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Comment by iberto92

The Phantom blade is a really good level 40-49 weapon =D. The item proc effect activates very frequently and has helped me out in many situations. The damage is impeccable for that level and it just looks cool with its translucent icy image. Good PvP twink sword ! Get it if you can!

Comment by vortigern

Its also one of the few swords that when sheathed is placed on your back not your side.

Comment by yarrly

Makes good money if you're a weaponsmith.

I can consistently sell this for 40g on my server.

Comment by Nexx14

This sword is also very usfull for a mage. (i no it sounds wierd). This swords ablity to decrease armor by 100 for 20 seconds is very usfull it allows a mage to hit the target take out 100 armor and then put a few fireballs and fireblasts in to them, which greatly increases the damage caused be each spell. (Note: works best with mana shield turned on) And with combustion buff (which ups crit chance) it allows the mage to take out the target twice as fast.

Comment by Hellreject

I can't believe you said it could be worth it as a mage. First off, the mage's spells all ignore armor, so it doesn't matter. And second of all, what mage would be stupid enough to melee attack just to wait for a proc? It's only worth it for melee classes.

Comment by Nexx14

lol how did i know someone would say that. I know spells ignore armor. What i was also refering to is that as a mage when you run out of mana (AND YOU HAVE TO MELEE) this sword comes in usful. By reducing armor and alowing you to cause more damage so you dont die.

Comment by winningmatters

He said its worthLESS asshole

Comment by winningmatters

He said its worthLESS asshole

Comment by winningmatters

sorry didnt mean to put the second one

Comment by Nalokk

Those choosing a low 40s weapon or even a 49 BG weapon should also consider The Shatterer: http://www.wowhead.com/?item=7954
The Phantom Blade beats it by damage, but the Shatterer has a better proc in my mind (chance to disarm enemy for 10 secs)

Comment by furyy

works like a faerie fire. good against rogues

Comment by Screaminglarry

Is the only way to get this sword is though a Black Smith or can you find it some where and how much do mats cost

Comment by Aisha

I got the Phantom Blade yesterday and that spend like, think it was 70g I spended on it. ( bought all the mats) but that where over prized, you can buy it for mabye 40-56g on ah.

Comment by Screaminglarry

Would this sword be good for a fury warrior because it cost a preaty penny and i dont want to go wasting my money on a worthless weapon for my self

Comment by swatfusion

im a rogue and this sword has followed me since the lvl it was required to wield and before that i counted down every lvl till i could use it. its really expensive but worth it, it can take out 100 armour from enemy meaning ull do slightly more dmg. apart from that its the coolest sword if seen yet. on my server i bought this sword for 46g directly from a blacksmithing friend so on the AH its probably 55g - 70g.

Comment by Smigjo

i was wondering, im a lv 40 BE paladin and i am thinking about getting this sword, would it be good for a prot paladin planning to do arena and BG's at lv 49???

Comment by Ferarin

This sword is amazing I eq'd it at 44 Paladin and threw a fiery enchant on it. I was pulling crits with command and this together up to 650 damage I'm am doing some ridiculous damage I absolutely love it. Also looks likes A fiery lightsaber with a hint of crystal blue underneath

Comment by hiphopnalle

this and wich other swords displays on your back? i wanna know as many as possible :P (alliance)

Comment by Kseniya

Fantastic item for a sword rogue. I fairly drooled when my guild master made this for me. Great main hand weapon - slower means more damage per stroke, after all.

Comment by Tamika

as a Main Hand, for pve rogue/warrior fury Thrash Blade is better and is obtainable at level 45 if I remember well, very worth asking a friend to rush madaudon for you. if you don't have an offhand and have Phantom Blade, you could use Thrash in off-hand, the results might not be as good as using it in main hand though... Vanquisher's Sword might be the best offhand to Thrash or Phantom blades at this levels...

Comment by forr3st

siiiiiiiiickkkkkkk this sword looks sooooooo cool

Comment by metalliguy

unbreakable will goes behind too
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=30874

Comment by Yazzarh

I"m surprised no-one has mentioned just how awesome this weapon looks. It's like a crystal lightsaber!

Having seen a screenshot, I'm most CERTANILY crafting one of these, and then getting a +9 weapon damage enchnt on it, just for looks.

