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.
Bow of Taut Sinew 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, Bow of Taut Sinew is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 5751. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Bow of Taut Sinew.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name bows among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Bow of Taut Sinew (item level 29) in item level among Weapon > Bow, from item level 22 to 35.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bow of Taut Sinew (this item) | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS, +9 Agility, +7 Nature Resistance. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Gryphonwing Long Bow | 28 | 21 | 5.2 DPS, +11 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 300 gold on 55 realms |
 Quillfire Bow | 28 | 21 | 5.2 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 15 gold on 53 realms |
 Siege Bow | 27 | 21 | 5.2 DPS, +7 Agility, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 10 gold on 55 realms |
 Rocslayer Longbow | 32 | 26 | 5.5 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 200 gold on 53 realms |
 Harpy Needler | 26 | 20 | 5.0 DPS, +7 Agility, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 15 gold on 64 realms |
 Quillshooter | 24 | 17 | 4.8 DPS. World Drop | 1,250 gold on 52 realms |
 Military Compound Bow | 35 | 30 | 5.8 DPS, +8 Agility, +12 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 66 realms |
 Razorwind Bow | 35 | 29 | 5.8 DPS, +8 Agility, +12 Stamina. World Drop | 5,875 gold on 58 realms |
| Monolithic Bow | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +8 Agility, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 4,000 gold on 54 realms |
| Trueshot Bow | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +7 Agility, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 11 gold on 56 realms |
Military Compound Bow has the highest item level here (35). The lowest listed price among them is Siege Bow at 10 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Bow of Taut Sinew among Weapon > Bow: Creeperclaw Bow (item level 40), Recurve Bow of the Strands (item level 59), Yang's Other Recurve (item level 60), Plundered Bow of the Chosen (item level 60) and Uncanny Combatant's Bow (item level 72).
Nearest lower item levels below Bow of Taut Sinew among Weapon > Bow: Farstrider's Gilded Bow (item level 1), Farstrider's Solemn Bow (item level 1), Sunfury Phoenix Bow (item level 1), Violet Thalassian Greatbow (item level 1) and Forest Stalker's Bow (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Bow of Taut Sinew 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 Bow of Taut Sinew 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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