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Ruthless Contender's Hammer

Item Level 85
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
24 - 31 DamageSpeed 2.60
(10.6 damage per second)
+9 Agility
+14 Stamina
+10 Haste
+9 Versatility
Requires Level 48
Sell price: 82 gold71 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

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Ruthless Contender's Hammer 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.

Ruthless Contender's Hammer Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Ruthless Contender's Hammer is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 41618. 4 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Ruthless Contender's Hammer Compares

Who It Suits

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

  • Protection Warrior: Axe, Mace, Sword, and Shield
  • Holy Paladin: Sword, Mace, and Shield
  • Protection Paladin: Sword, Mace, Axe, and Shield
  • Outlaw Rogue: Axes, Maces, Swords, Fist Weapons
  • Discipline Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Holy Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Shadow Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Frost Death Knight: Dual Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Elemental Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
  • Enhancement Shaman: Dual Axes, Maces, Fist Weapons
  • Restoration Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
  • Mistweaver Monk: Staff, Mace, Sword
  • Windwalker Monk: Fist Weapons, Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Balance Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
  • Restoration Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
  • Devastation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Preservation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Augmentation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace

Similar Items

The 2 items nearest to Ruthless Contender's Hammer (item level 85) in item level among Weapon > Mace.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Ruthless Contender's Hammer (this item)854810.6 DPS, +9 Agility, +14 Stamina, +10 Haste, +9 Versatility. QuestNot listed
Unburdened Hammer1005012.1 DPS, +11 Strength, +16 Stamina. World Drop42 gold on 53 realms
Harmonious Mallet100506.2 DPS, +11 Intellect, +16 Stamina. World Drop2 gold on 54 realms

Unburdened Hammer has the highest item level here (100). The lowest listed price among them is Harmonious Mallet at 2 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Ruthless Contender's Hammer among Weapon > Mace: Thalassian Competitor's Maxim (item level 197), Tarnished Dawnlit Mace (item level 197), Tarnished Dawnlit Warmace (item level 197), Haven Guard's Mace (item level 226) and Haven Guard's Cudgel (item level 226).

Nearest lower item levels below Ruthless Contender's Hammer among Weapon > Mace: Notorious Combatant's Discombobulator (item level 60), Plundered Paragon's Mace (item level 60), Plundered Geode Gavel (item level 60), Plundered Frost Scepter (item level 60) and Plundered Obsidian Scale Smasher (item level 60).

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.