Hand of the Dark Animus Drops From

Dark Animus - Throne of Thunder10 Player (Heroic)25 Player (Heroic)

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.

Hand of the Dark Animus 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.

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.

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

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Hand of the Dark Animus (item level 41) in item level among Weapon > Mace, from item level 32 to 44.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Hand of the Dark Animus (this item)	41	35	4.8 DPS, +6 Stamina, +4 Agility, +4 Critical Strike, +5 Haste. 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
Tremendous Tankard O' Terror	44	40	5.2 DPS, +5 Agility, +6 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +5 Haste. World Drop	Not listed
Immaculate Scepter	38	34	2.3 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Hex-Caster Gavel	38	35	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
Heavy Geode Mace	36	30	4.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +4 Haste, +4 Critical Strike. World Drop	Not listed
Serene Hammer	34	29	2.1 DPS, +4 Intellect, +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
Ascendant's Scepter	32	27	2.1 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed

Tremendous Tankard O' Terror has the highest item level here (44).

Next item levels up from Hand of the Dark Animus among Weapon > Mace: Flanged Mace (item level 58), Notorious Combatant's Discombobulator (item level 60), Plundered Paragon's Mace (item level 60), Plundered Geode Gavel (item level 60) and Plundered Frost Scepter (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Hand of the Dark Animus among Weapon > Mace: Fel Iron Hammer (item level 30), Silvermoon War-Mace (item level 30), Revitalizing Hammer (item level 30), Hand of Edward the Odd (item level 29) and Replaced Servo Arm (item level 29).

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

Hand of the Dark Animus