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.
Eater of the Dead is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
In the Appearances collection, Eater of the Dead is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 613. 1 other item wears 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 Eater of the Dead (item level 28) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 27 to 29.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eater of the Dead (this item) | 28 | 21 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Agility or Strength, +5 Stamina, +4 Haste, +3 Versatility. World Drop | Not listed |
 Ribsplitter | 28 | 22 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina, Critical Strike. World Drop | 300 gold on 54 realms |
 Dawn's Edge | 28 | 21 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +11 Critical Strike, +5 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 369 gold on 82 realms |
 Axe of the Deep Woods | 28 | 22 | 4.0 DPS. World Drop | 2,500 gold on 60 realms |
 Corpse Harvester | 28 | 21 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 31 gold on 56 realms |
 Serathil | 29 | 23 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +3 Versatility. World Drop | 122 gold on 59 realms |
 Axe of Rin'ji | 27 | 21 | 4.0 DPS, +6 Stamina, +3 Agility. World Drop | 350 gold on 55 realms |
 Felstone Reaver | 29 | 23 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 26 gold on 55 realms |
| Demon's Claw | 29 | 24 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 42 gold on 55 realms |
 Ichor Slicer | 29 | 4.0 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 854 gold on 75 realms | |
| Moon Cleaver | 27 | 20 | 4.0 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 9 gold on 58 realms |
Serathil has the highest item level here (29). The lowest listed price among them is Moon Cleaver at 9 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Eater of the Dead among Weapon > Axe: Obsidium Cleaver (item level 37), Wicked Edge of the Planes, Reborn (item level 39), Golden Fleet Waraxe (item level 58), Zocali Carver (item level 58) and Kelada's Elucidation (item level 60).
Nearest lower item levels below Eater of the Dead among Weapon > Axe: Headsplitter (item level 18), Abomination Cleaver (item level 11), Coreway Pickaxe (item level 1), Forest Berserker's Hatchet (item level 1) and Twilight Gut Ripper (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Eater of the Dead 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 Eater of the Dead 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 Eater of the Dead
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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