Comment by Random0041

I'm a weaponsmith, and I'm going to say that it's not really worth making the sword when I had to round up the mats by myself. It did cost over 100G alone just to make the thing to turn around and sell it for the same on the AH. However, it does have awesome stats for being a Lvl 44 weapon and does look cool.

Comment by Shivacode

This sword is sort of useless seeing as how you can get Thrash Blade, a vastly superior sword, in one more level than it takes to equip this. Only good thing is the proc might be worth it as a pally to prevent restealth from enemy rogues. Sadly it's MH only which means you can't use it WITH thrash.

Unless you have absolutely no friends whatsoever who can run you through Mara, don't waste gold on this weapon.

Comment by hiphopnalle

This item is now dualwieldable! it rox ^^ also looks damn cool !

Comment by segadomcast

I was wondering though, does the proc stack? because I would LOVE to cut through 200 armor in pvp :D
its like a mini executioner for 49

Comment by Satellitee

Its hard to get one of these on my server.. no1 farms breath of winds ( so i cant buy mats ) and when phantom blade is on sale its for 180g (BID) which makes me so mad.. i bid and get outbidded everytime , and when there is a breath of wind for sale there is only 1 for sale once every week and its like 20g a piece

Comment by Rattja

It can be dualed, I just saw a hunter today with two of these. And as the reply under me says it used to be "main hand" now its "One hand"

Comment by Envenomate

You can dual wield it, look at the picks!

Comment by Shivacode

With the change of this sword to one-handed in 2.4.2 it's now quite nice with Thrash Blade for any fury warrior. The slower speeds of both weapons will lead to huge-damage Whirlwinds and the armor-reduction proc will increase your damage a good bit.

Rogues, however, will be MUCH better off using a faster weapon in the offhand, due to no instant attacks at this level for that slot and, if specced properly, Combat Potency.

Comment by xbshx

I made 2 of these for my warrior and used them from 44 all the way till outland. They are worth making if you have an alt that can either buy or farm the mats.

Comment by Murasake

What other swords (like this one) equip while out of combat to the players back?

Comment by Twinkageness

??????????

Comment by Zanazua

ALL Noob hunters thinking chance on hit is good for them, suck my *!@#. Hunters shall have stats , not chance on hit since they never use melee more than wingclip...GOD....Stupid nubs..

Comment by Amsterdam

Shadowsong realm,
it's estimated to be around 265gold for all the mats.
Few months earlier it was around 80-90 gold.

Comment by shootstokill

Sells for 300-400g on Bronzebeard (EU)... totally not worth it imo.

Comment by LinaDL

probably the most well-known weap in the game (along with Dirge but for different reasons) and a really good weapon for rogues/warriors and retri palas. even some hunters will like it though it's not really a hunter item because the debuff is really helpful vs. rogues and druids in pvp.

Comment by bambam8

these blades r pretty awsome i spent around 500g for mats to make the blades and the fiery wep chant it was worth it though

Comment by thecaptain177

if you duel wield them, do they double proc for twice the effect or does it just refresh itself?

Comment by Scytheheart

I got mine for 85g

Comment by Kaiser49

This item can be Runeforged incase you Death Knights are wondering.

Comment by ashwin10

plz anyone whit his mats can make it free for sneakslacker a plzzzz make a reaction on mhy question plz

Comment by Zurpz

It looks awesome with icy chill ;)

Comment by aquasword

i never understood the swords appeal to hunters. it seems alot of noob hunters like to use chance on hit weapons. ive seen many hunters with the twink zf swords and ive been on my warrior and even lost the tanking one to a hunter. but yea to lvl BS when i was doing it anyways it wouldnt sell for price of mats and farming breath of winds just wasnt worth the time since i could lvl it doing other things cheaper.

Comment by gamerunknown

No chance to fail on mobs above a certain level?

Comment by retpaly

i got it for my rogueand put an icy enchant on it for battle grounds and it looks like a white lightsaber and you cant see the blue part of the sword at all.

Comment by zangofreak

i have a very touchy situation here i have the cash to make myself two phantom blade but i already have vanquisher's sword and sword of omen so is it worth it?

Comment by Amrun

Good for melee classes who have trouble with rogues if you happen to be on a PvP server. The proc is the same idea as faerie fire, except FF removes 5% while this has a solid rate.

Comment by Blargg

The strange thing about this weapon is that I see an awfully disturbing amount of HUNTERS trying to DW, it's quite wierd.

