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.
Your ranged attacks have a chance to deal an additional Physical damage to Beasts.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Houndmaster's Bow 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, Houndmaster's Bow is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 3427. 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 bows among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Houndmaster's Bow (item level 27) in item level among Weapon > Bow, from item level 19 to 35.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houndmaster's Bow (this item) | 27 | 20 | 5.2 DPS, +7 Agility, +10 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike, +5 Haste. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Gryphonwing Long Bow | 28 | 21 | 5.2 DPS, +11 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 250 gold on 53 realms |
 Quillfire Bow | 28 | 21 | 5.2 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 5 gold on 50 realms |
 Harpy Needler | 26 | 20 | 5.0 DPS, +7 Agility, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 52 realms |
 Quillshooter | 24 | 17 | 4.8 DPS. World Drop | 1,800 gold on 52 realms |
 Crusader Bow | 24 | 17 | 4.8 DPS, +7 Agility, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 15 gold on 54 realms |
 Bow of Searing Arrows | 23 | 16 | 4.7 DPS. World Drop | 4,000 gold on 50 realms |
| Valanos' Longbow | 32 | 27 | 5.5 DPS, +11 Haste, +11 Critical Strike, +8 Agility. World Drop | 79 gold on 51 realms |
| Trueshot Bow | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +7 Agility, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 61 realms |
| Harpyclaw Short Bow | 19 | 12 | 4.2 DPS, +6 Agility, +9 Stamina. World Drop | 270 gold on 56 realms |
 Military Compound Bow | 35 | 30 | 5.8 DPS, +8 Agility, +12 Stamina. World Drop | 22 gold on 59 realms |
Military Compound Bow has the highest item level here (35). The lowest listed price among them is Quillfire Bow at 5 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Houndmaster's Bow among Weapon > Bow: Ennadee's Twirling Longbow (item level 39), Creeperclaw Bow (item level 40), Gorestrung Longbow of Kel'tann (item level 44), Uncanny Combatant's Bow (item level 72) and Faunatender's Trust (item level 197).
Nearest lower item levels below Houndmaster's Bow among Weapon > Bow: Farstrider's Gilded Bow (item level 1), Farstrider's Solemn Bow (item level 1), Sunfury Phoenix Bow (item level 1), Violet Thalassian Greatbow (item level 1) and Forest Stalker's Bow (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Houndmaster's Bow 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 Houndmaster's Bow 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 Houndmaster's Bow
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