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.
Your ranged attacks have a chance to deal an additional Physical damage to Beasts.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Houndmaster's Rifle 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, Houndmaster's Rifle is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 1210. 3 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name guns among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Houndmaster's Rifle (item level 27) in item level among Weapon > Gun, from item level 20 to 35.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houndmaster's Rifle (this item) | 27 | 20 | 5.2 DPS, +7 Agility, +10 Stamina, +9 Versatility, +5 Critical Strike. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Percussion Shotgun | 26 | 20 | 5.2 DPS, +7 Agility, +10 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Ricochet Blunderbuss | 25 | 19 | 4.8 DPS, +7 Agility, +10 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Sniper Rifle | 24 | 17 | 4.8 DPS, +7 Agility, +10 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| The Gunblade | 31 | 26 | 5.7 DPS, +14 Agility. World Drop | Not listed |
 The Silencer | 23 | 16 | 4.8 DPS, +11 Agility. World Drop | Not listed |
 Don Santos' Famous Hunting Rifle | 31 | 27 | 5.7 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
| Smoothbore Gun | 22 | 14 | 4.7 DPS, +7 Agility, +10 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Explosive Shotgun | 21 | 14 | 4.7 DPS, +6 Agility, +10 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Ironweaver | 20 | 13 | 4.3 DPS, +6 Agility, +9 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Harsh-Winter Rifle | 35 | 30 | 5.8 DPS, +8 Agility, +12 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Harsh-Winter Rifle has the highest item level here (35).
Next item levels up from Houndmaster's Rifle among Weapon > Gun: Hexbelcher Rifle (item level 38), Shrediron's Shredder (item level 44), Plundered Amber Slinger (item level 60), Plundered Windblaster (item level 60) and Plundered Dragon Roar-Barrel (item level 60).
Nearest lower item levels below Houndmaster's Rifle among Weapon > Gun: Tyrhold Carbine (item level 1), Twilight Slug Belcher (item level 1) and Hal'hadar Pulse Rifle (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Houndmaster's Rifle 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 Houndmaster's Rifle 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 Houndmaster's Rifle
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