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.
Dreadforge Retaliator 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, Dreadforge Retaliator is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 3499. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name axes among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Dreadforge Retaliator (item level 28) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 28 to 29.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dreadforge Retaliator (this item) | 28 | 22 | 5.1 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +6 Versatility. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Lord Alexander's Battle Axe | 28 | 22 | 5.1 DPS, +7 Strength, +7 Stamina, +7 Agility. World Drop | 80 gold on 51 realms |
 Huge Thorium Battleaxe | 28 | 22 | 5.1 DPS, +7 Strength, +20 Haste, +11 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 187 gold on 64 realms |
 Colossal Great Axe | 28 | 22 | 5.1 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 18 gold on 61 realms |
 Arcanite Reaper | 29 | 24 | 5.3 DPS, +5 Stamina, +7 Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 2,500 gold on 57 realms |
 Brain Hacker | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS. World Drop | 4,000 gold on 50 realms |
 Razor Axe | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 5 gold on 57 realms |
 Death Striker | 29 | 24 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 6 gold on 55 realms |
| Nightfall | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 10,000 gold on 77 realms |
 Lucky Strike Axe | 29 | 24 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 2,100 gold on 54 realms |
 Stone Reaper | 29 | 26 | 3.2 DPS. World Drop | 1 gold on 50 realms |
Brain Hacker has the highest item level here (29). The lowest listed price among them is Stone Reaper at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Dreadforge Retaliator among Weapon > Axe: Spiritblade Decimator (item level 38), Bloodmoon, Reborn (item level 39), Auchenai Broadaxe (item level 41), Steelforged Greataxe (item level 44) and Plundered Molten Reaper (item level 60).
Nearest lower item levels below Dreadforge Retaliator among Weapon > Axe: Burning War Axe (item level 19), Bloodspiller (item level 19), Supercharger Battle Axe (item level 18), Bronze Battle Axe (item level 17) and Killmaim (item level 16).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Dreadforge Retaliator 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 Dreadforge Retaliator 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 Dreadforge Retaliator
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