This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Steals life from target enemy.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Neretzek, The Blood Drinker 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, Neretzek, The Blood Drinker is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 3629. 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 axes among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Neretzek, The Blood Drinker (item level 29) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 28 to 30.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neretzek, The Blood Drinker (this item) | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS, +6 Strength, +4 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Nightfall | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 10,000 gold on 78 realms |
| Arcanite Reaper | 29 | 24 | 5.3 DPS, +5 Stamina, +7 Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 2,500 gold on 54 realms |
 Death Striker | 29 | 24 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 27 gold on 56 realms |
 Lucky Strike Axe | 29 | 24 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 2,321 gold on 51 realms |
 Stone Reaper | 29 | 26 | 3.2 DPS. World Drop | 3 gold on 49 realms |
 Lord Alexander's Battle Axe | 28 | 22 | 5.1 DPS, +7 Strength, +7 Stamina, +7 Agility. World Drop | 80 gold on 56 realms |
 Fel-Touched Axe | 30 | 24 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 499 gold on 53 realms |
 Mok'Nathal Battleaxe | 30 | 24 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 190 gold on 52 realms |
| Spiked Battle Axe | 30 | 25 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 34 gold on 51 realms |
| Ogre Splitting Axe | 30 | 25 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 100 gold on 55 realms |
Fel-Touched Axe has the highest item level here (30). The lowest listed price among them is Stone Reaper at 3 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Neretzek, The Blood Drinker among Weapon > Axe: Spiritblade Decimator (item level 38), Auchenai Broadaxe (item level 41), Steelforged Greataxe (item level 44), Plundered Molten Reaper (item level 60) and Plundered Wingblade Axe (item level 60).
Nearest lower item levels below Neretzek, The Blood Drinker among Weapon > Axe: Obsidian Cleaver (item level 22), Hellslayer Battle Axe (item level 22), Burning War Axe (item level 19), Bloodspiller (item level 19) and Supercharger Battle Axe (item level 18).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Neretzek, The Blood Drinker 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 Neretzek, The Blood Drinker 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 Neretzek, The Blood Drinker
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