This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here. The tags show which difficulties each encounter can award it on.
Your melee attacks have a chance to grant you Necrotic Touch for 10 sec, causing all your melee attacks to deal an additional damage as Shadow damage.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Black Bruise is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
In the Appearances collection, Black Bruise is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 12269. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name fist weapons among their preferred weapons:
The 6 items nearest to Black Bruise (item level 35) in item level among Weapon > Fist Weapon, from item level 28 to 37.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bruise (this item) | 35 | 30 | 4.6 DPS, +4 Agility or Strength, +4 Stamina. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Claws of Torment | 37 | 32 | 4.6 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. World Drop | Not listed |
| Claws of Agony | 37 | 32 | 4.6 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +4 Mastery, +4 Haste. World Drop | Not listed |
 Shocking Claws | 32 | 27 | 4.2 DPS, +5 Stamina, +7 Haste, +7 Critical Strike, +4 Agility or Strength. World Drop | Not listed |
 Nexus-Claw | 31 | 26 | 4.2 DPS, +7 Critical Strike, +4 Agility or Strength. Vendor | Not listed |
 Ironspine Point | 30 | 25 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Vilerend Slicer | 28 | 22 | 3.8 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
Claws of Torment has the highest item level here (37).
Next item levels up from Black Bruise among Weapon > Fist Weapon: Massive Viridian Claw (item level 58), Brinebeard's Shanker (item level 60), Plundered Bear-Carved Fists (item level 60), Larion Claw (item level 100) and Primalforged Knuckles (item level 197).
Nearest lower item levels below Black Bruise among Weapon > Fist Weapon: Lost Thunder Fist (item level 1), Hidepiercing Claw Extensions (item level 1), Deep Fathom Claw (item level 1) and Golden Phoenix's Beak (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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