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. The tags show which difficulties each encounter can award it on.
Gao's Keg Tapper is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
In the Appearances collection, Gao's Keg Tapper is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 17554. 17 other items wear the same appearance; 5 of them are listed here.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The in-game Adventure Guide lists Gao's Keg Tapper in the loot of 1 encounter.
Yan-Zhu the Uncasked in Stormstout Brewery
Also drops from this encounter (10 other items):
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name maces among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Gao's Keg Tapper (item level 39) in item level among Weapon > Mace, from item level 32 to 44.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gao's Keg Tapper (this item) | 39 | 32 | 4.8 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +5 Mastery. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Dragonstrike, Reborn | 39 | 35 | 2.3 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +4 Mastery, +4 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Phantasmal Hammer | 38 | 32 | 4.8 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +3 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Engraved Mace | 38 | 34 | 4.8 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Immaculate Scepter | 38 | 34 | 2.3 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Gurubashi Punisher | 37 | 32 | 4.4 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +3 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. World Drop | Not listed |
 Steelforged Hammer | 44 | 35 | 5.2 DPS, +5 Agility, +7 Stamina. Crafted with Draenor Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Tremendous Tankard O' Terror | 44 | 40 | 5.2 DPS, +5 Agility, +6 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +5 Haste. World Drop | Not listed |
 Adamant Mallet | 34 | 29 | 4.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 The Essence Focuser | 32 | 27 | 2.1 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +11 Versatility. World Drop | Not listed |
 Queen's Insignia | 32 | 26 | 2.1 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Steelforged Hammer has the highest item level here (44).
Next item levels up from Gao's Keg Tapper among Weapon > Mace: Precision Attitude Adjuster (item level 59), Flaming Gavel of Truth (item level 60), Silirrion's Tenderizer (item level 60), Notorious Combatant's Discombobulator (item level 60) and Plundered Mogu Scepter (item level 60).
Nearest lower item levels below Gao's Keg Tapper among Weapon > Mace: Blesswind Hammer (item level 28), Hammer of the Northern Wind (item level 27), Bonesnapper (item level 27), Skullcrusher Mace (item level 25) and Diamond-Tip Bludgeon (item level 25).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
2 other items in the current build are also called Gao's Keg Tapper. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.
Gao's Keg Tapper ID 80894 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 38Gao's Keg Tapper ID 81062 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 39Gao's Keg Tapper uses icon file 615479, which 30 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:
Admiral Taylor's Keg Tapper ID 118086 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 42 "Inside the haft is a rolled scroll: "Come back sometime and share a mug with me! - Boof""Peerless Draenic Steel Mace ID 108241 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 44Peerless Draenic Steel Mace ID 108240 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 44Peerless Draenic Steel Mace ID 108239 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 44Peerless Draenic Steel Mace ID 108238 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 44Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 144085 (144079 to 144090) were usually added in the same batch as Gao's Keg Tapper: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Glob of Oil ID 144079 · Quest
Girdle of Endemic Anger ID 144081 · Armor - Cloth · item level 39Fermenting Belt ID 144082 · Armor - Cloth · item level 39
Sunheart Waistband ID 144083 · Armor - Mail · item level 39
Ook's Hozen Slicer ID 144084 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 39
Dubious Handaxe ID 144086 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 39
Bracers of Displaced Air ID 144087 · Armor - Cloth · item level 39
Bubble-Breaker Bracers ID 144088 · Armor - Plate · item level 39
Yan-Zhu's Pressure Valve ID 144089 · Weapon - Gun · item level 39Firebelcher Hand Cannon ID 144090 · Weapon - Gun · item level 39The raw ItemSparse values for item 144085 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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