An Uncommon Crossbow Ranged, item level 44, requires level 40, binds when equipped.
On Howling Crossbow's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 241 gold59 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 15 gold63 silver to 1,064 gold27 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 38% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 241 gold59 silver.
First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
In the Appearances collection, Howling Crossbow is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 22198. 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 crossbows among their preferred weapons:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Howling Crossbow uses icon file 942780, which 14 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Gorian Crossbow ID 116613 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 43Bloodmane Crossbow ID 116596 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 42Longclaw Crossbow ID 116579 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 42Skettis Crossbow ID 116562 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 42Auchenai Crossbow ID 116545 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 41Incised Crossbow ID 116528 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 40Aarko's Antique Crossbow ID 117567 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 42Void-Warped Oshu'gun Crossbow ID 118126 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 44Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 116630 (116625 to 116635) were usually added in the same batch as Howling Crossbow: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Gorian Greatsword ID 116625 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 43
Ancestral Wand ID 116626 · Weapon - Wand · item level 43
Howling Axe ID 116627 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 44
Howling Broadaxe ID 116628 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 44
Howling Bow ID 116629 · Weapon - Bow · item level 44
Howling Dagger ID 116631 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 44
Oshu'gun Spellblade ID 116632 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 44
Howling Knuckles ID 116633 · Weapon - Fist Weapon · item level 44
Howling Gun ID 116634 · Weapon - Gun · item level 44
Howling Mace ID 116635 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 44The raw ItemSparse values for item 116630 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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