This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Trinket, item level 25, requires level 18, binds when picked up. Drops from Willey Hopebreaker in Stratholme - Main Gate.
| Drop | Willey Hopebreaker in Stratholme - Main Gate |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Your attacks have a chance to summon a cannon for 10 sec that will fire at enemies in front of it.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In Classic Era it is item level 61 and requires level 56. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 61 and requires level 56. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 10s 80c. In MoP Classic it is item level 47 and requires level 42.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 25 | 18 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 8s 50c |
| Classic Era | 61 | 56 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 8s 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 61 | 56 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 8s 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 61 | 56 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 10s 80c |
| MoP Classic | 47 | 42 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 8s 50c |
The in-game Adventure Guide lists Cannonball Runner in the loot of 1 encounter.
Risen Rifleman, Willey Hopebreaker in Stratholme - Main Gate
Also drops from this encounter (6 other items):
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.
The 4 items nearest to Cannonball Runner (item level 25) in item level among Armor > Miscellaneous, Trinket slot, from item level 26 to 31.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannonball Runner (this item) | 25 | 18 | +10 Versatility | Not listed |
 Six Demon Bag | 26 | 20 | 45 gold on 43 realms | |
 Uther's Strength | 27 | 20 | 250 gold on 45 realms | |
 High-Powered Flashlight | 27 | 21 | +16 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Engineering | 1 gold on 64 realms |
 Mercurial Stone | 31 | 26 | +12 Critical Strike, +8 Stamina. Crafted with Outland Alchemy | 1,000 gold on 55 realms |
Mercurial Stone has the highest item level here (31). The lowest listed price among them is High-Powered Flashlight at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Cannonball Runner among Armor > Miscellaneous, Trinket slot: Ghost Iron Dragonling (item level 39), Ocean Tarot (item level 41), Laughing Tarot (item level 42), Savage Tarot (item level 43) and Prophecy Tarot (item level 46).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Cannonball Runner uses icon file 133712, which 22 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:
Pet Bombling ID 11825 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."The Big One ID 10586 · Consumable · item level 20Seaforium PU-36 Explosive Nether Modulator ID 28038 · Quest · item level 25 "Manufactured: Garvin the Goblin, Area 52"Skyguard Bombs ID 32456 · QuestParty G.R.E.N.A.D.E. ID 38577 · Consumable "Goblinoid Resonant Electro-Neural Automatic Dancing Emitter"U.D.E.D. ID 40686 · Quest "Unstable D16 Explosive Device"Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13382 (13377 to 13387) were usually added in the same batch as Cannonball Runner: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Miniature Cannon Balls ID 13377 · Miscellaneous
Songbird Blouse ID 13378 · Armor - Leather · item level 25
Piccolo of the Flaming Fire ID 13379 · Miscellaneous
Willey's Portable Howitzer ID 13380 · Weapon - Gun · item level 25
Master Cannoneer Boots ID 13381 · Armor - Plate · item level 25
Woollies of the Prancing Minstrel ID 13383 · Armor - Mail · item level 25
Rainbow Girdle ID 13384 · Armor - Plate · item level 25
Tome of Knowledge ID 13385 · Armor · item level 25
Archivist Cape ID 13386 · Armor - Cloth · item level 25
Foresight Girdle ID 13387 · Armor - Mail · item level 25The raw ItemSparse values for item 13382 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Cannonball Runner 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 Cannonball Runner 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 Cannonball Runner
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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