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Plague-Etched Hacker

Item Level 148
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
32 - 66 DamageSpeed 2.60
(18.8 damage per second)
+17 Strength
+25 Stamina
+17 Versatility
+14 Mastery
Requires Level 60
Sell price: 88 gold2 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

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Part of a set

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Plague-Etched Hacker Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Plague-Etched Hacker is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 42677. 1 other item wears the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Plague-Etched Hacker Compares

Who It Suits

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

  • Protection Warrior: Axe, Mace, Sword, and Shield
  • Protection Paladin: Sword, Mace, Axe, and Shield
  • Survival Hunter: Polearm, Staff, Axe, Dagger, Sword
  • Outlaw Rogue: Axes, Maces, Swords, Fist Weapons
  • Frost Death Knight: Dual Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Enhancement Shaman: Dual Axes, Maces, Fist Weapons
  • Windwalker Monk: Fist Weapons, Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Havoc Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
  • Vengeance Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
  • Devourer Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons, Daggers

Similar Items

The 3 items nearest to Plague-Etched Hacker (item level 148) in item level among Weapon > Axe.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Plague-Etched Hacker (this item)1486018.8 DPS, +17 Strength, +25 Stamina, +17 Versatility, +14 Mastery. QuestNot listed
Deadstone Hatchet1555010.0 DPS, +18 Intellect, +27 Stamina. World Drop9,500 gold on 82 realms
Darkreach Hacker1555020.2 DPS, +18 Agility, +27 Stamina. World Drop5,999 gold on 81 realms
Witherscorn Handaxe1555020.2 DPS, +18 Strength, +27 Stamina. World Drop3,557 gold on 82 realms

Deadstone Hatchet has the highest item level here (155). The lowest listed price among them is Witherscorn Handaxe at 3,557 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Plague-Etched Hacker among Weapon > Axe: Dawnforged Splitter (item level 197), Thalassian Competitor's Pickaxe (item level 197), Thalassian Competitor's Splitter (item level 197), Tarnished Dawnlit Cleaver (item level 197) and Tarnished Dawnlit Carver (item level 197).

Nearest lower item levels below Plague-Etched Hacker among Weapon > Axe: Plundered Skullsplitter (item level 60), Plundered Iceshard Bite (item level 60), Wicked Edge of the Planes, Reborn (item level 39), Forgewire Axe (item level 38) and Zandalari Head-Cleaver (item level 38).

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

3D Model

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

About Plague-Etched Hacker

Plague-Etched Hacker is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.