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Flail
Item Level 16Binds when equipped
Main HandWeapon
5 - 7 DamageSpeed 2.60
(2.3 damage per second)
Requires Level 10
Sell price: 28 silver38 copper
Current price
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The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.
If you've bought this you've flailed.
I still think they should make this item epic-quality.
EPIC FLAIL.
this weapon fails to be a flail
- Listings are down 42% from their 7 day average (1 vs 2 units).live market
- Today's price is on the high side: only 28% of recorded snapshots were pricier.live market
Flail Price History
Realm Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Not currently listedWe track this item - no active Auction House listings in the latest scan. Prices appear here as soon as one is posted (scans run every 15 minutes).
On Flail's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,499 gold97 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 594 gold98 silver to 4,949 gold, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
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Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Flail is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 297. 4 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name maces among their preferred weapons:
- Protection Warrior: Axe, Mace, Sword, and Shield
- Holy Paladin: Sword, Mace, and Shield
- Protection Paladin: Sword, Mace, Axe, and Shield
- Outlaw Rogue: Axes, Maces, Swords, Fist Weapons
- Discipline Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
- Holy Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
- Shadow Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
- Frost Death Knight: Dual Axes, Maces, Swords
- Elemental Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
- Enhancement Shaman: Dual Axes, Maces, Fist Weapons
- Restoration Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
- Mistweaver Monk: Staff, Mace, Sword
- Windwalker Monk: Fist Weapons, Axes, Maces, Swords
- Balance Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
- Restoration Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
- Devastation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
- Preservation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
- Augmentation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Flail (item level 16) in item level among Weapon > Mace, from item level 14 to 22.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flail (this item) | 16 | 10 | 2.3 DPS. Vendor | Not listed |
 Skeletal Club | 15 | 9 | 2.3 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Stout Battlehammer | 14 | 8 | 2.1 DPS, +2 Strength, +3 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Bronze Mace | 14 | 8 | 2.1 DPS, +2 Strength, +5 Critical Strike, +3 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Beazel's Basher | 18 | 11 | 3.1 DPS, +4 Strength, +2 Haste. World Drop | Not listed |
| Sequoia Hammer | 19 | 12 | 3.1 DPS, +3 Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Looming Gavel | 19 | 12 | 3.1 DPS, +5 Stamina, +2 Agility. World Drop | Not listed |
| Midnight Mace | 21 | 14 | 3.5 DPS, +7 Shadow Resistance, +7 Agility. World Drop | Not listed |
 Deadwood Sledge | 21 | 14 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Strength, +1 Stamina, +7 Versatility. World Drop | Not listed |
 Murphstar | 22 | 14 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Excavator's Brand | 22 | 15 | 3.5 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
Murphstar has the highest item level here (22).
Next item levels up from Flail among Weapon > Mace: Bonesnapper (item level 27), Volcanic Hammer (item level 28), Blesswind Hammer (item level 28), Hand of Edward the Odd (item level 29) and Mass of McGowan (item level 29).
Nearest lower item levels below Flail among Weapon > Mace: Jiro Tuning Hammer (item level 1), Mace of Renewed Purpose (item level 1), Gavel of Lost Purpose (item level 1), Lost Sunset Scepter (item level 1) and Umbralwarden's Soul Gavel (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Flail in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Flail 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 Flail next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Flail in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Flail 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 Flail in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Flail is Common quality, item level 25 and requires level 20.
- What does Flail sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 15s 59c for one Flail in Classic Era.
- What slot is Flail in WoW Classic?
- Flail is a Main Hand Mace in Classic Era.
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 Flail