Is Defender of the Timbermaw in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Defender of the Timbermaw is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.

What level is Defender of the Timbermaw in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Defender of the Timbermaw is epic quality, item level 62 with no level requirement.

What does Defender of the Timbermaw sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 89s 91c for one Defender of the Timbermaw in Classic Era.

What slot is Defender of the Timbermaw in WoW Classic?

Defender of the Timbermaw is a Trinket in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

Defender of the Timbermaw - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

An Epic Trinket, item level 29, binds when picked up.

Downloads

Icon

Background

BackgroundJPG · 781 KB

Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

One of the choices from The Root of All Evil in Winterspring.quests

Defender of the Timbermaw Effects

Use: Defender of the Timbermaw - 40s
Calls forth a Timbermaw Ancestor to fight at your side and heal you.

Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.

Other versions

Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 62 and sells to vendors for 89s 91c. In Classic Era it is item level 62 and sells to vendors for 89s 91c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 62 and sells to vendors for 89s 91c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 62 and sells to vendors for 89s 91c. In MoP Classic it is item level 62 and sells to vendors for 89s 91c.

Version	Item level	Quality	Binding	Sells for
Retail (Midnight)	29	Epic	Binds when picked up	1g 2s 26c
WoW Forever	62	Epic	Binds when picked up	89s 91c
Classic Era	62	Epic	Binds when picked up	89s 91c
The Burning Crusade	62	Epic	Binds when picked up	89s 91c
Wrath of the Lich King	62	Epic	Binds when picked up	89s 91c
MoP Classic	62	Epic	Binds when picked up	89s 91c

Defender of the Timbermaw Game Data

Requirements & Properties

Requires: Timbermaw Hold - Exalted

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Defender of the Timbermaw Comes From

Quests That Reward Defender of the Timbermaw

1 quest lists Defender of the Timbermaw among its rewards in Blizzard's quest data.

The Root of All Evil

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Defender of the Timbermaw Compares

Similar Items

The 4 items nearest to Defender of the Timbermaw (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Miscellaneous, Trinket slot, from item level 26 to 31.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Defender of the Timbermaw (this item)	29			Not listed
Uther's Strength	27	20		150 gold on 56 realms
High-Powered Flashlight	27	21	+16 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Engineering	209 gold on 60 realms
Mercurial Stone	31	26	+12 Critical Strike, +8 Stamina. Crafted with Outland Alchemy	350 gold on 54 realms
Six Demon Bag	26	20		50 gold on 50 realms

Mercurial Stone has the highest item level here (31). The lowest listed price among them is Six Demon Bag at 50 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Defender of the Timbermaw among Armor > Miscellaneous, Trinket slot: Ocean Tarot (item level 41), Laughing Tarot (item level 42), Savage Tarot (item level 43), Prophecy Tarot (item level 46) and Endless Tincture of Renewed Combat (item level 52).

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

Where Defender of the Timbermaw Fits

Items That Share Defender of the Timbermaw's Icon

Defender of the Timbermaw uses icon file 134227, which 25 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:

Handmade Woodcraft ID 21960 · Miscellaneous
Horn of the Frostwolf Howler ID 19029 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Rexxar's Battle Horn ID 31146 · Quest
Horn of Echeyakee ID 10327 · Quest
Undamaged Ram Horn ID 33351 · Quest
Chimaera Horn ID 34101 · Quest

Items Numbered Next to Defender of the Timbermaw

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 21326 (21321 to 21331) were usually added in the same batch as Defender of the Timbermaw: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Red Qiraji Resonating Crystal ID 21321 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount. This mount may only be summoned in the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj."
Ursa's Embrace ID 21322 · Armor - Plate · item level 28
Green Qiraji Resonating Crystal ID 21323 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount. This mount may only be summoned in the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj."
Yellow Qiraji Resonating Crystal ID 21324 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount. This mount may only be summoned in the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj."
Mechanical Greench ID 21325 · Consumable · item level 24
Ticking Present ID 21327 · Miscellaneous
Wand of Holiday Cheer ID 21328 · Miscellaneous
Conqueror's Crown ID 21329 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Conqueror's Spaulders ID 21330 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Conqueror's Breastplate ID 21331 · Armor - Plate · item level 30

Defender of the Timbermaw Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 21326 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price: 5 gold11 silver
Vendor sell price: 1 gold2 silver
Material: Wood
Equip slot: Trinket
Flags: 524288 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Defender of the Timbermaw in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Defender of the Timbermaw 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 Defender of the Timbermaw next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Defender of the Timbermaw in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Defender of the Timbermaw is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
What level is Defender of the Timbermaw in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Defender of the Timbermaw is epic quality, item level 62 with no level requirement.
What does Defender of the Timbermaw sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 89s 91c for one Defender of the Timbermaw in Classic Era.
What slot is Defender of the Timbermaw in WoW Classic?: Defender of the Timbermaw is a Trinket in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era client: Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
Item set in the beta client: Teachings of the Furbolgs

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