Is Winter's Bite in World of Warcraft: Forever?

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

In Classic Era, Winter's Bite is Rare quality, item level 48 and requires level 43.

What does Winter's Bite sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 2g 47s for one Winter's Bite in Classic Era.

What slot is Winter's Bite in WoW Classic?

Winter's Bite is a Main Hand Axe in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.

Winter's Bite - WoW Classic and Forever Price History

Auction House

Cheapest realm right now is 95% under the 39-realm average.AH scan

Not currently listedWe track this item - no active Auction House listings in the latest scan. Prices appear here as soon as one is posted (scans run every 15 minutes).

Selected realm

Realm EU Source: Auction House snapshot

Prices Across Realms

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On Winter's Bite's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 75,000 gold over the last 30 days, ranging from 75,000 gold to 85,102 gold57 silver, a tight band around its average.

Chance on hit: Frostbolt - 5s
Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy causing Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.

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

Winter's Bite Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Winter's Bite is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 3310. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Winter's Bite.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Winter's Bite Compares

Who It Suits

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

Protection Warrior: Axe, Mace, Sword, and Shield
Protection Paladin: Sword, Mace, Axe, and Shield
Survival Hunter: Polearm, Staff, Axe, Dagger, Sword
Outlaw Rogue: Axes, Maces, Swords, Fist Weapons
Frost Death Knight: Dual Axes, Maces, Swords
Enhancement Shaman: Dual Axes, Maces, Fist Weapons
Windwalker Monk: Fist Weapons, Axes, Maces, Swords
Havoc Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
Vengeance Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
Devourer Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons, Daggers

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Winter's Bite (item level 28) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 25 to 30.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Winter's Bite (this item)	28	21	4.0 DPS. World Drop	Not listed
Ribsplitter	28	22	4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina, Critical Strike. World Drop	Not listed
Dawn's Edge	28	21	4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +11 Critical Strike, +5 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	Not listed
Axe of the Deep Woods	28	22	4.0 DPS. World Drop	Not listed
Corpse Harvester	28	21	4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Serathil	29	23	4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +3 Versatility. World Drop	Not listed
Axe of Sundered Bone	29	25	4.0 DPS, +4 Agility or Strength, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	Not listed
Ichor Slicer	29		4.0 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	Not listed
Moon Cleaver	27	20	4.0 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Chipped Woodchopper	30	25	4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Flurry Axe	25	18	3.7 DPS. World Drop	Not listed

Chipped Woodchopper has the highest item level here (30).

Next item levels up from Winter's Bite among Weapon > Axe: Wicked Edge of the Planes, Reborn (item level 39), Golden Fleet Waraxe (item level 58), Kelada's Elucidation (item level 60), Plundered Skullsplitter (item level 60) and Plundered Iceshard Bite (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Winter's Bite among Weapon > Axe: Bronze Axe (item level 14), Thick War Axe (item level 10), Dornogal Guard's Splitter (item level 1), Coreway Pickaxe (item level 1) and Forest Berserker's Hatchet (item level 1).

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

Winter's Bite in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Winter's Bite 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 Winter's Bite next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Winter's Bite in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Winter's Bite 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 Winter's Bite in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Winter's Bite is Rare quality, item level 48 and requires level 43.
What does Winter's Bite sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 2g 47s for one Winter's Bite in Classic Era.
What slot is Winter's Bite in WoW Classic?: Winter's Bite is a Main Hand Axe in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 1.60.1.70205, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era client: Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
Appearances in the beta client: 1 recorded look

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

Winter's Bite

Winter's Bite Price History

Supply & Availability