The Butcher
Rare sword main-hand weapon · item level 31 · requires 26 · id 8226
Normal Horde USscanned
In the Classic Era catalog but not in World of Warcraft: Forever.
Latest price · Normal Horde US
LiveAuction house salesSells slowly on Normal Horde US, about 1 sold a day. The current listings clear in about 7 days.
Addon scan · 13 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 Horde US
Addon scan · 13 min ago
Price history · 7d · Normal Horde US
Addon scan · 13 min ago
Across markets
Cheapest on Normal Horde EU at 5g 49s; deepest supply on PvP Horde CN with 16 listed. Buying at 11g 89s on Normal Horde CN and selling at the Normal Alliance CN median of 30g through the neutral house leaves +13g 61s a unit after its 15 percent cut.
| Market | Min buyout | Median | Units | 30d median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal Alliance US | 8g 47s | 8g 49s | 5 | 12g 97s |
| Normal Horde US | 7g 30s | 7g 30s | 8 | 7g 30s |
| PvP Alliance US | 8g 36s | 9g 88s | 4 | 14g 50s |
| PvP Horde US | 8g 99s | 8g 99s | 4 | 9g 3s 78c |
| RP Alliance US | - | - | 0 | 30g |
| Normal Alliance EU | 10g 10s | 10g 10s | 3 | 11g 12s |
| Normal Horde EU | 5g 49s | 6g | 8 | 5g 99s 46c |
| PvP Alliance EU | 14g 99s | 14g 99s | 5 | 14g 2s |
| PvP Horde EU | 6g 50s | 7g 49s | 7 | 7g 78s 21c |
| Normal Alliance CN | 30g | 30g | 1 | 30g |
| Normal Horde CN | 11g 89s | 12g 89s | 4 | 19g 80s |
| PvP Horde CN | 14g | 15g | 16 | 15g 32s |
| RP PvP Horde US | 8g 89s | 8g 89s | 1 | 9g 49s |
| RP PvP Horde EU | 10g | 10g | 1 | 10g |
About The Butcher
The Butcher is a rare sword main-hand weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. It has item level 31 and requires character level 26. Sold by vendors for 2g 87s 37c, who buy it back for 57s 47c.
Quick answers
- What is The Butcher?
- The Butcher is a rare sword main-hand weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 2g 87s 37c.
- Where do you buy The Butcher?
- Vendors sell it for 2g 87s 37c and buy it back for 57s 47c. 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 The Butcher cost on the auction house?
- About 7g 30s at the median on Normal Horde US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 03:22 UTC. Across the 13 Forever markets with a price it runs from 6g on Normal Horde EU to 30g on Normal Alliance CN.
- Is The Butcher different in Forever than in Classic Era?
- No. Forever keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.
- How fast does The Butcher sell on the auction house?
- Sells slowly on Normal Horde US: about 1 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in about 7 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: The Butcher 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
- 31
- Requires level
- 26
- Vendor sell
- 57s 47c
- Vendor buy
- 2g 87s 37c
- Blizzard item id
- 8226
Where it comes from
- Vendors sell it for 2g 87s 37c and buy it back for 57s 47c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
- Disenchants into Small Glowing Shard, worth about 15s 15c on Normal Horde US today. Odds below.
Disenchants into
Small Glowing Shardalways15s 15c
Expected value 15s 15c per disenchant at Normal Horde US medians.
Selling the materials on: Small Glowing Shard about 29 a day, listings clear in about 3 days. Expect to wait about 3 days for the Small Glowing Shard to move.
Vanilla disenchant tables by quality and item level; the same estimate the addon shows in tooltips.
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