Comment by WolfAddict

Has anyone noticed that if the Phantom Blade is enchanted with Icy Chill (Icy Weapon), the glow expands over time and then shrinks back to normal continuously (making a very huge glow for a moment)? Must be me though, but I'm not sure if Blizzard fixed the glow a while ago. Just something to keep an eye out for.

Comment by james5

Do you think this weapon makes good dual wield with Bloodrazor?

Comment by Murzik

I have a Blacksmith Warrior and I am now able to make these beauties.
But the mats, despite being a miner, are terribly expensive. On Darkspear US, the cost of mats would be well over 200G. Try to sell a level 44 sword for more than 200G. Rarely does anyone buy it.
While sending WTS messages I've received 3 whispers from people telling me that you can buy this blade from a vendor in Netherstorm. Can anyone verify this?

Troxus

Comment by Glahmgold

The real value in this weapon is for L59 twinks. Someone has posted a double mongoose shot, but it really doesn't show enough just how cool the glow looks. You really need to see it with animation to appreciate it. The glassy texture of the blade comes alive with lightning like a lightsaber, and the glow illuminates your toon's back as well as the mount! Perfect for cutting the balls off of enemies in style, as a L59 combat rogue twink. This is an easy to obtain weapon (just farm mats). And, if you have a miner, the mats are relatively easy to obtain for this bracket. Plus, if just hanging out in a city, with the blades double crossed on your back, glowing and crackling, TRUST ME, you get noticed. I get a lot of 80s staring me down trying to figure out how a L59 has such leet looking gear, or asking what they are etc. (and isnt that what twinking is all about. Like Mr.T - lookin' GOOD!...)

Comment by Thingamajig

This sword shares a model with nine other swords. Here's a list of all of them as well as their color/texture (yeah, this is for the RPers out there):

-Continuum Blade - Purple with a misty glow. IMO the coolest of the bunch - except maybe for the Vibro Blade.

-Blade of the Archmage - Purple, but without the glow of the Continuum Blade.

-Elemental Attuned Blade - About the same as Blade of the Archmage, but with a different hilt.

-Fiery Retributer - Orange with a bright glow.

-Phantom Blade - Clear blue. Goes very well with various enchants, most notably +7 weapon damage. Click here to see that particular effect. Other screenshots on that page have other effects.

-Renataki's Soul Conduit - Arguably the ugliest of these blades. Has a horrible yellow color. Might be corrected with some kind of enchant, but I can't think what might fix it.

-Wushoolay's Poker - Green. Actually rather pretty - might look prettier with an enchant on it, though, as usual.

-Ethereum Phase Blade - Clear blue, like the Phantom Blade. If you can't afford that one or don't want to spend more than you have to, go for this one as they're nearly identical for RPing purposes.

-Pilfered Ethereal Blade - Same as Blade of the Archmage/Elemental Attuned Blade.

-Vibro Sword - Orange with a bright yellow tip, as if recently forged. Still see-through, though, so it makes for quite a nice looking sword. My personal favorite, even over the Continuum Blade.

Well, that's all there is. If you have any info on which enchants look good on which blades, feel free to post them here.

Comment by zephos46

i have the phantom blade & it rocks!

Comment by kalleralle

Oh man this makes me feel nostalgic, is used to be the %^&* back in early vanilla, people would farm like crazy for thosw BOWs.

Comment by myzaree

A friend of mine is a smith, he told me that since BC there are no specializations like "weaponsmith" anymore. But he can`t create this sword although he says he can`t learn anything anymore of the trainer (at least in OG).
But it hasn`t been removed, or has it?

Comment by CWR03

No longer available from trainers.

Comment by Lehx

Looks just like sub-zero's sword in MK 9

Comment by linkhyrule

I expect a high demand for these in 4.3

Comment by MakaPL

As 4.3 hits this weapon will be craftable by BlackSmiths. Learned by using Plans: Phantom Blade. Where can it be looted is still unknown.

