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Claw of the Watcher Drops From

Shirrak the Dead Watcher - Auchenai CryptsNormalHeroic

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. The tags show which difficulties each encounter can award it on.

Claw of the Watcher 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.

Claw of the Watcher Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Claw of the Watcher is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 6988. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Claw of the Watcher.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Claw of the Watcher Compares

Who It Suits

In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name fist weapons among their preferred weapons:

Outlaw Rogue: Axes, Maces, Swords, Fist Weapons
Enhancement Shaman: Dual Axes, Maces, Fist Weapons
Windwalker Monk: Fist Weapons, Axes, Maces, Swords
Havoc Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
Vengeance Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
Devourer Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons, Daggers

Similar Items

The 6 items nearest to Claw of the Watcher (item level 32) in item level among Weapon > Fist Weapon, from item level 28 to 37.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Claw of the Watcher (this item)	32	27	4.2 DPS, +5 Critical Strike, +4 Agility or Strength. Boss Drop	Not listed
Nexus-Claw	31	26	4.2 DPS, +7 Critical Strike, +4 Agility or Strength. Vendor	10 gold on 53 realms
Thrasher Blades	30	24	4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop	99 gold on 54 realms
Ironspine Point	30	25	4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop	40 gold on 55 realms
Vilerend Slicer	28	22	3.8 DPS. World Drop	1 gold on 69 realms
Crystalline Geoknife	37	32	4.6 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. World Drop	700 gold on 53 realms
Claws of Torment	37	32	4.6 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. World Drop	1,000 gold on 55 realms

Claws of Torment has the highest item level here (37). The lowest listed price among them is Vilerend Slicer at 1 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Claw of the Watcher among Weapon > Fist Weapon: Massive Viridian Claw (item level 58), Brinebeard's Shanker (item level 60), Larion Claw (item level 100) and Primalforged Knuckles (item level 197).

Nearest lower item levels below Claw of the Watcher among Weapon > Fist Weapon: Lost Thunder Fist (item level 1), Hidepiercing Claw Extensions (item level 1), Deep Fathom Claw (item level 1) and Golden Phoenix's Beak (item level 1).

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

Claw of the Watcher