MoP Classic item

Sword of Decay

Item 1727 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 35
Binds when equipped
One-HandSword
25 - 48 DamageSpeed 3.40
(10.7 damage per second)
Durability 90 / 90
Requires Level 30
Chance on hit: Reduces target's Strength by 10 for 30 sec.
Sell Price: 1 gold11 silver

About Sword of Decay

Sword of Decay is a rare one-hand sword on MoP Classic at item level 35, usable from level 30. It binds when equipped. It hits for 25 to 48 damage every 3.40 seconds, 10.7 damage per second. Other one-hand swords listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Jade Serpentblade (35), Tainted Pierce (36) and Zealot Blade (34). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 2); the cheapest buyout is 7,150 gold on Everlook, Ook Ook (EU). A vendor pays 1 gold11 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm7,150 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)

Typical market26,097 gold41 silver

Median min buyout26,097 gold41 silver

Realms with listings2EU 2

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 06:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	7,150 gold	7,150 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 06:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	45,044 gold83 silver	45,044 gold83 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 06:08 UTC

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One-hand sword items near item level 35

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 28 other one-hand sword items between item level 26 and 45; 14 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 10.7 damage per second ranks 21st of 29 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 29 one-hand sword items in this group run from 1.70 seconds (Black Metal Shortsword) to 2.80 seconds (Zealot Blade); it swings every 3.40 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, 7,150 gold, ranks 20th of 26 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), Mercenary Blade at 2 gold (item level 36, requires level 31).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 35: dagger (7): Glinting Steel Dagger, Vendetta, Daring Dirk; one-handed mace (6): Deadwood Sledge, Dreamslayer, Kovork's Rattle; one-handed axe (4): Stalvan's Reaper, Hillborne Axe, Gloom Reaper; fist weapon (1): Deadly Fist Blades.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
The Black Knight	31	26	9.5 (1.90s)	none	50 gold
The Butcher	31	26	9.5 (2.80s)	+5 Agility, +4 Stamina	5,550 gold
Hardened Iron Shortsword	32	27	9.8 (2.70s)	+10 Attack Power	44 gold
Zealot Blade	34	29	10.5 (2.80s)	+5 Intellect, +6 Spirit	399 gold99 silver
Sword of Decay	35	30	10.7 (3.40s)	none	7,150 gold
Jade Serpentblade	35	30	10.8 (2.60s)	+4 Strength, +4 Agility	438 gold51 silver
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	-

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Tomusa's Sword, Folly's Edge.

More Sword items

Sword of the Magistrate item level 41
Sword of Corruption item level 27
Sword of the Night Sky item level 24
Sword of Zeal item level 63

Where Sword of Decay Fits

Items That Share Sword of Decay's Icon

Sword of Decay uses the same icon art, which 11 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Night Watch Shortsword ID 935 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 20 · lowest 999g on 3 realms
Flamberge ID 2521 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 36
Black Metal Shortsword ID 886 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 26 · lowest 19,142g on 1 realm
Copper Shortsword ID 2847 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 9 · lowest 90s on 1 realm
Shiver Blade ID 5182 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 20 · lowest 11,999g on 2 realms
Battlefield Destroyer ID 8199 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 47 · lowest 3g on 3 realms
Ironpatch Blade ID 12976 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 20 · lowest 900g on 3 realms
Sword of Corruption ID 13032 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 27 · lowest 300g on 4 realms

Items Numbered Next to Sword of Decay

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 1727 (1720 to 1733) were usually added in the same batch as Sword of Decay: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Tanglewood Staff ID 1720 · Weapon - Staff · item level 46 · lowest 9g on 4 realms
Viking Warhammer ID 1721 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 54 · lowest 45g on 4 realms
Thornstone Sledgehammer ID 1722 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 42 · lowest 50g on 2 realms
Large Knapsack ID 1725 · Container · item level 35 · lowest 3g on 4 realms
Poison-Tipped Bone Spear ID 1726 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 36 · lowest 50g on 2 realms
Teebu's Blazing Longsword ID 1728 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 65 · lowest 215,000g on 2 realms
Worn Mail Belt ID 1730 · Armor - Mail · item level 12
Worn Mail Boots ID 1731 · Armor - Mail · item level 13 · lowest 2s on 1 realm
Worn Mail Bracers ID 1732 · Armor - Mail · item level 14
Worn Cloak ID 1733 · Armor - Cloth · item level 15

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

Across game versions

Item 1727	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	28	35	20
Required level	23	30	30
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	33 - 62	25 - 48	55 - 103
Speed	2.70	3.40	3.40
Damage per second	17.6	10.7	23.2
Effects	Chance on hit: Reduces target's Strength by 10 for 30 sec.	Chance on hit: Reduces target's Strength by 10 for 30 sec.	-
Sell price	45 silver62 copper	1 gold11 silver	88 silver91 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 5
Lowest buyout seen: 50 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-11-02 18:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 165,884 gold27 silverArugal (AU) (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,017

US median, latest 21,365gEU median, latest 7,150g
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	7,150 gold	7,150 gold	2	21,364 gold67 silver	21,364 gold67 silver	1
2026-11-02	50 gold	45,044 gold83 silver	2	6,000 gold	21,364 gold67 silver	2
2026-11-01	4,000 gold	50,000 gold	2	21,364 gold67 silver	21,364 gold67 silver	1
2026-10-31	599 gold99 silver	50,000 gold	2	6,000 gold	6,000 gold	1
2026-10-30	200 gold	50,000 gold	2	5,000 gold	6,000 gold	2
2026-10-29	200 gold	50,000 gold	2	-	-	-
2026-10-28	4,000 gold	50,000 gold	2	1,250 gold	80,000 gold	2

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 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	1727
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	35
Requires level	30
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	88 silver91 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)