Is Nightfall in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Nightfall is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.

Where do you get Nightfall in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Nightfall is created by Nightfall.

What level is Nightfall in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Nightfall is Epic quality, item level 70 and requires level 60.

What does Nightfall sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 12g 91s for one Nightfall in Classic Era.

What slot is Nightfall in WoW Classic?

Nightfall is a Two-Hand Axe in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.

Nightfall - WoW Classic and Forever Price History

Auction House

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Prices Across Realms

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On Nightfall's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 11,893 gold91 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 11,204 gold78 silver to 250,000 gold, a wide spread for a 30-day window.

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Nightfall	Recipe

Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Chance on hit: Spell Vulnerability - 5s
Spell damage taken by target increased by 15% for 5 sec. Chance to fail for targets above level.

Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.

Other versions

Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 70, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 12g 91s 12c. In Classic Era it is item level 70, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 12g 91s 12c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 70, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 9g 3s 41c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 70, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 9g 3s 41c. In MoP Classic it is item level 70, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 9g 3s 41c.

Version	Item level	Required level	Quality	Binding	Sells for
Retail (Midnight)	29	25	Epic	Binds when equipped	2g 67s 30c
WoW Forever	70	60	Epic	Binds when equipped	12g 91s 12c
Classic Era	70	60	Epic	Binds when equipped	12g 91s 12c
The Burning Crusade	70	60	Epic	Binds when equipped	9g 3s 41c
Wrath of the Lich King	70	60	Epic	Binds when equipped	9g 3s 41c
MoP Classic	70	60	Epic	Binds when equipped	9g 3s 41c

Nightfall Game Data

Crafted By

Nightfall Classic Blacksmithing

The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Nightfall takes 8 Lava Core, 5 Fiery Core, 10 Arcanite Bar, 12 Dark Iron Bar and 4 Huge Emerald.

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Nightfall is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 5396. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Nightfall.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Nightfall Crafting Costs

Cost to Craft: Nightfall

At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 3,063g 87s, and Dark Iron Bar is the largest share at 76%. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Nightfall is taught by Plans: Nightfall.

Reagent	Needed	Lowest listed	Cost
Lava Core	8	36 silver	2 gold88 silver
Fiery Core	5	75 silver	3 gold75 silver
Arcanite Bar	10	72 gold98 silver	729 gold80 silver
Dark Iron Bar	12	193 gold	2,316 gold
Huge Emerald	4	2 gold86 silver	11 gold44 silver
Reagents for one craft			3,063 gold87 silver

What Else the Reagents Make

Lava Core goes into 26 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Leatherworking, Tailoring, Engineering and Jewelcrafting, including Dark Iron Destroyer, Sulfuron Hammer, Blackguard and Dark Iron Leggings.
Fiery Core goes into 27 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Leatherworking, Tailoring, Engineering, Enchanting and Mining, including Dark Iron Reaver, Sulfuron Hammer, Ebon Hand and Black Amnesty.
Arcanite Bar goes into 93 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Jewelcrafting, Engineering, Inscription, Mining, Leatherworking, Alchemy and Tailoring, including Sulfuron Hammer, Invulnerable Mail, Warblades of the Hakkari, Reborn and Arcanite Reaper. It is itself made by the recipe Transmute: Arcanite.
Dark Iron Bar goes into 30 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Engineering and Jewelcrafting, including Dark Iron Sunderer, Dark Iron Plate, Sulfuron Hammer and Dark Iron Destroyer. It is itself made by the recipe Smelt Dark Iron.

Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest EU Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Nightfall Compares

Who It Suits

In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name axes among their preferred weapons:

Arms Warrior: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
Fury Warrior: Dual Two-Handed Axes, Maces, Swords
Retribution Paladin: Two-Handed Sword, Mace, Axe
Blood Death Knight: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
Unholy Death Knight: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Nightfall (item level 29) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 27 to 30.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Nightfall (this item)	29	25	5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	Not listed
Brain Hacker	29	23	5.3 DPS. World Drop	Not listed
Arcanite Reaper	29	24	5.3 DPS, +5 Stamina, +7 Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	Not listed
Gurubashi Carver	29	25	5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	Not listed
Death Striker	29	24	5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Lucky Strike Axe	29	24	5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Mok'Nathal Battleaxe	30	24	5.4 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Ogre Splitting Axe	30	25	5.4 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Huge Thorium Battleaxe	28	22	5.1 DPS, +7 Strength, +20 Haste, +11 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	Not listed
Colossal Great Axe	28	22	5.1 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Bleakwood Hew	27	21	5.1 DPS, +5 Strength, +2 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	Not listed

Mok'Nathal Battleaxe has the highest item level here (30).

Next item levels up from Nightfall among Weapon > Axe: Auchenai Broadaxe (item level 41), Steelforged Greataxe (item level 44), Khayurn, Blade of the Wolves (item level 60), Plundered Molten Reaper (item level 60) and Plundered Wingblade Axe (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Nightfall among Weapon > Axe: Bronze Battle Axe (item level 17), Copper Battle Axe (item level 6), Edge of the Enlightened (item level 1), Lost Sunwell Splitter (item level 1) and Devastating Drakonid Waraxe (item level 1).

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

Where Nightfall Fits

Items That Share Nightfall's Icon

Nightfall uses icon file 132403, which 19 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Crul'shorukh, Edge of Chaos ID 19363 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 29
Dark Iron Destroyer ID 17016 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 29
Colossal Great Axe ID 15271 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 28
Silver-Edged Axe ID 25218 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 31
Annihilator ID 12798 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 29
Ornate Thorium Handaxe ID 12773 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 28
Grizzle's Skinner ID 11702 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 27
Eater of the Dead ID 10805 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 28

Items Numbered Next to Nightfall

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 19169 (19164 to 19183) were usually added in the same batch as Nightfall: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Dark Iron Gauntlets ID 19164 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Flarecore Leggings ID 19165 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Black Amnesty ID 19166 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 29
Blackfury ID 19167 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 29
Blackguard ID 19168 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 29
Ebon Hand ID 19170 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 29
Tattered Darkmoon Faire Prize Ticket ID 19182 · Consumable
Hourglass Sand ID 19183 · Consumable

Nightfall Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 19169 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price: 13 gold36 silver
Vendor sell price: 2 gold67 silver
Material: Metal
Equip slot: Two-Hand
Flags: 0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

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

Nightfall in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Nightfall 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 Nightfall next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Nightfall in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Nightfall is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
Where do you get Nightfall in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Nightfall is created by Nightfall.
What level is Nightfall in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Nightfall is Epic quality, item level 70 and requires level 60.
What does Nightfall sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 12g 91s for one Nightfall in Classic Era.
What slot is Nightfall in WoW Classic?: Nightfall is a Two-Hand Axe in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era client: Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
Appearances in the beta client: 1 recorded look

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

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