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.
Your melee attacks have a chance to wound the target, causing them bleed for damage over 15 sec.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Drakefang Butcher 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, Drakefang Butcher is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 3557. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Drakefang Butcher.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name swords among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Drakefang Butcher (item level 28) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 27 to 29.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drakefang Butcher (this item) | 28 | 21 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Demonslayer | 28 | 22 | 5.3 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Ta'Kierthan Songblade | 28 | 22 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Destiny | 28 | 22 | 5.3 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Gallant Flamberge | 28 | 22 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Arcanite Champion | 29 | 24 | 5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Doombringer | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Warmonger | 27 | 20 | 5.1 DPS, +1 Strength, +20 Haste. World Drop | Not listed |
 Massacre Sword | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Shin Blade | 29 | 24 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Divine Warblade | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Arcanite Champion has the highest item level here (29).
Next item levels up from Drakefang Butcher among Weapon > Sword: Lionheart Executioner, Reborn (item level 39), Creeperclaw Greatsword (item level 40), Incised Greatsword (item level 40), Auchenai Greatsword (item level 41) and Windworn Greatsword (item level 44).
Nearest lower item levels below Drakefang Butcher among Weapon > Sword: Nightblade (item level 24), Warsword of Caer Darrow (item level 24), Chromatic Sword (item level 24), Headstriker Sword (item level 23) and Sword of the Magistrate (item level 22).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Drakefang Butcher 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 Drakefang Butcher 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 Drakefang Butcher
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