MoP Classic item

Gargoyle's Bite

Item 12989 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 22
Binds when equipped
Two-HandPolearm
16 - 24 DamageSpeed 2.90
(6.9 damage per second)
+10 Strength
Durability 80 / 80
Requires Level 20
+24 Bonus Armor
Sell Price: 35 silver67 copper

About Gargoyle's Bite

Gargoyle's Bite is a rare two-hand polearm on MoP Classic at item level 22, usable from level 20. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +10 Strength, with Bonus Armor (24) as a secondary stat. It hits for 16 to 24 damage every 2.90 seconds, 6.9 damage per second. Other two-hand polearms listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Bloodpike (28), Poison-Tipped Bone Spear (36) and Rusted Pitchfork (7). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 333 gold on Arugal (AU) (US). A vendor pays 35 silver67 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm333 goldArugal (AU) (US)

Typical market333 gold

Median min buyout333 gold

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 06:12 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Arugal (AU)US · Active	333 gold	333 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 06:12 UTC

Two-hand polearm items near item level 22

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 4 other two-hand polearm items between item level 21 and 28; 1 of them carries fixed stats.

Its 6.9 damage per second ranks 4th of 5 two-hand polearm items in this group; Bloodpike (item level 28, requires level 23) has the most, 23.1.
Attack speeds among the 5 two-hand polearm items in this group run from 3.20 seconds (Bloodpike) to 3.70 seconds (Pitchfork); it swings every 2.90 seconds.
+10 Strength: no other two-hand polearm item in this group carries Strength.
+24 Bonus Armor: no other two-hand polearm item in this group carries Bonus Armor.
Its lowest listed price, 333 gold, ranks 2nd of 2 listed two-hand polearm items in this group.
Cheapest listed two-hand polearm items at a similar or higher item level: Bloodpike at 75 gold (item level 28, requires level 23).
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 2 item levels of 22: staff (11): Nightbane Staff, Channeler's Staff, Defias Mage Staff; two-handed axe (11): Night Reaver, Boahn's Fang, Blackrock Champion's Axe; two-handed mace (9): Rakzur Club, Black Malice, Shadowhide Maul; two-handed sword (9): Executioner's Sword, Blessed Claymore, Shadowhide Two-Handed Sword; fishing pole (1): Darkwood Fishing Pole.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Pearl-Encrusted Spear	21	20	6.4 (3.20s)	+6 Agility, +3 Stamina	-
Gargoyle's Bite	22	20	6.9 (2.90s)	+10 Strength, +24 Bonus Armor	333 gold
Pitchfork	25	20	10.0 (3.70s)	none	-
Short Spear	25	20	15.2 (3.30s)	none	-
Bloodpike	28	23	23.1 (3.20s)	none	75 gold

More Gargoyle's items

Gargoyle's Mace item level 182

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Bonus Armor. Retail (Midnight) drops Bonus Armor and adds Versatility.

Item 12989	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	22	22	14
Required level	20	20	10
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	60	-	-
Damage	44 - 66	16 - 24	7 - 13
Speed	2.90	2.90	3.60
Damage per second	19.0	6.9	2.8
Strength	10	10	6
Bonus Armor	-	24	-
Versatility	-	-	2
Sell price	28 silver54 copper	35 silver67 copper	41 silver18 copper

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MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 10
Lowest buyout seen: 4 gold99 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-09-07 03:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 3,333 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,311

US median, latest 333gEU median, latest 500g
Each line is one region's daily median of the cheapest buyout on every realm that listed it, from our hourly scans.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-19	-	-	-	333 gold	333 gold	1
2026-09-18	10 gold	500 gold	2	300 gold	333 gold	2
2026-09-17	15 gold86 silver	15 gold86 silver	2	55 gold99 silver	444 gold	1
2026-09-16	15 gold86 silver	15 gold86 silver	1	115 gold99 silver	115 gold99 silver	2
2026-09-15	25 gold31 silver	150 gold	2	115 gold99 silver	125 gold42 silver	2
2026-09-14	10 gold	750 gold	3	5 gold	121 gold99 silver	2
2026-09-13	5 gold11 silver	1,000 gold	2	125 gold42 silver	150 gold42 silver	2

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 1 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's MoP Classic Game Data API (static data 5.5.4.67732). Prices: per-unit buyouts from one Blizzard Auction House snapshot per connected realm per hour; market is the quantity-weighted median of a realm's listings. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	12989
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Polearm
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	22
Requires level	20
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	28 silver54 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)