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.
Hammer of the Grand Crusader 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, Hammer of the Grand Crusader is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 890. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name maces among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Hammer of the Grand Crusader (item level 25) in item level among Weapon > Mace, from item level 22 to 28.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammer of the Grand Crusader (this item) | 25 | 18 | 5.0 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina, +7 Haste, +6 Versatility. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Conk Hammer | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Blanchard's Stout | 26 | 20 | 5.0 DPS, +9 Strength, +7 Stamina, +2 Fire Resistance. World Drop | Not listed |
 Royal Mallet | 26 | 20 | 5.0 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Greater Maul | 24 | 18 | 4.9 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Thornstone Sledgehammer | 23 | 16 | 4.7 DPS, +10 Strength, +5 Nature Resistance. World Drop | Not listed |
| Ragehammer | 28 | 21 | 5.1 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Twig of the World Tree | 28 | 22 | 5.1 DPS, +6 Strength, +7 Haste, +9 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 The Shoveler | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +8 Strength, +5 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
 Backbreaker | 28 | 22 | 5.1 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Sequoia Branch | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Ragehammer has the highest item level here (28).
Next item levels up from Hammer of the Grand Crusader among Weapon > Mace: Highmountain Hammer (item level 31), Clefthoof Mace (item level 31), The Oathkeeper (item level 32), Titansteel Destroyer (item level 35) and Kingly Battlehammer (item level 35).
Nearest lower item levels below Hammer of the Grand Crusader among Weapon > Mace: Kazon's Maul (item level 17), Bronze Warhammer (item level 16), Oak Mallet (item level 13), Greatmaul of the Ancient Sentinels (item level 1) and Emerald-Heart Protomaul (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Hammer of the Grand Crusader 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 Hammer of the Grand Crusader 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 Hammer of the Grand Crusader
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