This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing Shadow damage.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Deathbringer 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.
Appearance ID: 5114. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Deathbringer.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name axes among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Deathbringer (item level 29) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 27 to 31.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deathbringer (this item) | 29 | 25 | 4.0 DPS | Not listed |
 Serathil | 29 | 23 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +3 Versatility. World Drop | Not listed |
 Felstone Reaver | 29 | 23 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Ichor Slicer | 29 | 4.0 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed | |
 Axe of the Deep Woods | 28 | 22 | 4.0 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Axe of the Legion | 30 | 25 | 4.0 DPS, +5 Strength, +5 Stamina, +6 Haste. World Drop | Not listed |
 Chipped Woodchopper | 30 | 25 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Corpse Harvester | 28 | 21 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Warlord's Axe | 28 | 22 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Axe of Rin'ji | 27 | 21 | 4.0 DPS, +6 Stamina, +3 Agility. World Drop | Not listed |
 Colossal War Axe | 31 | 25 | 4.2 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Colossal War Axe has the highest item level here (31).
Next item levels up from Deathbringer among Weapon > Axe: Golden Fleet Waraxe (item level 58), Kelada's Elucidation (item level 60), Plundered Skullsplitter (item level 60), Plundered Iceshard Bite (item level 60) and Plundered Black Tooth Face-Splitter (item level 60).
Nearest lower item levels below Deathbringer among Weapon > Axe: Headsplitter (item level 18), Vibroblade (item level 18), Razor's Edge (item level 14), Bronze Axe (item level 14) and Deadmines Cleaver (item level 12).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Deathbringer 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 Deathbringer next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Deathbringer
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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