The Third Blade

Current overview

The current snapshot, acquisition route, and observed build coverage at a glance.

It also drops anywhere in the world; the bosses below are target drops with a higher chance.

Representative S15 builds. Open the rankings for the complete result set.

Share of collected builds that use The Third Blade. Sample sizes are shown for every season.

Collection coverage differs by season. This is an observed site sample, not a global usage rate.

Collected build adoption trend
Season	Used builds	Collected builds	Rate
S15	4	203	2.0%
S14	2	254	0.8%
S13	1	145	0.7%

Only verified changes with a traceable source are included.

SEASONS15
1. 3.2.0 PTRPTR PreviewSource: Blizzard Entertainment
  Fixed an issue where Mighty Throw would fail to trigger when casting Whirlwind while using The Third Blade.
2. 3.2.0 PTRPTR PreviewSource: Blizzard Entertainment
  Fixed an issue where Steel Grasp cooldown would not benefit from The Third Blade.
3. 3.2.0 PTRPTR PreviewSource: Blizzard Entertainment
  Fixed an issue where Death Blow's Fury cost was not correctly reduced when using The Third Blade with Charges Variant.
SEASONS14
1. 3.1Source: Blizzard Entertainment
  Fixed an issue where the bonus damage from The Third Blade’s unique power was not applied as intended.
2. 3.1Source: Blizzard Entertainment
  Guaranteed Affix 1: Weapon Damage Guaranteed Affix 2: Skill Ranks to Core Skills
3. 3.1Source: Blizzard Entertainment
  Fixed an issue where The Third Blade’s power did not apply correctly to Iron Maelstrom.
SEASONS8
1. 2.2Source: Blizzard Entertainment
  The Third Blade changed the following attribute.
  Unique Power
  BeforeYour Weapon Mastery Skills are now also Core Skills that have no Cooldowns but cost Fury, dealing 50 - 70% of normal damage. Their Fury costs are reduced by 5 for any additional Charges the Skill would have had.AfterYour Weapon Mastery Skills are now also Core Skills that have 100% Cooldown Reduction but cost Fury, dealing 50 - 70% of normal damage.
SEASONS5
1. 1.5.0Source: Blizzard Entertainment
  The Third Blade - 1 Handed Sword

Versioned sources used to verify this page.

Verified seasons, official changes, and observed build samples.

S15 full data refresh: build rankings expanded to 203 builds, with updated uniques, runewords, talismans and War Plan points.
2026-09-28 23:01
Loot filter 0927 update: added "Hide GA Magic/Rare" toggle to endgame preset with seamless mode guide linkage; affix-matched drops stay highlighted while unmatched clutter is cleanly hidden.
2026-09-27 17:25
Loot filter upgrade: added top-priority 3-4 GA God-tier Crimson highlight to both presets; jewelry and gloves recolored to high-contrast Electric Lime; endgame adds two optional toggles (Hide 1-GA Gear and Hide 0-GA Uniques).
2026-09-26 17:25

Season end date is an estimate until Blizzard confirms it.