What is Sword of Decay?

Sword of Decay is a rare sword main-hand weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 2g 28s 14c.

Where do you buy Sword of Decay?

Vendors sell it for 2g 28s 14c and buy it back for 45s 62c. It can also be listed on the auction house, and the vendors and zones players have seen it at are listed on this page as they are reported.

How much does Sword of Decay cost on the auction house?

About 3g 99s at the median on Normal Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 02:57 UTC. Across the 11 Forever markets with a price it runs from 1g 67s on Normal Horde CN to 6g 98s on PvP Alliance US.

How fast does Sword of Decay sell on the auction house?

Sells slowly on Normal Alliance US: about 1 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in about 6 days. AHledger estimates it from consecutive scans of the auction house; a cancelled listing can look like a sale, so the figure is a guide.

Sword of Decay

Rare sword main-hand weapon · item level 28 · requires 23 · id 1727

Normal Alliance USscanned 4 min ago

In the Classic Era catalog but not in World of Warcraft: Forever.

AlsoDeals on Normal Alliance US Best hours to buy and sell

Latest price · Normal Alliance US

Live

Min buyout

3 50

Median

3 99

Units listed

vs 7d median

n/a

Auction house salesSells slowly on Normal Alliance US, about 1 sold a day. The current listings clear in about 6 days.

Estimated from 23 hours of scans this week: how it works

Addon scan · 4 min ago

Min buyout is the cheapest listing per unit; median is the middle price across all units and the one to trade on. How to read this page.

Price history · 30d · Normal Alliance US

Addon scan · 4 min ago

Price history · 7d · Normal Alliance US

Addon scan · 4 min ago

Across markets

Cheapest on Normal Horde CN at 1g 67s; deepest supply on Normal Horde US with 16 listed. Buying at 1g 89s on PvP Horde US and selling at the PvP Alliance US median of 6g 98s through the neutral house leaves +4g 4s 30c a unit after its 15 percent cut.

Market	Min buyout	Median	Units	30d median
Normal Alliance US	3g 50s	3g 99s	6	5g 8s 19c
Normal Horde US	4g 70s	4g 73s	16	3g 74s 53c
PvP Alliance US	4g 98s	6g 98s	11	7g 39s 46c
PvP Horde US	1g 89s	1g 99s	11	2g 76s 12c
Normal Alliance EU	4g	4g	8	4g 81s 82c
Normal Horde EU	2g 50s	2g 95s	13	6g 93s 88c
PvP Alliance EU	4g 98s	4g 99s	3	7g 59s
PvP Horde EU	2g 90s	3g 80s	15	4g 35s 70c
Normal Horde CN	1g 67s	1g 67s	1	3g 42s
PvP Horde CN	2g 75s	2g 92s	16	2g 97s 25c
RP PvP Horde US	5g 50s	5g 50s	1	8g 44s 56c

About Sword of Decay

Sword of Decay is a rare sword main-hand weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. It has item level 28 and requires character level 23. Sold by vendors for 2g 28s 14c, who buy it back for 45s 62c.

Quick answers

What is Sword of Decay?: Sword of Decay is a rare sword main-hand weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 2g 28s 14c.
Where do you buy Sword of Decay?: Vendors sell it for 2g 28s 14c and buy it back for 45s 62c. It can also be listed on the auction house, and the vendors and zones players have seen it at are listed on this page as they are reported.
How much does Sword of Decay cost on the auction house?: About 3g 99s at the median on Normal Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 02:57 UTC. Across the 11 Forever markets with a price it runs from 1g 67s on Normal Horde CN to 6g 98s on PvP Alliance US.
Is Sword of Decay different in Forever than in Classic Era?: No. Forever keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.
How fast does Sword of Decay sell on the auction house?: Sells slowly on Normal Alliance US: about 1 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in about 6 days. AHledger estimates it from consecutive scans of the auction house; a cancelled listing can look like a sale, so the figure is a guide.

Classic Era vs Forever

Unchanged from Classic Era: Sword of Decay keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices in Forever.

Era values from Blizzard's Game Data API; Forever values from Forever's game data.

Details

Class: Weapon
Subclass: Sword
Quality: rare
Slot: Main Hand
Item level: 28
Requires level: 23
Vendor sell: 45s 62c
Vendor buy: 2g 28s 14c
Blizzard item id: 1727

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Where it comes from

Vendors sell it for 2g 28s 14c and buy it back for 45s 62c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
Disenchants into Large Glimmering Shard, worth about 18s 44c on Normal Alliance US today. Odds below.

Disenchants into

Large Glimmering Shardalways18s 44c

Expected value 18s 44c per disenchant at Normal Alliance US medians.

Selling the materials on: Large Glimmering Shard about 48 a day, listings clear in about 3 days. Expect to wait about 3 days for the Large Glimmering Shard to move.

Vanilla disenchant tables by quality and item level; the same estimate the addon shows in tooltips.

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