A Rare Polearm Two-Hand, item level 29, requires level 23, binds when equipped.
On The Needler's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,500 gold over the last 30 days, ranging from 750 gold to 3,559 gold65 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Wounds the target for damage.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In Classic Era it is item level 60, requires level 55 and sells to vendors for 6g 7s 84c. In MoP Classic it is item level 60, requires level 55 and sells to vendors for 6g 7s 84c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | 23 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 2g 4s 98c |
| WoW Forever | 29 | 23 | Rare | - | - |
| Classic Era | 60 | 55 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 6g 7s 84c |
| MoP Classic | 60 | 55 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 6g 7s 84c |
In the Appearances collection, The Needler is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 3741. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to The Needler.
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 The Needler (item level 29) in item level among Weapon > Polearm, from item level 25 to 31.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Needler (this item) | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
| Darkspear | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Pitchfork of Mojo Madness | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
| Blackfury | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS, +10 Strength, +4 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +3 Fire Resistance. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Venomreaver | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS, +8 Strength, +8 Stamina, +10 Mastery. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Frenzied Striker | 28 | 22 | 5.1 DPS, +7 Strength, +13 Parry, +13 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
| Stoneraven | 27 | 20 | 5.1 DPS, +6 Strength, +6 Agility, +7 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
 Telaari Polearm | 31 | 26 | 5.6 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 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 |
 Bonechewer | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +11 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Telaari Polearm has the highest item level here (31).
Next item levels up from The Needler among Weapon > Polearm: Pillar of Malice (item level 42), Wavecrash Polearm (item level 58), Stormsteel Spear (item level 59), Glave's Angular Glaive (item level 60) and Plundered Poleaxe of Intimidation (item level 60).
Nearest lower item levels below The Needler among Weapon > Polearm: Taken Riftwalker's Starbarb (item level 1), Drakonid Defender's Pike (item level 1), Drakonid Stalker's Halberd (item level 1), Dornogal Spear (item level 1) and Amani Warrior's Spear (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
The Needler uses icon file 135131, which 139 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:
Darkspear ID 12802 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 29Grimlok's Charge ID 9416 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 22Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13060 (13055 to 13066) were usually added in the same batch as The Needler: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Bonechewer ID 13055 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 25Frenzied Striker ID 13056 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 28
Bloodpike ID 13057 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 18Khoo's Point ID 13058 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 24Stoneraven ID 13059 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 27
Thunderwood ID 13062 · Weapon - Wand · item level 17Starfaller ID 13063 · Weapon - Wand · item level 20
Jaina's Firestarter ID 13064 · Weapon - Wand · item level 23Wand of Allistarj ID 13065 · Weapon - Wand · item level 26
Wyrmslayer Spaulders ID 13066 · Armor - Plate · item level 26The raw ItemSparse values for item 13060 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
The Needler 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 The Needler 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 The Needler
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
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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