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Pugius, Fist of Defiance Drops From

The Lich King - Icecrown Citadel10 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.

Pugius, Fist of Defiance 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.

Pugius, Fist of Defiance Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Pugius, Fist of Defiance is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 12746. 4 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Pugius, Fist of Defiance Compares

Who It Suits

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

Outlaw Rogue: Axes, Maces, Swords, Fist Weapons
Enhancement Shaman: Dual Axes, Maces, Fist Weapons
Windwalker Monk: Fist Weapons, Axes, Maces, Swords
Havoc Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
Vengeance Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
Devourer Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons, Daggers

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Pugius, Fist of Defiance (item level 35) in item level among Weapon > Fist Weapon, from item level 28 to 40.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Pugius, Fist of Defiance (this item)	35	30	4.6 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. Boss Drop	Not listed
Irontree Knuckles	36	32	4.6 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Six-Fingered Claws	34	29	4.2 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Claws of Torment	37	32	4.6 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. World Drop	Not listed
Claws of Agony	37	32	4.6 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +4 Mastery, +4 Haste. World Drop	Not listed
Crystalline Geoknife	37	32	4.6 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. World Drop	Not listed
Wight's Claws	31	25	4.2 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Nexus-Claw	31	26	4.2 DPS, +7 Critical Strike, +4 Agility or Strength. Vendor	Not listed
Void-Talon	31	26	4.2 DPS, +5 Agility, +7 Stamina. Vendor	Not listed
Incised Knuckles	40	37	4.8 DPS, +6 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Vilerend Slicer	28	22	3.8 DPS. World Drop	Not listed

Incised Knuckles has the highest item level here (40).

Next item levels up from Pugius, Fist of Defiance among Weapon > Fist Weapon: Massive Viridian Claw (item level 58), Brinebeard's Shanker (item level 60), Larion Claw (item level 100) and Primalforged Knuckles (item level 197).

Nearest lower item levels below Pugius, Fist of Defiance among Weapon > Fist Weapon: Lost Thunder Fist (item level 1), Hidepiercing Claw Extensions (item level 1), Deep Fathom Claw (item level 1) and Golden Phoenix's Beak (item level 1).

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

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 3.80.2.69874, read from the beta game data we hold
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

Pugius, Fist of Defiance