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Black Ice

Item Level 35
Binds when picked up
Two-HandWeapon
15 - 27 DamageSpeed 3.60
(5.8 damage per second)
+8 Agility
+11 Stamina
+8 Critical Strike
+7 Haste
Requires Level 30
Sell price: 24 gold85 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

An Epic Polearm Two-Hand, item level 35, requires level 30, binds when picked up. Drops from Malygos in The Eye of Eternity.

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Where it comes from
DropMalygos in The Eye of Eternity10 Player
Build history

First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 232, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 25g 90s 20c. In MoP Classic it is item level 213, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 25g 90s 20c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3530EpicBinds when picked up24g 85s 67c
Wrath of the Lich King23280EpicBinds when picked up25g 90s 20c
MoP Classic21380EpicBinds when picked up25g 90s 20c
Black Ice Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Black Ice is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 10391. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Black Ice.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Black Ice Comes From

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Black Ice 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

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

Where Black Ice Fits

Other Items Named Black Ice

1 other item in the current build is also called Black Ice. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

  • Black Ice ID 133997 · Miscellaneous · item level 25 "You are sure to get attention wearing a black diamond this large."

Items That Share Black Ice's Icon

Black Ice uses icon file 135567, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Black Ice

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 40497 (40492 to 40504) were usually added in the same batch as Black Ice: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Black Ice Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 40497 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
124 gold28 silver
Vendor sell price
24 gold85 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
Two-Hand
Expansion ID
2
Flags
4096 / 24576 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

3D Model

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