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Arachnoid Soulcleaver Drops From

Avanoxx - Ara-Kara, City of Echoes

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.

Arachnoid Soulcleaver 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.

Arachnoid Soulcleaver Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Arachnoid Soulcleaver is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 84731. 1 other item wears the same appearance:

Zephyrous Sail Carver

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Arachnoid Soulcleaver Compares

Who It Suits

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

Protection Warrior: Axe, Mace, Sword, and Shield
Holy Paladin: Sword, Mace, 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
Arcane Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
Fire Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
Frost Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
Affliction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
Demonology Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
Destruction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
Mistweaver Monk: Staff, Mace, Sword
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
Devastation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
Preservation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
Augmentation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace

Similar Items

The 3 items nearest to Arachnoid Soulcleaver (item level 437) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 400 to 545.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Arachnoid Soulcleaver (this item)	437	68	140.0 DPS, +246 Intellect, +369 Stamina, +106 Mastery, +57 Critical Strike. Boss Drop	Not listed
Worn Shadowguard Longsword	400	80	198.3 DPS, +174 Strength, +262 Stamina, +74 Mastery, +53 Critical Strike. World Drop	1,750 gold on 55 realms
Arathi Sword	545	70	765.6 DPS, +673 Strength, +1010 Stamina. World Drop	44 gold on 52 realms
Expeditionary Blade	545	70	765.6 DPS, +673 Agility, +1010 Stamina. World Drop	55 gold on 59 realms

Arathi Sword has the highest item level here (545). The lowest listed price among them is Arathi Sword at 44 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Arachnoid Soulcleaver among Weapon > Sword: Algari Competitor's Sword (item level 577) and Gold-Plated Sword (item level 600).

Nearest lower item levels below Arachnoid Soulcleaver among Weapon > Sword: Dawnforged Long Blade (item level 197), Thalassian Competitor's Sword (item level 197), Tarnished Dawnlit Shortsword (item level 197), Tarnished Dawnlit Longsword (item level 197) and Reinforced Rapier (item level 100).

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

Arachnoid Soulcleaver