This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Two-Handed Axe, item level 1, binds when picked up.
The game's Trading Post catalog lists Riptide Slicer for 125 Trader's Tender in the Transmog category.
Price and category come from the client's Perks vendor tables (PerksVendorItem). The monthly rotation is not in the client data.
First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
In the Appearances collection, Riptide Slicer is listed as Trading Post. Appearance ID: 85069. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Riptide Slicer.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name axes among their preferred weapons:
The 6 items nearest to Riptide Slicer (item level 1) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 1 to 6.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riptide Slicer (this item) | 1 | 0.3 DPS. Trading Post | Not listed | |
 Devastating Drakonid Waraxe | 1 | 60 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 218 gold on 57 realms |
 Greataxe of the Forest Tribe | 1 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 600 gold on 65 realms | |
| Twilight Berserker's Cleaver | 1 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 37 gold on 54 realms | |
 Edge of the Enlightened | 1 | 60 | 0.6 DPS, Agility or Strength or Intellect. World Drop | 4,656 gold on 60 realms |
 Lost Sunwell Splitter | 1 | 80 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 1 silver on 77 realms |
 Copper Battle Axe | 6 | 4 | 1.0 DPS, +1 Strength, +3 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 61 gold on 42 realms |
Copper Battle Axe has the highest item level here (6). The lowest listed price among them is Lost Sunwell Splitter at 1 silver in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Riptide Slicer among Weapon > Axe: Boahn's Fang (item level 13), Bronze Battle Axe (item level 17), Burning War Axe (item level 19), Bloodspiller (item level 19) and Fiery War Axe (item level 22).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Riptide Slicer uses icon file 371395, which 3 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:
Twilight Berserker's Cleaver ID 271002 · Weapon - Two-Handed AxePlundered Wingblade Axe ID 164354 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 60Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 223189 (223179 to 223201) were usually added in the same batch as Riptide Slicer: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Riptide Dagger ID 223179 · Weapon - Dagger "The blood will flow freely from your enemies with this dagger."
Riptide Staff ID 223184 · Weapon - Staff "Please keep a respectable distance from others."
Blade of the Riptide ID 223185 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword "The wave-like blades allow your enemy's blood to flow like water."
Riptide Bulwark ID 223187 · Armor - Shield "Let the blood of the fallen wash over this bulwark."
Riptide Basher ID 223188 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace "The enemies will fall at your feet like a wave breaking on the shore."
Wand of the Riptide ID 223190 · Weapon - Wand "Summon the power of the riptide as you wave this around."
Trident of the Riptide ID 223191 · Weapon - Polearm "A weapon fit for the ruler of the sea."
Deep Diver's Bonnet ID 223199 · Armor - Cosmetic
Deep Diver's Pauldrons ID 223200 · Armor - Cosmetic
Deep Diver's Corselet ID 223201 · Armor - CosmeticThe raw ItemSparse values for item 223189 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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