This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare One-Handed Mace, item level 29, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 63 and sells to vendors for 5g 86s 93c. In Classic Era it is item level 63 and sells to vendors for 5g 86s 93c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 63 and sells to vendors for 5g 28s 27c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 63 and sells to vendors for 5g 28s 27c. In MoP Classic it is item level 63 and sells to vendors for 5g 28s 27c.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 6g 56s 9c |
| WoW Forever | 63 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 5g 86s 93c |
| Classic Era | 63 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 5g 86s 93c |
| The Burning Crusade | 63 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 5g 28s 27c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 63 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 5g 28s 27c |
| MoP Classic | 63 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 5g 28s 27c |
In the Appearances collection, Cold Forged Hammer is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 726. 3 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
2 quests list Cold Forged Hammer among their rewards in Blizzard's quest data.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name maces among their preferred weapons:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
1 other item in the current build is also called Cold Forged Hammer. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.
Cold Forged Hammer ID 172139 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 60Cold Forged Hammer uses icon file 133059, which 6 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:
Unyielding Maul ID 18531 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 25Grayheft, Ancient Hammer of the Highmountain Tauren ID 124004 · Quest "The stock of the hammer is heavily worn by the hoofprints of generations of tauren."Inscribed Mace ID 168110 · Weapon - Miscellaneous · item level 8 "This mace has the words, 'ALLIANCE' inscribed on its side."Cold Forged Hammer ID 172139 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 60Chipped Hammer ID 220274 · Miscellaneous · item level 80Buccaneer's Bludgeon ID 224747 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 22Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 20648 (20643 to 20653) were usually added in the same batch as Cold Forged Hammer: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Undercity Reservist's Cap ID 20643 · Armor - Leather · item level 25
Nightmare Engulfed Object ID 20644 · Quest · item level 25 "An unknown object shrouded in nightmares."
Nature's Whisper ID 20645 · Armor · item level 29
Sandstrider's Mark ID 20646 · Weapon - Bow · item level 28
Black Crystal Dagger ID 20647 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 28
Sunprism Pendant ID 20649 · Armor · item level 28
Desert Wind Gauntlets ID 20650 · Armor - Plate · item level 28
Orange Murloc Egg ID 20651 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."
Abyssal Cloth Slippers ID 20652 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Abyssal Plate Gauntlets ID 20653 · Armor - Plate · item level 29The raw ItemSparse values for item 20648 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Cold Forged Hammer 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 Cold Forged Hammer 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 Cold Forged Hammer
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
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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