An Epic One-Handed Mace, item level 27, requires level 21, binds when equipped.
On Hammer of the Northern Wind's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 49,728 gold29 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 5,000 gold to 59,470 gold21 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy causing Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 54, requires level 49 and sells to vendors for 4g 52s 67c. In Classic Era it is item level 54, requires level 49 and sells to vendors for 4g 52s 67c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 54, requires level 49 and sells to vendors for 4g 52s 67c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 54, requires level 49 and sells to vendors for 4g 52s 67c. In MoP Classic it is item level 54, requires level 49 and sells to vendors for 4g 52s 67c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 27 | 21 | Epic | Binds when equipped | 1g 58s 99c |
| WoW Forever | 54 | 49 | Epic | Binds when equipped | 4g 52s 67c |
| Classic Era | 54 | 49 | Epic | Binds when equipped | 4g 52s 67c |
| The Burning Crusade | 54 | 49 | Epic | Binds when equipped | 4g 52s 67c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 54 | 49 | Epic | Binds when equipped | 4g 52s 67c |
| MoP Classic | 54 | 49 | Epic | Binds when equipped | 4g 52s 67c |
In the Appearances collection, Hammer of the Northern Wind is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 239. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Hammer of the Northern Wind.
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.
Hammer of the Northern Wind uses icon file 133048, which 10 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Gnoll Skull Basher ID 1440 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 11Sergeant's Warhammer ID 2079 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 10Fist of the Damned ID 10804 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 28Royal Mallet ID 15263 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 26Anubisath Warhammer ID 21837 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 29Dathrohan's Ceremonial Hammer ID 28216 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 32The Pewter Pounder ID 55805 · Quest · item level 17 "Completely indistinguishable from an ordinary, everyday hammer..."Mace of the Order ID 65475 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 12Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 810 (798 to 816) were usually added in the same batch as Hammer of the Northern Wind: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Rough Leather Pants ID 798 · Armor - Leather · item level 5
Rough Leather Vest ID 799 · Armor - Leather · item level 5
Large Blue Sack ID 804 · Container · item level 16
Small Red Pouch ID 805 · Container · item level 2
Bloodrazor ID 809 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 26
Axe of the Deep Woods ID 811 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 28
Glowing Brightwood Staff ID 812 · Weapon - Staff · item level 27
Broken Cog ID 813 · Miscellaneous
Flask of Oil ID 814 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Small Hand Blade ID 816 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 5The raw ItemSparse values for item 810 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Hammer of the Northern Wind 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 Northern Wind 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 Northern Wind
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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