• Cruel Barb
• Item Level 20Disenchants into:
  [Small Glimmering Shard]: 1
• Binds when picked up
  
• Sword
• One-Hand
  
• Speed 2.70
• 24 - 48 Damage
• (13.5 damage per second)
• Durability 65 / 65
• Requires Level 15
• Equip: Increases your hit rating by 3.
  Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 3.
• Sell Price: 17 55

The Cruel Barb is a one-handed sword that drops from  Helix Gearbreaker in the Deadmines.

Notes

• This item is not marked as unique and has a bonus to both hit and crit. As such it is an exceptional weapon to dual-wield making it desirable for Fury Warriors, Rogues (especially dual-sword combat-spec'd ones), and Hunters.
• This is the offhand weapon of choice for Rogue twinks.
• This item used to drop from Edwin VanCleef in the original Deadmines.

Patch changes

• Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Attack power removed, replaced with hit and crit 
  

External links

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