Every figure shows its source. Where a source is missing, the number is a placeholder — and it is never written as fact.

By GamGem ResearchLast updated 7 Nov 2026

Our drawing of the type (Sword) beside Magister's Mana Sword, a cosmetic one-hand from . Not the in-game Magister's Mana Sword.
Our drawingSword
Worn item · stats & who uses it

Magister's Mana Sword — One-Hand stats, item level & who can use it

Magister's Mana Sword — one-hand at item level 197 in Blizzard’s record, with Intellect, Crit · Mastery. It is both crafted and embellished. 12 specs can use it. Blizzard’s Adventure Guide lists no drop for it, so this page gives its record and who wears it, not a farm route.

Magister's Mana Sword at a glance
Item levelPreview item level 197 — no level per difficulty is established
Drops fromNo drop in Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal It is both crafted and embellished.
How to get itNo farm route — no boss, dungeon or Lair in the journal carries it
Specs12 of 40 specs can use it
No item-level table · One-Hand · Epic
Sources & read date ↓
No item level by difficulty — this item ships no item-level table, so compare its stats.NO ITEM LEVEL
why?
Why? · VerdictThis item ships no item-level table by difficulty, so there is no upgrade or downgrade to compute — the comparison is on its stats instead.

No journal drop · no item-level table by difficulty

This item ships no item-level table by difficulty, so there is no upgrade or downgrade to compute — the comparison is on its stats instead.

Top keys: only Holy Paladin wears it — 23% (n 345, #2 of 6 in main hand), week of Oct 27 – Nov 1, read 1 November 2026, re-read by 1 December 2026. Every spec ›

Specs that can use itDevourer Demon Hunter, Augmentation Evoker +1012Closest in item levelBaleful Hexblade344
Stats onlygame data
why?
Why? · EffectNo effect line from Blizzard’s item record. It holds no numbers, so there is no item-level scaling to explain.

No special effect — its stats are the whole item.

No journal dropCrafted, tier or other worn gearRoute ›
Stats onlygame data
why?
Why? · EffectNo effect line from Blizzard’s item record. It holds no numbers, so there is no item-level scaling to explain.

No special effect — its stats are the whole item.

No journal dropCrafted, tier or other worn gearRoute ›

Which specs want it?

one-hand · 12 of 40 specs can use it
why?
Why? · Spec demandCan use = the class wears this armour, has the weapon skill (each class’s Warcraft Wiki page) and the spec’s primary stat is on the item (Blizzard). Share fit is OUR comparison of the item’s biggest secondary shares with a stat order a GamGem spec guide sources — not a guide’s pick, and not a verdict on the spec that wears it most.
SpecShare fit · our comparison · top keysGuide
Devourer Demon HunterStrong share · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Augmentation EvokerStrong share · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Devastation EvokerStrong share · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Preservation EvokerStrong share · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Arcane MageWeak share · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Fire MageWeak share · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Frost MageStrong share · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Mistweaver MonkPartial share · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Holy PaladinPartial share · M+ orderTop keys · 23% wear itOpen ›
Affliction WarlockStrong share · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Demonology WarlockStrong share · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Destruction WarlockStrong share · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›

Can use it · game data · spec gear guides

Who can use it: 0 tanks · 3 healers · 9 damage

No skill for this weapon · 13 specs: Druid · Hunter · Priest · Shaman

Without its primary stat · 15 specs: Blood Death Knight · Frost Death Knight · Unholy Death Knight · Havoc Demon Hunter · Vengeance Demon Hunter · Brewmaster Monk · Windwalker Monk · Protection Paladin · Retribution Paladin · Assassination Rogue · Outlaw Rogue · Subtlety Rogue · Arms Warrior · Fury Warrior · Protection Warrior

Stat fit is our comparison of the secondaries the item has with a stat order a GamGem spec guide sources (today: all 40 specs) — not a guide’s pick. The gear-guide links open each spec’s own page on Method and Wowhead. Every class and spec ›

What actually changes?

why?
Why? · StatsBlizzard’s item record prints stats at a preview level that differs between items, so the rows compare how each item SPLITS its secondary rating — the share of each stat — not the raw numbers.
DroppedMagister's Mana Sworditem level not listed
ComparedBaleful Hexblade344 item level
  • Critical Strike +50pts
    Dropped50%
    Compared0%
  • Haste −68pts
    Dropped0%
    Compared68%
  • Mastery +18pts
    Dropped50%
    Compared32%

Facts

Primary
IntellectvsIntellect
Effect
nonevsnone
Item level, same track
—vs344

Shares of each item’s secondary rating, from Blizzard’s item records; the raw numbers sit at different preview levels, so they are not compared. Rows that move 20 points or more are lit.

