Assassin's Blade

Assassin's Blade

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Gold

Set:	Basic
Type:	Weapon
Class:	Rogue
Cost:	5
Attack:	3
Durability:	4
Artist:	Brian Huang

Guaranteed to have been owned by a real assassin. Certificate of authenticity included.

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Assassin's Blade is a rogue weapon card, from the Basic set.

How to get

Two copies of Assassin's Blade are a reward for raising a rogue to level 2.

Two Golden copies of Assassin's Blade are a reward for raising a rogue to levels 32 and 34.

Assassin's Blade is uncraftable and cannot be crafted or disenchanted.

Strategy

This weapon has the highest Durability of all Rogue weapons (aside from while Self-Sharpening Sword) having enough Attack to make good use over time, as long it doesn't get removed prematurely. This weapon is a great target for weapon buffs like Deadly Poison and gives those cards a ton of value.

However, while efficient, its high cost can prove cumbersome. The aforementioned Self-Sharpening Sword can be considered instead, as it costs 2 less mana, and benefits even more from weapon-buffing effects like Captain Greenskin or Doctor Krastinov.

Lore

Assassin's Blade is a one-handed dagger dropped from mobs in Shadowfang Keep. However, this weapon does not match that weapon's appearance, and likely simply references the obvious, a blade used by assassins or rogues.

Trivia

• The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "Blood of Gladiators" series, for the card Emerald Ripper.
• The weapon portrayed in the card art is a dagger called Emerald Ripper from World of Warcraft. It is dropped by Moroes in Karazhan.

Gallery

Assassins Blade, full artwork

An Emerald Ripper in World of Warcraft

Patch changes

• Patch 8.0.0.18336 (2017-04-04) Rarity changed from Common to Free.