Is Thistlewood Bow in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Thistlewood Bow 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 Thistlewood Bow in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Thistlewood Bow is common quality, item level 5 with no level requirement.

What does Thistlewood Bow sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 19c for one Thistlewood Bow in Classic Era.

What slot is Thistlewood Bow in WoW Classic?

Thistlewood Bow is a Ranged in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

Thistlewood Bow - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

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Thistlewood Bow Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 863. 4 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Thistlewood Bow Compares

Who It Suits

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

Beast Mastery Hunter: Bow, Crossbow, Gun
Marksmanship Hunter: Bow, Crossbow, Gun

Similar Items

The 7 items nearest to Thistlewood Bow (item level 2) in item level among Weapon > Bow.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Thistlewood Bow (this item)	2		0.7 DPS	Not listed
Nokhud Hunter's Bow	1	60	0.7 DPS. World Drop	Not listed
Farstrider's Solemn Bow	1	80	0.5 DPS. World Drop	Not listed
Sunfury Phoenix Bow	1		0.5 DPS. World Drop	Not listed
Deepcrawler Recurve Bow	1		0.5 DPS. World Drop	Not listed
Violet Thalassian Greatbow	1		0.5 DPS. World Drop	Not listed
Forest Stalker's Bow	1		0.5 DPS. World Drop	Not listed
Farstrider's Gilded Bow	1	80	0.6 DPS. World Drop	Not listed

Next item levels up from Thistlewood Bow among Weapon > Bow: Heavy Recurve Bow (item level 16), Harpyclaw Short Bow (item level 19), Skystriker Bow (item level 22), Bow of Searing Arrows (item level 23) and Crusader Bow (item level 24).

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

Thistlewood Bow in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Thistlewood Bow 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 Thistlewood Bow next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Thistlewood Bow in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Thistlewood Bow 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 Thistlewood Bow in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Thistlewood Bow is common quality, item level 5 with no level requirement.
What does Thistlewood Bow sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 19c for one Thistlewood Bow in Classic Era.
What slot is Thistlewood Bow in WoW Classic?: Thistlewood Bow is a Ranged in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

About Thistlewood Bow

Thistlewood Bow is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.