A Rare One-Handed Mace, item level 22, requires level 15, binds when equipped.
On Excavator's Brand's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,550 gold40 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 1,550 gold38 silver to 27,111 gold62 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Hurls a fiery ball that causes Fire damage and an additional damage over 6 sec.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In Classic Era it is item level 36, requires level 31 and sells to vendors for 98s 59c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 36, requires level 31 and sells to vendors for 98s 59c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 36, requires level 31 and sells to vendors for 98s 59c. In MoP Classic it is item level 40, requires level 35 and sells to vendors for 1g 36s 61c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 22 | 15 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 62s 76c |
| Classic Era | 36 | 31 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 98s 59c |
| The Burning Crusade | 36 | 31 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 98s 59c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 36 | 31 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 98s 59c |
| MoP Classic | 40 | 35 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 1g 36s 61c |
In the Appearances collection, Excavator's Brand is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 2755. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Excavator's Brand.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name maces among their preferred weapons:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Excavator's Brand uses icon file 135432, which 86 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:
Flaming Incinerator ID 9483 · Weapon - Wand · item level 25Shadowforge Torch ID 11885 · Quest · item level 25Torch of the Eternal Flame ID 6654 · QuestBeacon Torch ID 12815 · QuestGrayson's Torch ID 1172 · Armor · item level 13Demon Summoning Torch ID 21144 · Quest "A shamanistic device fashioned by the Timbermaw to summon forth corrupting demons."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 9386 (9381 to 9391) were usually added in the same batch as Excavator's Brand: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Earthen Rod ID 9381 · Weapon - Wand · item level 22
Tromping Miner's Boots ID 9382 · Armor - Leather · item level 22
Obsidian Cleaver ID 9383 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 22
Stonevault Shiv ID 9384 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 22
Archaic Defender ID 9385 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 21
Revelosh's Boots ID 9387 · Armor - Mail · item level 22
Revelosh's Armguards ID 9388 · Armor - Mail · item level 22
Revelosh's Spaulders ID 9389 · Armor - Leather · item level 22
Revelosh's Gloves ID 9390 · Armor - Cloth · item level 22
The Shoveler ID 9391 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 22The raw ItemSparse values for item 9386 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Excavator's Brand 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 Excavator's Brand 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 Excavator's Brand
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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