How far can it grow?

why?
Why? · Upgrade trackItem level per rank is the gear page’s track table; every rank costs 20 Mistcrests of the item’s own track. Any 344 drop from the Mythic Coiled Altar or Ula’tek is past the track and upgrades no further; a fully upgraded Hero or Myth weapon, trinket or necklace can take one Ascendant Venomstone upgrade (Method: Hero 321 → 328, Myth 334 → 341; Blizzard prints no number), a 344 cannot.
  1. This item does not drop on Adventurer.
  2. This item does not drop on Veteran.
  3. This item does not drop on Champion.
  4. This item does not drop on Hero.
  5. This item does not drop on Myth.

No upgrade track — Blizzard’s record gives it item level 197 and no track. The journal lists no drop for it, so no track per difficulty is claimed.

Sockets & extras

  • Socketsnone on this itemnone
  • Unique-equippedno limitno

What does it compete with?

why?
Why? · CompetitionThe season’s other items for the same slot, the same armour and a shared primary stat, at their item level on the same track as this drop. “Different job” means one has an effect and the other does not — our rule.
no item level by difficulty · compare its stats

the other one-handed weapons in the Season 2 item list — this item ships no item-level table by difficulty, so compare them on their stats.

Where to get it again?

why?
Why? · SourceBoss and instance from Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal, which publishes no drop rate — so none is invented.
  • Not listedBlizzard’s Adventure Guide journal has no drop for it—
  • —Our top-key census wears it; no instance in the journal carries it—
Not in the Adventure GuideBinds when picked upCraftedEmbellished

Effort to target: not established · the journal lists no drop for it

Also drops here · 207

Who wears it in top keys

1 of 40 specs · +17–24 keys, US+EU, week of Oct 27 – Nov 1 (Blizzard API)

Share = of that spec’s top-key characters still in the spec when read, the part wearing this item in that slot (rings and trinkets: either slot). Counted by GamGem (how we count) from Blizzard’s Mythic+ leaderboards and character profiles: the 11,153 sampled characters that had gear data (11,973 read, at most 350 per spec), read 2026-11-01. Top keys, not all players — what they wear, not a ranking of the item.

How sure is this?

why?
Why? · EvidenceEvery row says what kind of evidence it is. Simulations are not attached — no source with terms we can show. Who equips it is our own count of Blizzard’s top-key leaderboards.
RowKindResultFromRead
Item recordgame data4 stats · 0 effect · 0 socketsBlizzard API2026-11-07
Item level by difficultysourced tablenot establishedgear page sources2026-11-07
Who can use itgame data12 of 40 specsBlizzard API · Warcraft Wiki2026-11-07
Share fitour comparison40 specs with a sourced orderGamGem2026-11-07
Simulationsimulatednot attached——
Who equips it (top keys)observed79 of 11,153 sampled top-key characters · 1 of 40 specsour census · Blizzard API2026-11-01

Where evidence disagrees

  • • Nothing in these rows contradicts another.

What else to look at?

Share with the group

Magister's Mana Sword— One-HandNO ITEM LEVELno item level by difficulty
Mythic+ · Stats only
· · item data read 2026-11-07
Magister's Mana Sword — One-Hand
NO ITEM LEVEL: no item level by difficulty · Mythic+
Effect: none — stats only
Source: — · —
Can use it: 12 of 40 specs
Item data read 2026-11-07 (Blizzard API) · GamGem

Ask about this drop

Try: “is it an upgrade?” · “where does it drop?” · “who can use it?” · “item level on Mythic?”

Full item record

IDs, raw stats, effects, flavour text
Patch
Season 2 launched on 12.1; the live client is 12.1.5
Item ID
237843
Quality
Epic (Blizzard’s base record)
Type
Weapon · Sword
Binding
Binds when picked up
Required level
90
Preview item level
197 (Blizzard’s base-item record — not the drop level)
Stats in Blizzard’s record (preview level 197 — not a drop level)
Intellect 242 · Stamina 692 · Critical Strike 32 · Mastery 32
Weapon
46–77 damage · speed 2.60 · 23.7 DPS (preview)
Sockets
none on this item
Unique-equipped
no
◆ Blizzard — Game Data API: items, journal, specializations◆ Warcraft Wiki — Lockout◆ Warcraft Wiki — each class’s page◆ Method — Season 2 upgrade tracks◆ Method — raid, Mythic+, Delve and Prey loot◆ Method — Great Vault item levels
When we read the dataAll 304 items and the journal’s loot table re-read under live patch 12.1.5: no stat, effect or boss list changed · 31 Oct 2026Each item’s Season 2 copy read from Wowhead’s tooltip: Epic and level 90 where Blizzard’s base record says Rare and 0–80 · sockets shown from both sources · 1 Nov 2026218 more items the top-key census wears read from Blizzard’s Item API — crafted gear, tier sets and other worn gear the Adventure Guide never lists as a drop, each with its own page · 3 Nov 2026

Magister's Mana Sword in plain words

from the rows above

Where Magister's Mana Sword stands

Among one-handed weapons: its Crit share, 50% of its secondary rating in Blizzard’s base record, is lower than 2, equal to 2, higher than the rest. On the record: binds when picked up.

