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.
Your melee attacks have a chance to wound the target, causing them bleed for damage over 15 sec.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Drakefang Butcher 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.
In the Appearances collection, Drakefang Butcher is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 3557. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Drakefang Butcher.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name swords among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Drakefang Butcher (item level 28) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 27 to 29.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drakefang Butcher (this item) | 28 | 21 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Demonslayer | 28 | 22 | 5.3 DPS. World Drop | 1,500 gold on 62 realms |
 Ta'Kierthan Songblade | 28 | 22 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 7,555 gold on 61 realms |
| Destiny | 28 | 22 | 5.3 DPS. World Drop | 45,000 gold on 52 realms |
 Gallant Flamberge | 28 | 22 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 45 gold on 59 realms |
 Arcanite Champion | 29 | 24 | 5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 10,000 gold on 77 realms |
 Doombringer | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS. World Drop | 275 gold on 63 realms |
 Warmonger | 27 | 20 | 5.1 DPS, +1 Strength, +20 Haste. World Drop | 3,000 gold on 65 realms |
 Massacre Sword | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 32 gold on 56 realms |
 Shin Blade | 29 | 24 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 47 gold on 61 realms |
| Blade of Unholy Might | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS, +5 Stamina, +7 Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 20,000 gold on 77 realms |
Arcanite Champion has the highest item level here (29). The lowest listed price among them is Massacre Sword at 32 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Drakefang Butcher among Weapon > Sword: Obsidium Executioner (item level 36), Incised Greatsword (item level 40), Windworn Greatsword (item level 44), Zocali Greatsword (item level 58) and Zem'lan Longsword (item level 58).
Nearest lower item levels below Drakefang Butcher among Weapon > Sword: Frost Tiger Blade (item level 22), Archaic Defender (item level 21), Pysan's Old Greatsword (item level 20), Combatant Claymore (item level 19) and Glimmering Flamberge (item level 19).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Drakefang Butcher 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 Drakefang Butcher 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 Drakefang Butcher
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