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Frost Needle

Item Level 35
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
4 - 7 DamageSpeed 2.60
(2.1 damage per second)
+4 Intellect
+6 Stamina
+5 Haste
+5 Critical Strike
Requires Level 30
Sell price: 91 gold16 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

An Epic One-Handed Sword, item level 35, requires level 30, binds when picked up. Drops from Lord Marrowgar in Icecrown Citadel.

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Where it comes from
DropLord Marrowgar in Icecrown Citadel10 Player (Heroic)
Build history

First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 264, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 24g 73s 37c. In MoP Classic it is item level 264, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 24g 73s 37c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3530EpicBinds when picked up91g 16s 6c
Wrath of the Lich King26480EpicBinds when picked up24g 73s 37c
MoP Classic26480EpicBinds when picked up24g 73s 37c
Frost Needle Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Frost Needle is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 12794. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Frost Needle.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Frost Needle Comes From

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

How Frost Needle Compares

Who It Suits

In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name swords among their preferred weapons:

  • Protection Warrior: Axe, Mace, Sword, and Shield
  • Holy Paladin: Sword, Mace, and Shield
  • Protection Paladin: Sword, Mace, Axe, and Shield
  • Survival Hunter: Polearm, Staff, Axe, Dagger, Sword
  • Outlaw Rogue: Axes, Maces, Swords, Fist Weapons
  • Frost Death Knight: Dual Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Arcane Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Fire Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Frost Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Affliction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Demonology Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Destruction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Mistweaver Monk: Staff, Mace, Sword
  • Windwalker Monk: Fist Weapons, Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Havoc Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
  • Vengeance Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
  • Devourer Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons, Daggers
  • Devastation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Preservation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Augmentation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace

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

Where Frost Needle Fits

Other Items Named Frost Needle

1 other item in the current build is also called Frost Needle. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

  • Frost Needle ID 50771 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 35

Items That Share Frost Needle's Icon

Frost Needle uses icon file 315122, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

  • Frost Needle ID 50771 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 35
  • Rigormortis ID 50704 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 35
  • Rigormortis ID 50068 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 35

Items Numbered Next to Frost Needle

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 51932 (51927 to 51937) were usually added in the same batch as Frost Needle: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Frost Needle Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 51932 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
455 gold80 silver
Vendor sell price
91 gold16 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
One-Hand
Expansion ID
2
Flags
524296 / 8704 / 0 / 0 / 0

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

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.