WoW Forever item

Decapitating Sword

Name: Decapitating Sword WoW Forever Auction House Prices
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Item 3740 on WoW Forever (WoW Forever beta (September 17 to October 21) · launches November 4, 2026), client 1.60.1.70532

Item Level 24
Binds when equipped
Main HandOne-Handed Sword
22 - 42 DamageSpeed 2.60
(12.3 damage per second)
Requires Level 19
Sell Price: 24 silver52 copper

About Decapitating Sword

Decapitating Sword is an uncommon one-handed sword on WoW Forever at item level 24, usable from level 19. Other main hand one-handed swords listed on the WoW Forever Auction House closest to it in item level include Warped Blade (24), Twisted Sabre (26) and Fighter Broadsword (27). The latest scan finds it on 2 WoW Forever realms (US 2); the cheapest buyout is 25 silver on Classic Beta PvE 2 (US). A vendor pays 24 silver52 copper for it.

WoW Forever Auction House prices

Cheapest realm25 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US, Horde)

Typical market (US) -

Median min buyout27 silver

Realms with listings2US 2

Latest snapshot2026-10-20 22:54 UTCplayer scan time

Prices across WoW Forever realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Classic Beta PvE 2US · WoW Forever beta · Horde	25 silver	-	2	1	2026-10-20 22:52 UTC
Classic Beta PvE 2US · WoW Forever beta · Alliance	29 silver	-	3	1	2026-10-20 22:54 UTC

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One-handed sword main hand items near item level 24

Our WoW Forever item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 17 other one-handed sword main hand items between item level 19 and 31; 0 of them carry fixed stats.

Its lowest listed price, 25 silver, ranks 4th of 11 listed one-handed sword main hand items in this group.
Cheapest listed one-handed sword main hand items at a similar or higher item level: Warped Blade at 10 silver (item level 24, requires level 19), Short Cutlass at 18 silver (item level 29, requires level 24), Fighter Broadsword at 39 silver (item level 27, requires level 22).
Other armor types for the main hand slot within 2 item levels of 24: one-handed axe (8): Forester's Axe, Ridge Cleaver, Gouging Pick; one-handed mace (8): Jagged Star, Skeletal Club, Bludgeoning Cudgel; dagger (1): Evocator's Blade; fist weapon (1): Right-Handed Claw.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Decapitating Sword	24	19	-	none	25 silver
Bluegill Kukri	24	19	-	none	-
Shadowfang	24	19	-	none	-
Sword of the Night Sky	24	19	-	none	-
Warped Blade	24	19	-	none	10 silver
Black Metal Shortsword	26	21	-	none	-
Longsword	26	21	-	none	-
Twisted Sabre	26	21	-	none	5 gold
Fighter Broadsword	27	22	-	none	39 silver
Heavy Marauder Scimitar	27	22	-	none	10 gold
Skeletal Longsword	27	22	-	none	99 silver
Sword of Decay	28	23	-	none	20 gold30 silver

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Where Decapitating Sword Fits

Items That Share Decapitating Sword's Icon

Decapitating Sword uses the same icon art, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:

Bluegill Kukri ID 2046 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 24

Items Numbered Next to Decapitating Sword

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3740 (3729 to 3778) were usually added in the same batch as Decapitating Sword: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Soothing Turtle Bisque ID 3729 · Consumable · item level 25 · lowest 5s on 2 realms
Big Bear Meat ID 3730 · Trade Goods · item level 21 · lowest 78c on 2 realms
Lion Meat ID 3731 · Trade Goods · item level 23 · lowest 97c on 2 realms
Recipe: Tasty Lion Steak ID 3736 · Recipe · item level 30
Recipe: Soothing Turtle Bisque ID 3737 · Recipe · item level 30 · lowest 7s on 2 realms
Rune of Opening ID 3745 · Quest · lowest 45c on 1 realm
Mutton Chop ID 3770 · Consumable · item level 25 · lowest 25c on 2 realms
Wild Hog Shank ID 3771 · Consumable · item level 35 · lowest 99c on 2 realms
Crippling Poison ID 3775 · Consumable · item level 20 · lowest 1s on 2 realms
Taut Compound Bow ID 3778 · Weapon - Bow · item level 31 · lowest 20s 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 3740	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	24	24	15
Required level	19	19	-
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	-
Damage	22 - 42	22 - 42	-
Speed	2.60	2.60	-
Damage per second	12.3	12.3	-
Sell price	24 silver52 copper	30 silver65 copper	-

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WoW Forever price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-05 01:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 1
Lowest buyout seen: 24 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US), 2026-10-17 22:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 50 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 37

Classic Beta PvE 2 Alliance: 20 scans, latest 29sClassic Beta PvE 2 Horde: 17 scans, latest 25s
Each dot is one player scan: the cheapest buyout listed at that moment on that faction house. Gaps between dots are time nobody scanned, not a steady price.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	US low	US median	US realms
2026-10-20	25 silver	25 silver	2
2026-10-19	25 silver	25 silver	2
2026-10-18	25 silver	25 silver	2
2026-10-17	24 silver	25 silver	2
2026-10-16	24 silver	25 silver	2
2026-10-14	25 silver	25 silver	2
2026-10-13	27 silver	27 silver	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest WoW Forever scan: US 1 of 1.

Item data: Classic Era client datamine. Prices: per-unit buyouts from Auction House scans made in game by players with the TheWoWDB addon, one scan per realm per hour at most; Blizzard publishes no auction data for WoW Forever, so a price is only as fresh as the latest scan. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	3740
Game version	WoW Forever (client 1.60.1.70532)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	One-Handed Sword
Slot	Main Hand
Item level	24
Requires level	19
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	24 silver52 copper
Data source	Classic Era client datamine