Outlaw Sabre and Thrash Blade: check the October 9 corrections

October 24 update: Blizzard confirmed that the WoW Forever beta closed on October 23, 2026. Recheck these dated weapon claims when play resumes. See access dates.

Planning around Outlaw Sabre or Thrash Blade? A green-quality screenshot is not enough to discard a weapon plan. On October 9, Aidan “Zirene” Moon, a WoW Forever Senior Game Designer, shared two specific corrections.

What Moon clarified

Moon says Outlaw Sabre is not being nerfed and will remain blue-quality. Read his original Outlaw Sabre post.

Moon rejects the green-quality Thrash Blade image and says its displayed DPS is also incorrect for a green item at that level. Read his original Thrash Blade reply.

What to compare when play resumes

These are dated clarifications about two named weapons. They do not establish every current stat, when either weapon is obtainable in the capped beta, or what a later patch might change.

When play resumes, use the tooltip on your current client. If it differs from these statements, keep the full tooltip and exact client build together when reporting it; an isolated image cannot establish which version it represents.

Keep your dungeon plan and build comparison tied to the version you are testing. Check the dated beta issue list before treating an unexpected display as a confirmed balance change.