Skip to content

Hydrocane

Item Level 18
Binds when picked up
Two-HandWeapon
12 - 16 DamageSpeed 3.60
(3.9 damage per second)
+5 Agility
+8 Stamina
+6 Critical Strike
+4 Haste
Requires Level 11
Equip: Water Breathing
Sell price: 42 silver84 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

A Rare Staff Two-Hand, item level 18, requires level 11, binds when picked up. Drops from Viscous Fallout in Gnomeregan.

Advertisement
Downloads
Where it comes from
DropViscous Fallout in Gnomeregan
Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In Classic Era it is item level 32, requires level 27 and sells to vendors for 82s 10c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 32, requires level 27 and sells to vendors for 82s 10c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 32, requires level 27 and sells to vendors for 82s 10c. In MoP Classic it is item level 29, requires level 24 and sells to vendors for 61s 68c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)1811RareBinds when picked up42s 84c
Classic Era3227RareBinds when picked up82s 10c
The Burning Crusade3227RareBinds when picked up82s 10c
Wrath of the Lich King3227RareBinds when picked up82s 10c
MoP Classic2924RareBinds when picked up61s 68c
Hydrocane Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Hydrocane is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 2799. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Hydrocane.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Hydrocane Comes From

Hydrocane Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Hydrocane in the loot of 1 encounter.

Viscous Fallout in Gnomeregan

Also drops from this encounter (5 other items):

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Hydrocane Compares

Who It Suits

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

  • Survival Hunter: Polearm, Staff, Axe, Dagger, Sword
  • Discipline Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Holy Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Shadow Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Arcane Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Fire Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Frost Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Affliction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Demonology Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Destruction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Brewmaster Monk: Staff, Polearm
  • Mistweaver Monk: Staff, Mace, Sword
  • Balance Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
  • Feral Druid: Staff, Polearm
  • Guardian Druid: Staff, Polearm
  • Restoration Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
  • Devastation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Preservation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Augmentation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace

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

Where Hydrocane Fits

Items That Share Hydrocane's Icon

Hydrocane uses icon file 135152, which 14 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Hydrocane

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 9452 (9447 to 9457) were usually added in the same batch as Hydrocane: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Hydrocane Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 9452 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
2 gold14 silver
Vendor sell price
42 silver84 copper
Material
Wood
Equip slot
Two-Hand
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Hydrocane in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Hydrocane 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 Hydrocane next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Hydrocane in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Hydrocane is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
What level is Hydrocane in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Hydrocane is rare quality, item level 32 and requires level 27.
What does Hydrocane sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 82s 10c for one Hydrocane in Classic Era.
What slot is Hydrocane in WoW Classic?
Hydrocane is a Two-Hand Staff in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era client
Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
Appearances in the beta client
1 recorded look

3D Model

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