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.
Barb of the Sand Reaver 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, Barb of the Sand Reaver is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 5808. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Barb of the Sand Reaver.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name polearms among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Barb of the Sand Reaver (item level 29) in item level among Weapon > Polearm, from item level 22 to 32.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barb of the Sand Reaver (this item) | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS, +8 Agility, +11 Stamina. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Venomreaver | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS, +8 Strength, +8 Stamina, +10 Mastery. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 6,958 gold on 82 realms |
 Darkspear | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 4,641 gold on 68 realms |
| The Needler | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS. World Drop | 98 gold on 55 realms |
 Pitchfork of Mojo Madness | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 1,921 gold on 77 realms |
 Stoneraven | 27 | 20 | 5.1 DPS, +6 Strength, +6 Agility, +7 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike. World Drop | 300 gold on 55 realms |
 Ethereum Phase-Spear | 31 | 26 | 2.8 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +11 Versatility. Vendor | 10 gold on 47 realms |
| Blight | 26 | 20 | 5.1 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 335 gold on 60 realms |
 Grim Scythe | 32 | 26 | 5.6 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 50 gold on 49 realms |
 Eyegouger | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +7 Agility, +7 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike. World Drop | 185 gold on 62 realms |
 Grim Reaper | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS. World Drop | 744 gold on 47 realms |
Grim Scythe has the highest item level here (32). The lowest listed price among them is Ethereum Phase-Spear at 10 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Barb of the Sand Reaver among Weapon > Polearm: Wavecrash Polearm (item level 58), Glave's Angular Glaive (item level 60), Sky Legion Halbard (item level 100), Thalassian Competitor's Pillar (item level 197) and Tarnished Dawnlit Poleaxe (item level 197).
Nearest lower item levels below Barb of the Sand Reaver among Weapon > Polearm: Bloodpike (item level 18), Rusted Pitchfork (item level 3), Taken Riftwalker's Starbarb (item level 1), Drakonid Defender's Pike (item level 1) and Drakonid Stalker's Halberd (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Barb of the Sand Reaver 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 Barb of the Sand Reaver 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 Barb of the Sand Reaver
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
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