MoP Classic item

Scorpion Sting

Item 1265 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 39
Binds when equipped
One-HandSword
20 - 38 DamageSpeed 2.40
(12.1 damage per second)
Durability 90 / 90
Requires Level 34
Chance on hit: Poisons target for 13 Nature damage every 5 sec for 25 sec.
Sell Price: 1 gold47 silver

About Scorpion Sting

Scorpion Sting is a rare one-hand sword on MoP Classic at item level 39, usable from level 34. It binds when equipped. It hits for 20 to 38 damage every 2.40 seconds, 12.1 damage per second. Other one-hand swords listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Knightly Longsword (38), Ginn-Su Sword (40) and Nobles Brand (40). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 198 gold81 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 1 gold47 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm198 gold81 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (US)283 gold65 silver

Median min buyout241 gold23 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 04:13 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	283 gold65 silver	283 gold65 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 04:12 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	198 gold81 silver	198 gold81 silver	2	2	2026-09-19 04:13 UTC

One-hand sword items near item level 39

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 27 and 51; 13 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 12.1 damage per second ranks 22nd of 35 one-hand sword items in this group; Serpent Slicer (item level 49, requires level 44) has the most, 32.8.
Attack speeds among the 35 one-hand sword items in this group run from 1.60 seconds (Rune Sword) 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: 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), Dazzling Mithril Rapier (item level 48, requires level 43).
Its lowest listed price, 198 gold81 silver, ranks 13th of 32 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 3 item levels of 39: dagger (11): Searing Golden Blade, Gemstone Dagger, Glinting Steel Dagger; one-handed axe (10): Digmaster 5000, Shovelphlange's Mining Axe, Heavy Mithril Axe; one-handed mace (7): Deadwood Sledge, Midnight Mace, Fight Club.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
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
Nobles Brand	40	35	12.4 (2.10s)	none	2 gold99 silver
Dazzling Longsword	41	36	12.6 (1.70s)	none	2,000 gold
Speedsteel Rapier	41	36	12.8 (1.80s)	+8 Agility, +3 Stamina	175 gold55 silver

Across game versions

Item 1265	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	39	39	22
Required level	34	34	14
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	44 - 83	20 - 38	7 - 11
Speed	2.40	2.40	2.60
Damage per second	26.5	12.1	3.5
Effects	Chance on hit: Poisons target for 13 Nature damage every 5 sec for 25 sec.	Chance on hit: Poisons target for 13 Nature damage every 5 sec for 25 sec.	-
Sell price	1 gold17 silver	1 gold47 silver	58 silver42 copper

3D Model

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MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 6
Lowest buyout seen: 5 gold88 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-08-28 15:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 2,000 gold44 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 531

US median, latest 284gEU median, latest 199g
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	198 gold81 silver	198 gold81 silver	1	283 gold65 silver	283 gold65 silver	1
2026-09-18	198 gold81 silver	218 gold81 silver	1	250 gold	250 gold	1
2026-09-17	10 gold	20 gold	2	250 gold	250 gold	1
2026-09-16	18 gold	87 gold95 silver	2	-	-	-
2026-09-15	70 gold95 silver	87 gold95 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-09-14	87 gold95 silver	87 gold95 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-09-13	15 gold	15 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 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	1265
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	39
Requires level	34
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	1 gold17 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)