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.
Delivers a fatal wound for damage.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Drake Talon Cleaver 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, Drake Talon Cleaver is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 5413. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Drake Talon Cleaver.
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 Drake Talon Cleaver (item level 29) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 28 to 31.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Talon Cleaver (this item) | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS, +6 Strength, +4 Stamina. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Nightfall | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Arcanite Reaper | 29 | 24 | 5.3 DPS, +5 Stamina, +7 Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Razor Axe | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Death Striker | 29 | 24 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Stone Reaper | 29 | 26 | 3.2 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Lord Alexander's Battle Axe | 28 | 22 | 5.1 DPS, +7 Strength, +7 Stamina, +7 Agility. World Drop | Not listed |
 Ogre Splitting Axe | 30 | 25 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Huge Thorium Battleaxe | 28 | 22 | 5.1 DPS, +7 Strength, +20 Haste, +11 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
| Adamantite Cleaver | 31 | 26 | 5.6 DPS, +7 Agility, +17 Stamina. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing | Not listed |
| Silver-Edged Axe | 31 | 25 | 5.6 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Adamantite Cleaver has the highest item level here (31).
Next item levels up from Drake Talon Cleaver among Weapon > Axe: Steelforged Greataxe (item level 44), Zocali Waraxe (item level 58), Plundered Molten Reaper (item level 60), Plundered Wingblade Axe (item level 60) and Drustwrought Executioner (item level 155).
Nearest lower item levels below Drake Talon Cleaver among Weapon > Axe: Burning War Axe (item level 19), Bloodspiller (item level 19), Bronze Battle Axe (item level 17), Barbaric Battle Axe (item level 11) and Copper Battle Axe (item level 6).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Drake Talon Cleaver 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 Drake Talon Cleaver 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 Drake Talon Cleaver
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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