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Cold Snap

Item Level 29
Binds when picked up
RangedWeapon
3 - 5 DamageSpeed 2.00
(2.0 damage per second)
+4 Intellect
+5 Stamina
Requires Level 25
Sell price: 11 gold7 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

An Epic Wand Ranged, item level 29, requires level 25, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In Classic Era it is item level 70, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 7g 77s 91c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 70, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 5g 44s 31c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 213, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 5g 44s 31c. In MoP Classic it is item level 70, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 5g 44s 31c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)2925EpicBinds when picked up11g 7s 98c
Classic Era7060EpicBinds when picked up7g 77s 91c
The Burning Crusade7060EpicBinds when picked up5g 44s 31c
Wrath of the Lich King21380EpicBinds when picked up5g 44s 31c
MoP Classic7060EpicBinds when picked up5g 44s 31c
Cold Snap Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 5383. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Cold Snap Compares

Who It Suits

In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name wands among their preferred weapons:

  • Discipline Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Holy Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Shadow Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Arcane Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Fire Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Frost Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Affliction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Demonology Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Destruction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword

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

Where Cold Snap Fits

Other Items Named Cold Snap

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

  • Cold Snap ID 150424 · Weapon - Wand · item level 29

Items That Share Cold Snap's Icon

Cold Snap uses icon file 135463, which 37 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Cold Snap

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 19130 (19125 to 19135) were usually added in the same batch as Cold Snap: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Cold Snap Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 19130 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
55 gold39 silver
Vendor sell price
11 gold7 silver
Material
Wood
Equip slot
Ranged
Flags
0 / 8704 / 8388608 / 0 / 0

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

Cold Snap in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Cold Snap 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 Cold Snap next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Cold Snap in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Cold Snap 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 Cold Snap in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Cold Snap is epic quality, item level 70 and requires level 60.
What does Cold Snap sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 7g 77s for one Cold Snap in Classic Era.
What slot is Cold Snap in WoW Classic?
Cold Snap is a Ranged Wand 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