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Classic Era item

Ancestral Orb

Item 15944 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.70576

  • Item Level 12
  • Binds when equipped
  • Held In Off-hand
  • +1 Intellect
  • Requires Level 7
  • Sell Price: 5 silver12 copper

About Ancestral Orb

Ancestral Orb is an uncommon held in off-hand item on Classic Era at item level 12, usable from level 7. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +1 Intellect. A vendor pays 5 silver12 copper for it.

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Held in off-hand items near item level 12

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 12 other held in off-hand items between item level 10 and 18; 4 of them carry fixed stats.

  • +1 Intellect ranks 2nd of 2 held in off-hand items with Intellect; Spellbinder Orb (item level 17, requires level 12) has the most, +3.
  • Runic Stave has the most fixed stat points in this group, 4 against 1 here.
  • Same stat line (Intellect): Spellbinder Orb.
  • Next held in off-hand items up with Intellect: Spellbinder Orb (item level 17, requires level 12).
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Beaded Orb105-none-
Blue Sparkler10--none-
Journeyman's Stave105-+1 Stamina-
Red Sparkler10--none-
Simple Wildflowers10--none-
White Sparkler10--none-
Ancestral Orb127-+1 Intellect-
Disciple's Stein127-none-
Native Branch1510-none-
Simple Branch1510-none-
Runic Cane1712-+3 Stamina-
Spellbinder Orb1712-+3 Intellect-
Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Father Flame.

Where Ancestral Orb Fits

Items That Share Ancestral Orb's Icon

Ancestral Orb uses the same icon art, which 2 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Ancestral Orb

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 15944 (15939 to 15963) were usually added in the same batch as Ancestral Orb: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions
Item 15944Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level12126
Required level777
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Intellect11-
Sell price5 silver12 copper2 silver94 copper5 silver12 copper

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

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Connected realms with a listing in the latest Classic Era scan: EU 0 of 26, US 0 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's Classic Era Game Data API (static data 1.15.9.68185). Prices: per-unit buyouts from Auction House scans made in game by players with the TheWoWDB addon, one scan per realm per hour at most; Blizzard publishes no auction data for Classic Era, so a price is only as fresh as the latest scan. Retail column: the retail client datamine.