Classic Era item

Gargoyle's Bite

Name: Gargoyle's Bite Classic Era Auction House Prices
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Item 12989 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.70576

Item Level 22
Binds when equipped
Two-HandPolearm
44 - 66 DamageSpeed 2.90
(19.0 damage per second)
60 Armor
+10 Strength
Durability 80 / 80
Requires Level 20
Sell Price: 28 silver54 copper

About Gargoyle's Bite

Gargoyle's Bite is a rare two-hand polearm on Classic Era at item level 22, usable from level 20. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +10 Strength. It hits for 44 to 66 damage every 2.90 seconds, 19.0 damage per second. It gives 60 armor and has 80 durability. A vendor pays 28 silver54 copper for it.

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Two-hand polearm items near item level 22

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 4 other two-hand polearm items between item level 21 and 28; 1 of them carries fixed stats.

Its 19.0 damage per second ranks 2nd of 5 two-hand polearm items in this group; Bloodpike (item level 28, requires level 23) has the most, 23.1.
Attack speeds among the 5 two-hand polearm items in this group run from 3.20 seconds (Bloodpike) to 3.70 seconds (Pitchfork); it swings every 2.90 seconds.
+10 Strength: no other two-hand polearm item in this group carries Strength.
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 2 item levels of 22: two-handed axe (11): Scythe Axe, Shadowhide Battle Axe, Blackrock Champion's Axe; staff (10): Witching Stave, Nightbane Staff, Staff of the Blessed Seer; two-handed mace (9): Heavy Gnoll War Club, Rakzur Club, Shadowhide Maul; two-handed sword (8): Blessed Claymore, Executioner's Sword, Shadowhide Two-handed Sword; fishing pole (1): Darkwood Fishing Pole.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Pearl-encrusted Spear	21	20	13.8 (3.20s)	+6 Agility, +3 Stamina	-
Gargoyle's Bite	22	20	19.0 (2.90s)	+10 Strength	-
Pitchfork	25	20	10.0 (3.70s)	none	-
Short Spear	25	20	15.2 (3.30s)	none	-
Bloodpike	28	23	23.1 (3.20s)	none	-

Where Gargoyle's Bite Fits

Items That Share Gargoyle's Bite's Icon

Gargoyle's Bite uses the same icon art, which 4 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

Short Spear ID 15810 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 25
Eyegouger ID 9480 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 48
Iron Strut ID 4387 · Trade Goods · item level 32
Headhunting Spear ID 1522 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 36

Items Numbered Next to Gargoyle's Bite

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12989 (12983 to 12997) were usually added in the same batch as Gargoyle's Bite: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Rakzur Club ID 12983 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 21
Skycaller ID 12984 · Weapon - Wand · item level 21
Ring of Defense ID 12985 · Armor · item level 22
Darkweave Breeches ID 12987 · Armor - Cloth · item level 22
Starsight Tunic ID 12988 · Armor - Leather · item level 22
Razor's Edge ID 12990 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 23
Searing Blade ID 12992 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 23
Thorbia's Gauntlets ID 12994 · Armor - Mail · item level 23
Band of Purification ID 12996 · Armor · item level 23
Redbeard Crest ID 12997 · Armor - Shield · item level 24

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

Across game versions

MoP Classic adds Bonus Armor.

Item 12989	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	22	22	14
Required level	20	20	20
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	60	-	-
Damage	44 - 66	16 - 24	44 - 66
Speed	2.90	2.90	2.90
Damage per second	19.0	6.9	19.0
Strength	10	10	-
Bonus Armor	-	24	-
Sell price	28 silver54 copper	35 silver67 copper	28 silver54 copper

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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.

Quick facts

Item ID	12989
Game version	Classic Era (client 1.15.9.70576)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Polearm
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	22
Requires level	20
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	28 silver54 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic_era)