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Shgla'yos, Astral Malignity Drops From

Carapace of N'Zoth - Ny'alotha, the Waking City

Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.

Shgla'yos, Astral Malignity 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.

Shgla'yos, Astral Malignity Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Shgla'yos, Astral Malignity is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance IDs: 41181, 41182, 41183, 41180. 5 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Shgla'yos, Astral Malignity Compares

Who It Suits

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

Protection Warrior: Axe, Mace, Sword, and Shield
Holy Paladin: Sword, Mace, 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
Arcane Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
Fire Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
Frost Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
Affliction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
Demonology Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
Destruction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
Mistweaver Monk: Staff, Mace, Sword
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
Devastation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
Preservation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
Augmentation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace

Similar Items

The 1 items nearest to Shgla'yos, Astral Malignity (item level 95) in item level among Weapon > Sword.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Shgla'yos, Astral Malignity (this item)	95	50	5.8 DPS, +10 Intellect, +15 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +14 Mastery. Boss Drop	Not listed
Reinforced Rapier	100	50	12.1 DPS, +11 Strength, +16 Stamina. World Drop	44 gold on 54 realms

Reinforced Rapier has the highest item level here (100). The lowest listed price among them is Reinforced Rapier at 44 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Shgla'yos, Astral Malignity among Weapon > Sword: Dawnforged Long Blade (item level 197), Thalassian Competitor's Sword (item level 197), Tarnished Dawnlit Shortsword (item level 197), Tarnished Dawnlit Longsword (item level 197) and Worn Shadowguard Longsword (item level 400).

Nearest lower item levels below Shgla'yos, Astral Malignity among Weapon > Sword: Notorious Combatant's Cutlass (item level 60), Volcanospike (item level 60), Plundered Splitblade Slicer (item level 60), Plundered Swarmer's Blade (item level 60) and Plundered Seacrystal Blade (item level 60).

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

Shgla'yos, Astral Malignity