This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Bow Ranged, item level 13, requires level 8, binds when picked up. Drops from Lord Serpentis in Wailing Caverns.
| Drop | Lord Serpentis in Wailing Caverns |
|---|
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Your ranged attacks have a chance to fire a Venom Shot at the target dealing Nature damage.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In Classic Era it is item level 24, requires level 19 and sells to vendors for 22s 40c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 24, requires level 19 and sells to vendors for 22s 40c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 24, requires level 19 and sells to vendors for 22s 40c. In MoP Classic it is item level 21, requires level 16 and sells to vendors for 15s 25c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 13 | 8 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 21s 32c |
| Classic Era | 24 | 19 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 22s 40c |
| The Burning Crusade | 24 | 19 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 22s 40c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 24 | 19 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 22s 40c |
| MoP Classic | 21 | 16 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 15s 25c |
In the Appearances collection, Venomstrike is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 2105. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Venomstrike.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The in-game Adventure Guide lists Venomstrike in the loot of 1 encounter.
Lord Serpentis in Wailing Caverns
Also drops from this encounter (4 other items):
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name bows among their preferred weapons:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Venomstrike uses icon file 135498, which 7 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Ravenwood Bow ID 4474 · Weapon - Bow · item level 19Trueshot Bow ID 4087 · Weapon - Bow · item level 22Voone's Twitchbow ID 13175 · Weapon - Bow · item level 29Long Redwood Bow ID 15286 · Weapon - Bow · item level 20Quillfire Bow ID 15295 · Weapon - Bow · item level 28Deep Strike Bow ID 20663 · Weapon - Bow · item level 29Antique Stalker's Bow ID 181991 · QuestBlizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 6469 (6464 to 6474) were usually added in the same batch as Venomstrike: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Wailing Essence ID 6464 · Consumable
Robe of the Moccasin ID 6465 · Armor - Cloth · item level 13
Deviate Scale Cloak ID 6466 · Armor - Cloth · item level 11
Deviate Scale Gloves ID 6467 · Armor - Leather · item level 13
Deviate Scale Belt ID 6468 · Armor - Leather · item level 13
Deviate Scale ID 6470 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Perfect Deviate Scale ID 6471 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Stinging Viper ID 6472 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 13
Armor of the Fang ID 6473 · Armor - Leather · item level 13
Pattern: Deviate Scale Cloak ID 6474 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Deviate Scale Cloak."The raw ItemSparse values for item 6469 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Venomstrike 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 Venomstrike 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 Venomstrike
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
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