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.
Transforms Shadowstrike into Thunderstrike.
Steals life from target enemy.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Shadowstrike 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, Shadowstrike is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 5119.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name polearms among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Shadowstrike (item level 29) in item level among Weapon > Polearm, from item level 25 to 31.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadowstrike (this item) | 29 | 24 | 5.3 DPS. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Venomreaver | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS, +8 Strength, +8 Stamina, +10 Mastery. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
| Darkspear | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
| The Needler | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Pitchfork of Mojo Madness | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Stoneraven | 27 | 20 | 5.1 DPS, +6 Strength, +6 Agility, +7 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
 Battle Scythe | 31 | 26 | 5.6 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Telaari Polearm | 31 | 26 | 5.6 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Ethereum Phase-Spear | 31 | 26 | 2.8 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +11 Versatility. Vendor | Not listed |
| Blight | 26 | 20 | 5.1 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Eyegouger | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +7 Agility, +7 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
Battle Scythe has the highest item level here (31).
Next item levels up from Shadowstrike among Weapon > Polearm: Wavecrash Polearm (item level 58), Glave's Angular Glaive (item level 60), Elysian Dory (item level 100), Sky Legion Halbard (item level 100) and Stone Sentinel Poleaxe (item level 100).
Nearest lower item levels below Shadowstrike among Weapon > Polearm: Bloodpike (item level 18), Rusted Pitchfork (item level 3), Taken Riftwalker's Starbarb (item level 1), Drakonid Defender's Pike (item level 1) and Drakonid Stalker's Halberd (item level 1).
Shadowstrike is part of the transmog set Shadowstrike and Thunderstrike (Hunter only). The other 1 piece:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Shadowstrike 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 Shadowstrike 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 Shadowstrike
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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