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Hand of the Dark Animus

Item Level 41
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
11 - 14 DamageSpeed 2.60
(4.8 damage per second)
+6 Stamina
+4 Agility
+4 Critical Strike
+5 Haste
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 118 gold77 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon
  • Heroic item.client data

An Epic One-Handed Mace, item level 41, requires level 35, binds when picked up. Drops from Dark Animus in Throne of Thunder.

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Where it comes from
DropDark Animus in Throne of Thunder10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 535, requires level 90 and sells to vendors for 50g 27s 95c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)4135EpicBinds when picked up118g 77s 94c
MoP Classic53590EpicBinds when picked up50g 27s 95c
Hand of the Dark Animus Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Hand of the Dark Animus is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 20228. 5 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Hand of the Dark Animus Comes From

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Hand of the Dark Animus Compares

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

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Hand of the Dark Animus Fits

Other Items Named Hand of the Dark Animus

4 other items in the current build are also called Hand of the Dark Animus. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Hand of the Dark Animus's Icon

Hand of the Dark Animus uses icon file 794752, which 12 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Hand of the Dark Animus

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 96514 (96509 to 96519) were usually added in the same batch as Hand of the Dark Animus: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Hand of the Dark Animus Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 96514 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
593 gold89 silver
Vendor sell price
118 gold77 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
One-Hand
Expansion ID
4
Flags
0 / 1073750016 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.