This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.
Your melee attacks have a chance to drain life from the target enemy.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Wraith Scythe 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.
In the Appearances collection, Wraith Scythe is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 3492. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name axes among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Wraith Scythe (item level 28) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 27 to 30.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wraith Scythe (this item) | 28 | 22 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Agility or Strength, +5 Stamina. Boss 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 |
 Serathil | 29 | 23 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +3 Versatility. World Drop | Not listed |
 Axe of Rin'ji | 27 | 21 | 4.0 DPS, +6 Stamina, +3 Agility. World Drop | Not listed |
 Felstone Reaver | 29 | 23 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Demon's Claw | 29 | 24 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 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 |
 Axe of the Legion | 30 | 25 | 4.0 DPS, +5 Strength, +5 Stamina, +6 Haste. World Drop | Not listed |
 Chipped Woodchopper | 30 | 25 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Chipped Woodchopper has the highest item level here (30).
Next item levels up from Wraith Scythe among Weapon > Axe: Zandalari Head-Cleaver (item level 38), Wicked Edge of the Planes, Reborn (item level 39), Golden Fleet Waraxe (item level 58), Plundered Skullsplitter (item level 60) and Plundered Iceshard Bite (item level 60).
Nearest lower item levels below Wraith Scythe among Weapon > Axe: Headsplitter (item level 18), Razor's Edge (item level 14), 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.
Wraith Scythe 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 Wraith Scythe 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 Wraith Scythe
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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