Is Skull of Impending Doom in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Skull of Impending Doom 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.

What level is Skull of Impending Doom in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Skull of Impending Doom is uncommon quality, item level 41 with no level requirement.

What does Skull of Impending Doom sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 56s 30c for one Skull of Impending Doom in Classic Era.

What slot is Skull of Impending Doom in WoW Classic?

Skull of Impending Doom is a Held In Off-hand in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

Skull of Impending Doom - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

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Skull of Impending Doom Effects

Use: Flee - 10s
Increase your Speed for 10 sec, but deals damage equal to 60% of your maximum health and drains 60% of your maximum mana over 10 seconds.

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

Skull of Impending Doom 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.

Skull of Impending Doom Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 612. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Skull of Impending Doom Compares

Who It Suits

Skull of Impending Doom carries Intellect, the primary stat of Holy Paladin; Discipline, Holy and Shadow Priest; Elemental and Restoration Shaman; Arcane, Fire and Frost Mage; Affliction, Demonology and Destruction Warlock; Mistweaver Monk; Balance and Restoration Druid; Devourer Demon Hunter; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Skull of Impending Doom (item level 22) in item level among Armor > Miscellaneous, Held In Off-hand slot, from item level 21 to 24.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Skull of Impending Doom (this item)	22		+11 Intellect	Not listed
Twilight Orb	22	15	+5 Stamina, +11 Intellect. World Drop	Not listed
Aurora Sphere	22	15	+5 Versatility, +11 Intellect. World Drop	Not listed
Stonecloth Branch	22	14	+5 Stamina, +11 Intellect. World Drop	Not listed
Black Rose	22		Vendor	Not listed
Beacon of Hope	22	15	+5 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +11 Intellect. World Drop	Not listed
Sorcerer Sphere	23	16	+6 Stamina, +11 Intellect. World Drop	Not listed
Conjurer's Sphere	21	14	+5 Stamina, +11 Intellect. World Drop	Not listed
Nightsky Orb	21	14	+5 Stamina, +4 Versatility, +11 Intellect. World Drop	Not listed
Thistlefur Branch	21	13	+5 Stamina, +11 Intellect. World Drop	Not listed
Regal Star	24	17	+6 Stamina, +12 Intellect. World Drop	Not listed

Regal Star has the highest item level here (24).

Next item levels up from Skull of Impending Doom among Armor > Miscellaneous, Held In Off-hand slot: Gaea's Scepter (item level 27), Imperial Red Scepter (item level 28), Duskwoven Branch (item level 28), Gem of the Nerubians (item level 29) and Lapidis Tankard of Tidesippe (item level 29).

Nearest lower item levels below Skull of Impending Doom among Armor > Miscellaneous, Held In Off-hand slot: Greenweave Branch (item level 17), Red Rose (item level 12), Darkmoon Flower (item level 12), Simple Wildflowers (item level 5) and Sanctum Magister's Pylon (item level 1).

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

Skull of Impending Doom in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Skull of Impending Doom 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 Skull of Impending Doom next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Skull of Impending Doom in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Skull of Impending Doom 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.
What level is Skull of Impending Doom in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Skull of Impending Doom is uncommon quality, item level 41 with no level requirement.
What does Skull of Impending Doom sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 56s 30c for one Skull of Impending Doom in Classic Era.
What slot is Skull of Impending Doom in WoW Classic?: Skull of Impending Doom is a Held In Off-hand in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.