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Bloodfang Hood

Item Level 29
Binds when picked up
HeadArmor
8 Armor
+7 Agility or Intellect
+11 Stamina
+5 Critical Strike
+2 Frost Resistance
+2 Shadow Resistance
Requires Level 25
Sell price: 4 gold12 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

An Epic Leather Head, item level 29, requires level 25, binds when picked up. Drops from Nefarian in Blackwing Lair.

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Where it comes from
DropNefarian in Blackwing Lair
VendorNPC #54648Netherstorm 33.0, 64.1

Sold By

The game's collection data lists Bloodfang Hood as sold by a vendor NPC in Netherstorm. The vendor stands at 33.0, 64.1 on the Netherstorm map.

VendorZoneMapWaypointOther items it sells
NPC #54648Netherstorm33.0, 64.1/way #109 33.0 64.171

Netherstorm 1 placement

Netherstorm map showing VendorVendor

Vendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.

Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Set: Bloodfang Armor
Bloodfang Armor (8 pieces)
  • (3) Set: Increases the chance to apply poisons to your target by 5%.
  • (5) Set: Improves the damage reduction of Feint by 5%.
  • (8) Set: Gives the Rogue a chance to inflict (100% of Spell Power) damage on the target and heal the Rogue for (100% of Spell Power) health every 1 sec. for 6 sec. on a melee hit.

Bloodfang Hood is one of 8 pieces of Bloodfang Armor, alongside Bloodfang Belt, Bloodfang Boots and Bloodfang Bracers and others. Bonuses activate at 3 pieces, 5 pieces and 8 pieces equipped.

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Other versions
Across game versions

In Classic Era it is item level 76, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 5g 57s 7c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 76, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 3g 12s 26c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 76, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 3g 12s 26c. In MoP Classic it is item level 76, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 3g 12s 26c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)2925EpicBinds when picked up4g 12s 52c
Classic Era7660EpicBinds when picked up5g 57s 7c
The Burning Crusade7660EpicBinds when picked up3g 12s 26c
Wrath of the Lich King7660EpicBinds when picked up3g 12s 26c
MoP Classic7660EpicBinds when picked up3g 12s 26c
Bloodfang Hood Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Bloodfang Hood is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 5032. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Bloodfang Hood Comes From

Bloodfang Hood Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Bloodfang Hood in the loot of 1 encounter.

Nefarian in Blackwing Lair

Also drops from this encounter (29 other items):

See all 30 items in the Nefarian loot table

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Bloodfang Hood Compares

Who It Suits

Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Bloodfang Hood suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Bloodfang Hood Fits

Where to Buy Bloodfang Hood

Bloodfang Hood is listed at 1 vendor placement. NPC 54648 stands in Netherstorm at map coordinates 33.0, 64.1.

Other Items Named Bloodfang Hood

1 other item in the current build is also called Bloodfang Hood. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Bloodfang Hood's Icon

Bloodfang Hood uses icon file 133143, which 36 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Bloodfang Hood

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16908 (16903 to 16913) were usually added in the same batch as Bloodfang Hood: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Bloodfang Hood Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 16908 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
20 gold62 silver
Vendor sell price
4 gold12 silver
Material
Leather
Equip slot
Head
Item set ID
213
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Bloodfang Hood in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Bloodfang Hood is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Bloodfang Hood next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Bloodfang Hood in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Bloodfang Hood is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
What level is Bloodfang Hood in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Bloodfang Hood is epic quality, item level 76 and requires level 60.
What does Bloodfang Hood sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 5g 57s for one Bloodfang Hood in Classic Era.
What slot is Bloodfang Hood in WoW Classic?
Bloodfang Hood is a Head Leather in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era client
Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
Appearances in the beta client
1 recorded look