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Preemptive Striker

Item Level 14
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
2 - 3 DamageSpeed 2.60
(1.0 damage per second)
+2 Intellect
+3 Stamina
+4 Critical Strike
Sell price: 40 silver74 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

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

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Preemptive Striker 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.

Preemptive Striker Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Preemptive Striker is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 227. 1 other item wears the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Preemptive Striker 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 Preemptive Striker (item level 14) in item level among Weapon > Mace, from item level 11 to 23.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Preemptive Striker (this item)141.0 DPS, +2 Intellect, +3 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike. QuestNot listed
Bronze Mace1482.1 DPS, +2 Strength, +5 Critical Strike, +3 Stamina. Crafted with Classic BlacksmithingNot listed
Heavy Bronze Mace16102.5 DPS, +4 Strength. Crafted with Classic BlacksmithingNot listed
Ghoul Hammer1161.3 DPS, +1 Intellect, +2 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Looming Gavel19123.1 DPS, +5 Stamina, +2 Agility. World DropNot listed
Leaden Mace19123.1 DPS, +3 Agility, +4 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Sequoia Hammer19123.1 DPS, +3 Intellect, +4 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Midnight Mace21143.5 DPS, +7 Shadow Resistance, +7 Agility. World DropNot listed
Deadwood Sledge21143.5 DPS, +3 Strength, +1 Stamina, +7 Versatility. World DropNot listed
Excavator's Brand22153.5 DPS. World DropNot listed
Goblin Nutcracker23163.7 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World DropNot listed

Goblin Nutcracker has the highest item level here (23).

Next item levels up from Preemptive Striker among Weapon > Mace: Skullcrusher Mace (item level 25), Diamond-Tip Bludgeon (item level 25), Hammer of the Northern Wind (item level 27), Viking Warhammer (item level 27) and Bonesnapper (item level 27).

Nearest lower item levels below Preemptive Striker among Weapon > Mace: Jiro Tuning Hammer (item level 1), Mace of Renewed Purpose (item level 1), Gavel of Lost Purpose (item level 1), Lost Sunset Scepter (item level 1) and Umbralwarden's Soul Gavel (item level 1).

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

3D Model

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