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.
Your attacks have a chance to summon a Skeleton that will protect you for 1 min.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Book of the Dead is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
In the Appearances collection, Book of the Dead is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 3619. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Book of the Dead carries Intellect, the primary stat of Holy Paladin; Discipline, Holy and Shadow Priest; Elemental and Restoration Shaman; Arcane, Fire and Frost Mage; Affliction, Demonology and Destruction Warlock; Mistweaver Monk; Balance and Restoration Druid; Devourer Demon Hunter; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
The 10 items nearest to Book of the Dead (item level 25) in item level among Armor > Miscellaneous, Held In Off-hand slot, from item level 22 to 28.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book of the Dead (this item) | 25 | 18 | +6 Stamina, +4 Haste, +3 Versatility, +12 Intellect. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Windchaser Orb | 25 | 19 | +6 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike, +12 Intellect. World Drop | 65 gold on 54 realms |
 Lunar Sphere | 25 | 18 | +6 Stamina, +12 Intellect. World Drop | 100 gold on 61 realms |
 Basilisk Bone | 26 | 20 | +3 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Versatility, +3 Frost Resistance, +12 Intellect. World Drop | 14 gold on 54 realms |
 Bloodwoven Rod | 26 | 20 | +6 Stamina, +12 Intellect. World Drop | 237 gold on 57 realms |
 Regal Star | 24 | 17 | +6 Stamina, +12 Intellect. World Drop | 150 gold on 58 realms |
 Bouquet of White Roses | 26 | Vendor | 14 gold on 73 realms | |
 Sorcerer Sphere | 23 | 16 | +6 Stamina, +11 Intellect. World Drop | 166 gold on 62 realms |
 Beacon of Hope | 22 | 15 | +5 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +11 Intellect. World Drop | 162 gold on 56 realms |
 Imperial Red Scepter | 28 | 22 | +6 Stamina, +12 Intellect. World Drop | 72 gold on 61 realms |
 Duskwoven Branch | 28 | 21 | +6 Stamina, +12 Intellect. World Drop | 33 gold on 62 realms |
Imperial Red Scepter has the highest item level here (28). The lowest listed price among them is Basilisk Bone at 14 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Book of the Dead among Armor > Miscellaneous, Held In Off-hand slot: Bouquet of Black Roses (item level 29), Frostwyrm's Icy Gaze (item level 30), Petrified Camel Haunch (item level 36), Heartbound Tome (item level 37) and Goblet of Anger (item level 37).
Nearest lower item levels below Book of the Dead among Armor > Miscellaneous, Held In Off-hand slot: Rod of Molten Fire (item level 20), Elder's Amber Stave (item level 20), Durable Rod (item level 20), Silver-Thread Rod (item level 19) and Sage's Stave (item level 19).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Book of the Dead 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 Book of the Dead next to the live retail market on this page.
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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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