39. It binds when equipped. It hits for 97 to 146 damage every 2.80 seconds, 43.4 damage per second. Other two-hand swords listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Witchfury (44), Chromatic Sword (45) and Headstriker Sword (43). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 1,199 gold on Remulos (AU) (US). A vendor pays 3 gold68 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm1,199 goldRemulos (AU) (US)

Typical market (US)1,199 gold

Median min buyout1,199 gold

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 05:12 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Remulos (AU)US · Legacy	1,199 gold	1,199 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 05:12 UTC

Two-hand sword items near item level 44

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 30 other two-hand sword items between item level 32 and 57; 10 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 43.4 damage per second ranks 4th of 31 two-hand sword items in this group; Ta'Kierthan Songblade (item level 57, requires level 52) has the most, 52.1.
Attack speeds among the 31 two-hand sword items in this group run from 2.40 seconds (Headstriker Sword) to 3.70 seconds (Tusker Sword); it swings every 2.80 seconds.
Archaic Defender has the most fixed stat points in this group, 55.
Next two-hand sword items up with fixed stats: Boneslasher (item level 45, requires level 40), Chromatic Sword (item level 45, requires level 40), Blade of the Titans (item level 49, requires level 44), Warmonger (item level 52, requires level 47).
Its lowest listed price, 1,199 gold, ranks 17th of 25 listed two-hand sword items in this group.
Cheapest listed two-hand sword items at a similar or higher item level: Headstriker Sword at 4 gold (item level 43, requires level 38), Beheading Blade at 5 gold (item level 52, requires level 47), Dark Espadon at 8 gold25 silver (item level 54, requires level 49).
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 3 item levels of 44: staff (7): Tanglewood Staff, Darkmoon Magestaff, Spellforce Rod; two-handed axe (7): Darkmoon Executioner, Manslayer, Lumbering Ogre Axe; two-handed mace (3): Thornstone Sledgehammer, Greater Maul, War Maul; polearm (1): Khoo's Point.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Frost Tiger Blade	40	35	28.8 (3.40s)	+14 Critical Strike	1,417 gold54 silver
Exquisite Flamberge	41	36	12.7 (3.00s)	none	5 gold
Gutrender	41	36	12.7 (2.60s)	none	15,593 gold96 silver
Sword of the Magistrate	41	36	12.6 (3.30s)	+8 Strength, +15 Stamina, +10 Hit	300 gold
Whetted Claymore	42	37	7.7 (3.10s)	none	-
Headstriker Sword	43	38	13.1 (2.40s)	none	4 gold
Nightblade	44	39	43.4 (2.80s)	none	1,199 gold
Witchfury	44	39	13.6 (2.80s)	none	99 gold99 silver
Boneslasher	45	40	14.0 (3.50s)	+20 Strength, +13 Stamina	150,000 gold
Chromatic Sword	45	40	13.9 (3.60s)	+7 Fire Resistance, +7 Frost Resistance, +7 Shadow Resistance, +7 Nature Resistance, +7 Arcane Resistance	10,543 gold6 silver
Zweihander	46	41	12.7 (2.80s)	none	-
Battlefield Destroyer	47	42	14.5 (3.10s)	none	14 gold45 silver

Across game versions

Item 1982	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	44	44	24
Required level	39	39	17
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	97 - 146	97 - 146	13 - 22
Speed	2.80	2.80	3.60
Damage per second	43.4	43.4	4.9
Effects	Chance on hit: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing 125 to 275 Shadow damage.	Chance on hit: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing 200 Shadow damage.	-
Sell price	2 gold95 silver	3 gold68 silver	1 gold33 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: 11
Lowest buyout seen: 20 goldChromie (EU), 2026-08-29 23:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 37,735 gold35 silverAtiesh (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,351

US median, latest 1,199gEU median, latest 3,525g
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	3,525 gold	3,525 gold	1	1,199 gold	1,199 gold	1
2026-09-18	99 gold	4,998 gold99 silver	2	200 gold	4,218 gold63 silver	3
2026-09-17	999 gold99 silver	1,299 gold99 silver	3	1,610 gold43 silver	1,610 gold43 silver	1
2026-09-16	1,479 gold88 silver	4,442 gold99 silver	2	-	-	-
2026-09-15	1,000 gold	2,599 gold	3	-	-	-
2026-09-14	1,000 gold	4,442 gold99 silver	3	6,161 gold49 silver	6,161 gold49 silver	1
2026-09-13	2,245 gold	4,442 gold99 silver	2	1,199 gold	1,200 gold49 silver	3

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 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	1982
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	44
Requires level	39
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	2 gold95 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)