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Backbreaker
Item Level 28Binds when equipped
Two-HandWeapon
16 - 21 DamageSpeed 3.60
(5.1 damage per second)
+7 Strength
+11 Stamina
Requires Level 22
Sell price: 73 gold43 silver
Current price
111 gold
- Today's price is cheaper than 73% of recorded snapshots.AH scan
Backbreaker Price History on Tichondrius
Tichondrius Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Tichondrius Auction House5Units listed
5Sellers
111 goldCheapest now
Thin supply
On Backbreaker's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 148 gold58 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 18 gold94 silver to 23,379 gold88 silver. About 5 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 25% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 148 gold58 silver.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 56, requires level 51 and sells to vendors for 4g 15s 17c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 56, requires level 51 and sells to vendors for 4g 15s 17c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 56, requires level 51 and sells to vendors for 4g 15s 17c. In MoP Classic it is item level 56, requires level 51 and sells to vendors for 4g 15s 17c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 28 | 22 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 73g 43s 74c |
| Classic Era | 56 | 51 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 4g 15s 17c |
| The Burning Crusade | 56 | 51 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 4g 15s 17c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 56 | 51 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 4g 15s 17c |
| MoP Classic | 56 | 51 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 4g 15s 17c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Backbreaker is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 4434. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Backbreaker.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name maces among their preferred weapons:
- Arms Warrior: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
- Fury Warrior: Dual Two-Handed Axes, Maces, Swords
- Retribution Paladin: Two-Handed Sword, Mace, Axe
- Blood Death Knight: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
- Unholy Death Knight: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Backbreaker's Icon
Backbreaker uses icon file 133053, which 43 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
- Sequoia Branch ID 15261 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 22
- Hefty Battlehammer ID 15259 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 16
- Giant Club ID 15226 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 21
- Brute Hammer ID 15464 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 18
- Bulky Maul ID 13821 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 28
- Deadwood Sledge ID 13025 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 21
- Cragwood Maul ID 11265 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 23
- Thistlewood Maul ID 10544 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 2
Items Numbered Next to Backbreaker
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 15264 (15259 to 15269) were usually added in the same batch as Backbreaker: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
- Hefty Battlehammer ID 15259 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 16
Stone Hammer ID 15260 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 21- Sequoia Branch ID 15261 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 22
Greater Maul ID 15262 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 24
Royal Mallet ID 15263 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 26
Painbringer ID 15265 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 28
Fierce Mauler ID 15266 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 29- Brutehammer ID 15267 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 29
Twin-Bladed Axe ID 15268 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 9
Massive Battle Axe ID 15269 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 15
Backbreaker Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 15264 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 367 gold18 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 73 gold43 silver
- 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.
Backbreaker in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Backbreaker 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 Backbreaker next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Backbreaker in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Backbreaker 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 Backbreaker in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Backbreaker is Uncommon quality, item level 56 and requires level 51.
- What does Backbreaker sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 4g 15s for one Backbreaker in Classic Era.
- What slot is Backbreaker in WoW Classic?
- Backbreaker is a Two-Hand Mace in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Backbreaker on the auction house right now?
- 111g on Tichondrius, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
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 Backbreaker
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
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4