This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Uncommon Gun Ranged, item level 13, requires level 10, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
Appearance ID: 17896. 4 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name guns among their preferred weapons:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Howling Rifle uses icon file 655650, which 22 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Jadewatch Rifle ID 215701 · Weapon - Gun · item level 13Pandaren Rifle ID 215703 · Weapon - Gun · item level 13Trailseeker Longrifle ID 215700 · Weapon - Gun · item level 13Converted Carrot Carbine ID 168644 · Weapon - Gun · item level 60Covert Rifle ID 134749 · Weapon - Gun · item level 39Howling Gun ID 116634 · Weapon - Gun · item level 44Trailseeker Rifle ID 101066 · Weapon - Gun · item level 39Immaculate Pandaren Gun ID 98269 · Weapon - Gun · item level 40Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 215702 (215697 to 215707) were usually added in the same batch as Howling Rifle: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Grand Imperial Rifle ID 215697 · Weapon - Gun · item level 13Grand Imperial Rifle ID 215698 · Weapon - Gun · item level 13Grand Imperial Rifle ID 215699 · Weapon - Gun · item level 13Trailseeker Longrifle ID 215700 · Weapon - Gun · item level 13Jadewatch Rifle ID 215701 · Weapon - Gun · item level 13Pandaren Rifle ID 215703 · Weapon - Gun · item level 13
Mantid Firebelcher ID 215704 · Weapon - Gun · item level 13Penate's Pistol ID 215705 · Weapon - Gun · item level 13Klaxxi Ambershot ID 215706 · Weapon - Gun · item level 13Yan-Zhu's Rifle ID 215707 · Weapon - Gun · item level 13The raw ItemSparse values for item 215702 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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