Requires:

Blacksmithing 270

28 x Mithril Bar (Mining/Smelting: 1 Mithril Bar = 1 Mithril Ore Mithril is mined mainly in Thousand Needles, Burning Steppes, Badlands)
6 x Breath of Wind (World drop: Air elementals in Silithus and Tanaris)
8 x Truesilver Bar (Mining/Smelting: 1 Truesilver Bar = 1 Trusilver Ore Truesilver is mined mainly in Winterspring, Burning Steppes, Felwood)
2 x Lesser Invisibility Potion (Alchemy made. Requires: 1 x Fadeleaf, 1 x Wild Steelbloom, 1 x Crystal Vial)
6 x Aquamarine (Mining/Jewelcrafting - Prospecting: Mined from some Trusilver Deposits or Mithril Deposits. Prospected mainly from Mithril Ore
4 x Solid Grinding Stone (Blacksmithing: 1 Solid Grinding Stone from 4 Solid Stones. Solid Stones are mined from Mithril Deposits
2 x Thick Leather (Skinning: level 46-50 beasts. Leatherworking: 1 Thick Leather can be made from Heavy Leather.

Good farming :)

Comment by SainType

Nifty item, but the mats seem a bit ridiculous for it.

Comment by dymer25

hey naw its cata and i was wondering if it can still be crafted or where can i get the recepie?

Comment by mjdecon

If you are wanting to track the proc of this weapon it is called Phantom Strike

Comment by mjdecon

The proc from this weapon is Phantom Strike

Comment by Eighjan

At the time of posting, this will not be a source for Transmogrification...

Comment by Kranzil

~~You can no longer learn this as of Cataclysm release. It's a shame since it is such a sweet looking weapon.~~

Edit: It appears this can once again be trained from the blacksmithing trainer.

Comment by Nephets

heathisrael you forgot:
Slayer of the Lifeless
which I have to say is one of the coolest, but sadly most used... besides the Phantom Blade.

And Stung doesn't go on your back anymore

Comment by AoBman05

Phantom Blade and Pilfered Ethereal Blade are the only ONE-HANDED swords with this model that sheaths on the back. Sure there are 7 other models here, but the other weapons are either defunct, daggers, main-hand weapons (and thus not good for mogging), and/or ultimately does NOT sheath on the backside of the player character.

Anyway, the Pilfered Ethereal Blade is the easier (and cheaper :D) sword to obtain of the two; assuming you have not already done Declawing Doomclaw. . . And you don't mind the color purple. :D

But if you cannot get Pilfered Ethereal Blade, then the Phantom Blade is your only other option, and its anything but simple: You have to craft it yourself or buy it from a blacksmith with the plans. To make it more hassling, the mats are pretty rare, and the recipe is even rarer.

Before Cataclysm, this item could be learned from trainers (but required weaponsmithing to learn it), but as of 4.3 getting a Plans: Phantom Blade is the only way to learn this recipe now, and it is apparently a rare drop from enemies found in the UD side of the Lv45 Stratholme instance. Good luck if you're hunting for this!

Comment by Azsharya

Thought I should post this as I would have found it helpful if I needed to farm the mats for this blade :)

Here are the best places to find each of the mats for making this weapon:

Mithril Deposit - Most commonly found in Thousand Needles. Requires Mining 150. This plan requires 28 Mithril Bars to make one. A side note: You should keep the Solid Stones you mine from these, as you will need them to make your Solid Grinding Stone if you don't already have any!
Breath of Wind - Highest drop rate is found in Silithus, by defeating Dust Stormers and Cyclone Warriors. This plan requires 6 Breath of Wind to make one.
Truesilver Deposit - Most commonly found in Winterspring. Requires mining 165. This plan requires 8 Truesilver Bars to make one.
Lesser Invisibility Potion - Must be made by an Alchemist. You can buy it on the Auction House if there is any, or find a friend who can make it for you. Mats required to make this are one Fadeleaf (dropped by Dagun the Ravenous and Constrictor Vine in Maraudon ), one Wild Steelbloom (which can be bought by various alliance NPCs, such as the alchemy supply vendors in Stormwind City, but are in limited supply), and one Crystal Vial (which can be bought from Alchemy supply vendors). Please note these are only the supplies needed to make ONE Lesser Invisibility Potion, and note that the plan for this blade requires two, so you will need double the mats if you are having someone create them for you.
Aquamarine - Has a drop rate of 5% from Truesilver Deposits. Or, if you have a Jewelcrafting friend, it can be prospected from Mithril Ore for a 35% drop rate. This plan requires 6 Aquamarine to make one.
Solid Grinding Stone - This plan requires 4 Grinding Stones. These are made from Solid Stones, which are mined from Mithril Deposit and Ooze Covered Mithril Deposit, noth can be found in Thousand Needles.
Thick Leather - Can be bought off the Auction House, or if there is none listed, find a skinning friend with at least 120 skinning skill level (Please correct me if this is wrong). It can easily be skinning by most beasts in Felwood and Badlands, for a high (around 80%) drop rate.

