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Armor Piercer

Item Level 20
Binds when picked up
Two-HandWeapon
11 - 21 DamageSpeed 3.60
(4.4 damage per second)
+9 Agility
+5 Stamina
+5 Critical Strike
Requires Level 13
Sell price: 7 gold82 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

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Armor Piercer Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Armor Piercer is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 2217. 6 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Armor Piercer Compares

Who It Suits

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

  • Survival Hunter: Polearm, Staff, Axe, Dagger, Sword
  • Brewmaster Monk: Staff, Polearm
  • Feral Druid: Staff, Polearm
  • Guardian Druid: Staff, Polearm

Similar Items

The 8 items nearest to Armor Piercer (item level 20) in item level among Weapon > Polearm, from item level 22 to 29.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Armor Piercer (this item)20134.4 DPS, +9 Agility, +5 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. World DropNot listed
Grim Reaper22154.7 DPS. World Drop799 gold on 57 realms
Eyegouger25195.0 DPS, +7 Agility, +7 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike. World Drop213 gold on 64 realms
Blight26205.1 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing401 gold on 60 realms
Stoneraven27205.1 DPS, +6 Strength, +6 Agility, +7 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike. World Drop440 gold on 57 realms
Darkspear29235.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing5,005 gold on 59 realms
The Needler29235.3 DPS. World Drop116 gold on 53 realms
Pitchfork of Mojo Madness29255.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing1,921 gold on 74 realms
Venomreaver29255.3 DPS, +8 Strength, +8 Stamina, +10 Mastery. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing7,713 gold on 81 realms

Darkspear has the highest item level here (29). The lowest listed price among them is The Needler at 116 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Armor Piercer among Weapon > Polearm: War Glaive (item level 31), Ethereum Phase-Spear (item level 31), Grim Scythe (item level 32), Scourge War Spear (item level 35) and Mobus's Dripping Halberd (item level 37).

Nearest lower item levels below Armor Piercer among Weapon > Polearm: Rusted Pitchfork (item level 3), Taken Riftwalker's Starbarb (item level 1), Nokhud Stalker's Spear (item level 1), Centaur Tracker's Javelin (item level 1) and Drakonid Defender's Pike (item level 1).

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

Armor Piercer in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Armor Piercer 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 Armor Piercer next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Armor Piercer in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Armor Piercer 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 Armor Piercer in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Armor Piercer is uncommon quality, item level 29 and requires level 24.
What does Armor Piercer sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 48s 52c for one Armor Piercer in Classic Era.
What slot is Armor Piercer in WoW Classic?
Armor Piercer is a Two-Hand in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

About Armor Piercer

Armor Piercer is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.