This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Chance to decapitate the target on a melee swing, causing damage.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Halberd of Smiting 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.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name polearms among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Halberd of Smiting (item level 29) in item level among Weapon > Polearm, from item level 25 to 32.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halberd of Smiting (this item) | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS | Not listed |
 Venomreaver | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS, +8 Strength, +8 Stamina, +10 Mastery. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 6,606 gold on 79 realms |
 Darkspear | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 4,625 gold on 66 realms |
| The Needler | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS. World Drop | 92 silver on 49 realms |
 Pitchfork of Mojo Madness | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 1,921 gold on 77 realms |
 War Scythe | 29 | 24 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 2,459 gold on 50 realms |
 Stoneraven | 27 | 20 | 5.1 DPS, +6 Strength, +6 Agility, +7 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike. World Drop | 555 gold on 53 realms |
 Ethereum Phase-Spear | 31 | 26 | 2.8 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +11 Versatility. Vendor | 10 gold on 56 realms |
| Blight | 26 | 20 | 5.1 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 335 gold on 65 realms |
 Grim Scythe | 32 | 26 | 5.6 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 18 gold on 49 realms |
 Eyegouger | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +7 Agility, +7 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike. World Drop | 108 gold on 59 realms |
Grim Scythe has the highest item level here (32). The lowest listed price among them is The Needler at 92 silver in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Halberd of Smiting among Weapon > Polearm: Wavecrash Polearm (item level 58), Glave's Angular Glaive (item level 60), Plundered Poleaxe of Intimidation (item level 60), Plundered Jinyu Spear (item level 60) and Halberd of Agthia (item level 190).
Nearest lower item levels below Halberd of Smiting among Weapon > Polearm: Bloodpike (item level 18), Rusted Pitchfork (item level 3), Taken Riftwalker's Starbarb (item level 1), Drakonid Defender's Pike (item level 1) and Drakonid Stalker's Halberd (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Halberd of Smiting 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 Halberd of Smiting 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 Halberd of Smiting
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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