Sorry if this post looks weird, I'm new to Wowhead and am not sure if I did this correctly. If not, I will attempt to fix it haha. It' just that it looks weird in the Live Preview.

Comment by Azsharya

Thought I should post this as I would have found it helpful if I needed to farm the mats for this blade :)

Here are the best places to find each of the mats for making this weapon:

Mithril Bar - Mithril Deposit are most commonly found in Thousand Needles. Requires Mining 150. This plan requires 28 Mithril Bar to make one sword. A side note: You should keep the Solid Stone you mine from these, as you will need them to make your Solid Grinding Stone if you don't already have any!
Breath of Wind - Highest drop rate is found in Silithus, by defeating Dust Stormer and Cyclone Warrior. This plan requires 6 Breath of Wind to make one sword.
Truesilver Bar - Truesilver Deposit are most commonly found in Winterspring. Deposits will spawn randomly and rarely in the place of Thorium veins. Requires mining 165. This plan requires 8 Truesilver Bar to make one sword.
Lesser Invisibility Potion - Must be made by an Alchemist. You can buy it on the Auction House if there is any, or find a friend who can make it for you. Mats required to make this are one Fadeleaf (dropped by Dagun the Ravenous and Constrictor Vine in Maraudon ), one Wild Steelbloom (which can be bought by various alliance NPCs, such as the alchemy supply vendors in Stormwind City, but are in limited supply), and one Crystal Vial (which can be bought from Alchemy supply vendors). Please note these are only the supplies needed to make ONE Lesser Invisibility Potion, and note that the plan for this blade requires two potions, so you will need double the mats if you are having someone create them for you.
Aquamarine - Has a drop rate of 5% from Truesilver Deposit. Or, if you have a Jewelcrafting friend, it can be prospected from Mithril Ore for a 35% drop rate. This plan requires 6 Aquamarine to make one sword.
Solid Grinding Stone - This plan requires 4 Grinding Stones. These are made from 4 Solid Stones per Solid Grinding Stone (which are mined from Mithril Deposit and Ooze Covered Mithril Deposit), meaning you will need 16 Solid Stones, both can be mined in Thousand Needles.
Thick Leather - Can be bought off the Auction House, or if there is none listed, find a skinning friend with at least 120 skinning skill level (Please correct me if this is wrong). It can easily be skinning by most beasts in Felwood and Badlands, for a high (around 80%) drop rate. This plan requires two Thick Leather to make one sword.

Comment by GunningRage

Currently selling for just under 4000g on Hellfire (EU), very good item to make money with if you are a blacksmith. *i was*

Comment by SECElit3

It took me about 20 runs but this finally dropped from one of the banshees. I love the look of this blade.

Comment by PsychoEd200

sells for 400g on my server 1k if u lucky

Comment by Rexaur

could someone please confirm if this is still a drop from stratholm,
its not listed on the loot table for strat anymore.

Comment by Subaki

I got the pattern a long time ago and just recently remembered it. Now that everyone is transmog crazy i can easily make gold using the looks of the item. i buy the mats on the AH on my server for about 120-ish gold average, then i easily sell in trade for 500-750g. Been doing this a lot lately and usually sell about 4 or 5 a day on Darkspear-US with no problem. Just a tip for any blacksmith trying to make some gold :)

Comment by Soldierhobby

this is one of my favorite swords :D

Comment by superfinder

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN7dYDYfvVg anyone?

Comment by Makedonija

This one-hand sword is perfect for transmogrify with Imperial Plate set together with Maximillian's Shield + Wrathful Gladiator's Cloak of Victory. I received many positive in game comments for this tmog set. I thank them all again.

Comment by Nocked

One of the first sexy swords I saw running around in Ironforge back in vanilla.

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Phantom Blade

Item Level 49
Binds when equipped

One-Hand	Sword

32 - 60 Damage	Speed 2.60

(17.74 damage per second)
Durability 90 / 90

Chance on hit: Decrease the armor of the target by 89 for 20 sec. While affected, the target cannot stealth or turn invisible.
Requires Level 44

Sell Price: 2 55 8

Phantom Blade

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