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Hand of the Dark Animus

Item Level 41
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
11 - 14 DamageSpeed 2.60
(4.8 damage per second)
+6 Stamina
+4 Agility
+4 Critical Strike
+5 Haste
Prismatic Socket
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 119 gold34 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon
  • Heroic Thunderforged item.client data
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Hand of the Dark Animus Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 20228. 5 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Hand of the Dark Animus Compares

Who It Suits

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

  • Protection Warrior: Axe, Mace, Sword, and Shield
  • Holy Paladin: Sword, Mace, and Shield
  • Protection Paladin: Sword, Mace, Axe, and Shield
  • Outlaw Rogue: Axes, Maces, Swords, Fist Weapons
  • Discipline Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Holy Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Shadow Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Frost Death Knight: Dual Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Elemental Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
  • Enhancement Shaman: Dual Axes, Maces, Fist Weapons
  • Restoration Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
  • Mistweaver Monk: Staff, Mace, Sword
  • Windwalker Monk: Fist Weapons, Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Balance Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
  • Restoration Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
  • Devastation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Preservation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Augmentation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Hand of the Dark Animus (item level 41) in item level among Weapon > Mace, from item level 32 to 44.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Hand of the Dark Animus (this item)41354.8 DPS, +6 Stamina, +4 Agility, +4 Critical Strike, +5 HasteNot listed
Incised Mace40374.8 DPS, +6 Stamina. World Drop300 gold on 51 realms
Dragonstrike, Reborn39352.3 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +4 Mastery, +4 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing45,998 gold on 57 realms
Tremendous Tankard O' Terror44405.2 DPS, +5 Agility, +6 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +5 Haste. World Drop85 gold on 69 realms
Phantasmal Hammer38324.8 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +3 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing350 gold on 54 realms
Immaculate Scepter38342.3 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop83 silver on 54 realms
Gurubashi Punisher37324.4 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +3 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. World Drop47 gold on 56 realms
Serene Hammer34292.1 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop1 gold on 50 realms
The Essence Focuser32272.1 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +11 Versatility. World Drop150 gold on 50 realms
Footman Mace32264.2 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World Drop9 gold on 52 realms
Queen's Insignia32262.1 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop4 gold on 55 realms

Tremendous Tankard O' Terror has the highest item level here (44). The lowest listed price among them is Immaculate Scepter at 83 silver in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Hand of the Dark Animus among Weapon > Mace: Flanged Mace (item level 58), Notorious Combatant's Discombobulator (item level 60), Plundered Paragon's Mace (item level 60), Plundered Geode Gavel (item level 60) and Plundered Frost Scepter (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Hand of the Dark Animus among Weapon > Mace: Fel Iron Hammer (item level 30), Silvermoon War-Mace (item level 30), Hand of Edward the Odd (item level 29), Mass of McGowan (item level 29) and Blesswind Hammer (item level 28).

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

3D Model

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

About Hand of the Dark Animus

Hand of the Dark Animus is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.