How to get Magister's Mana Sword

Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal lists no drop for Magister's Mana Sword: the top-key census wears it, but no boss, dungeon or Lair in the journal carries it, so no lockout and no farm route are given. It is both crafted and embellished. Blizzard’s record puts it at preview item level 197, and a level per difficulty is not established.

Who uses Magister's Mana Sword

12 of 40 specs can use it (3 healer and 9 damage), across 6 classes. In top keys 1 specs wear it, most Holy Paladin at 23% (main hand, n 345; Oct 27 – Nov 1).

Patch notes and hotfixes that name Magister's Mana Sword

None. No line of the patch notes or hotfixes we track (18 Aug 2026 – 20 Oct 2026) names it.

More one-hand drops

Also from

Magister's Mana Sword — quick answers

Where does Magister's Mana Sword drop?

Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal lists no drop for Magister's Mana Sword in Midnight Season 2 — the top-key census wears it, but no boss, dungeon or Lair in the journal carries it, so no lockout or drop rate is given.

What item level is Magister's Mana Sword?

No item level per difficulty is established: Blizzard’s journal lists no drop for it, and its base record puts it at preview level 197.

Which specs can use Magister's Mana Sword?

12 of 40: Devourer Demon Hunter, Augmentation Evoker, Devastation Evoker, Preservation Evoker, Arcane Mage, Fire Mage, Frost Mage, Mistweaver Monk, Holy Paladin, Affliction Warlock, Demonology Warlock, Destruction Warlock.

Who uses Magister's Mana Sword in Mythic+?

1 of 40 specs wears it in top keys — Holy Paladin 23% (#2 in main hand, n 345). +17–24 keys, US+EU, week of Oct 27 – Nov 1 (Blizzard API); 11,973 characters, read 1 November 2026, re-read by 1 December 2026. A measurement of top keys, not a ranking of the item.

What does Magister's Mana Sword do?

No special effect — it is a one-hand with Intellect and Crit · Mastery.

What competes with Magister's Mana Sword?

16 other items for the same slot in the Season 2 item list: Baleful Hexblade, Jan'thrazet, the Soul Fang, Venomous Boneglaive, Malevolent Spiritcudgel….

Is Magister's Mana Sword worth taking?

By item level alone, its level is an upgrade over a one-hand 6 or more levels lower and a sidegrade within 5 (our rule of thumb, not a sim). It has no effect, so item level and the stat split decide. Among one-handed weapons: its Crit share, 50% of its secondary rating in Blizzard’s base record, is lower than 2, equal to 2, higher than the rest. In top keys Holy Paladin wears it most (23%, n 345).

How do I get Magister's Mana Sword again?

Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal lists no drop for Magister's Mana Sword: the top-key census wears it, but no boss, dungeon or Lair in the journal carries it, so no lockout and no farm route are given. It is both crafted and embellished. Blizzard’s record puts it at preview item level 197, and a level per difficulty is not established.

What stats does Magister's Mana Sword have?

Primary: Intellect. Secondary split: Critical Strike 50% · Mastery 50% (shares of its secondary rating — Blizzard prints the raw numbers at preview item level 197, so the split is what compares). On the record: binds when picked up.

Sources & how we checked

We read Blizzard’s Item API for this item (ID 237843) on 2026-11-03; Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal lists no drop for it, so no boss and no item-level ladder are stated. Who can use it joins each class’s armour and weapon skills (Warcraft Wiki) with each spec’s primary stat (Blizzard). Stat fit is our own comparison with a stat order a GamGem spec guide sources. Nothing here comes from a sim or from logs.

Midnight Season 2 · live patch 12.1 (the 12.1.5 PTR is not mixed in) · item data from Blizzard’s Game Data API, read 2026-11-07 · quality, required level and sockets of the Season 2 copy from Wowhead’s item tooltips, read 2026-11-07. Item levels are the season’s track table; spec fit is game data; stat fit is our own comparison. No player names, profiles or logos. Your item level, difficulty and spec are saved in this browser only. What this gear is worth in gold — the WoW Token price today ›