MoP Classic item

Scorpion Sting

Item 1265 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

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 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 185 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 1 gold47 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm185 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)185 gold

Median min buyout185 gold

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 06:29 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	185 gold	185 gold	3	3	2026-11-03 06:29 UTC

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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, 185 gold, ranks 15th of 32 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 3 item levels of 39: dagger (11): Searing Golden Blade, Stonevault Shiv, Glinting Steel Dagger; one-handed axe (10): Edge of Winter, 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	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
Nobles Brand	40	35	12.4 (2.10s)	none	2 gold
Dazzling Longsword	41	36	12.6 (1.70s)	none	8,500 gold
Speedsteel Rapier	41	36	12.8 (1.80s)	+8 Agility, +3 Stamina	999 gold99 silver

Where Scorpion Sting Fits

Items That Share Scorpion Sting's Icon

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

Shadowblade ID 2163 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 53 · lowest 500g on 4 realms
Poniard ID 2208 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 19

Items Numbered Next to Scorpion Sting

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 1265 (1251 to 1297) were usually added in the same batch as Scorpion Sting: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Linen Bandage ID 1251 · Consumable
Brain Hacker ID 1263 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 60 · lowest 300g on 3 realms
Cloaked Hood ID 1280 · Armor - Leather · item level 38 · lowest 125,000g on 1 realm
Giant Tarantula Fang ID 1287 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 15 · lowest 29,999g on 1 realm
Large Venom Sac ID 1288 · Trade Goods
Blackrock Mace ID 1296 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 21 · lowest 9,999g on 2 realms
Robes of the Shadowcaster ID 1297 · Armor - Cloth · item level 31 · lowest 52,193g on 1 realm

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

Across game versions

Item 1265	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	39	39	22
Required level	34	34	34
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	44 - 83	20 - 38	45 - 83
Speed	2.40	2.40	2.40
Damage per second	26.5	12.1	26.7
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	1 gold17 silver

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MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 11
Lowest buyout seen: 1 goldFlamegor (EU), 2026-10-15 15:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 12,000 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,007

US median, latest 185gEU median, latest 1,000gKR 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	KR low	KR median	KR realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	-	-	-	-	-	-	185 gold	185 gold	1
2026-11-02	-	-	-	-	-	-	185 gold	185 gold	1
2026-11-01	33 gold	1,000 gold	2	-	-	-	198 gold99 silver	200 gold	1
2026-10-31	1,000 gold	1,000 gold	3	5 gold	5 gold	1	150 gold	150 gold	1
2026-10-30	50 gold	8,299 gold	2	5 gold	5 gold	1	150 gold	150 gold	1
2026-10-29	50 gold	50 gold	2	-	-	-	1,250 gold	1,250 gold	1
2026-10-28	50 gold	50 gold	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	1265
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	39
Requires level	34
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	1 gold17 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)