This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Blasts a target for Nature damage.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Shimmering Platinum Warhammer is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
Appearance ID: 4488. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Shimmering Platinum Warhammer.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name maces among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Shimmering Platinum Warhammer (item level 29) in item level among Weapon > Mace, from item level 29 to 32.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shimmering Platinum Warhammer (this item) | 29 | 5.4 DPS | Not listed | |
 Brutehammer | 29 | 24 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 34 gold on 53 realms |
 Sulfuron Hammer | 29 | 25 | 5.4 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 25,000 gold on 80 realms |
 Gurubashi Crusher | 29 | 25 | 5.4 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 5,000 gold on 79 realms |
 Edict of the Redeemed Crusader | 29 | 25 | 2.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +7 Versatility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 20,000 gold on 78 realms |
 Stone Trogg Crusher | 29 | 29 | 5.1 DPS. Vendor | 555 gold on 59 realms |
 The Stoppable Force | 29 | 26 | 3.2 DPS. World Drop | 7 gold on 70 realms |
 Strength of Menethil | 30 | 25 | 5.4 DPS, +10 Stamina, +4 Strength, +9 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 18,199 gold on 76 realms |
 Highmountain Hammer | 31 | 25 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 300 gold on 56 realms |
 The Hammer of Destiny | 31 | 27 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Strength, +6 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike. World Drop | 4,151 gold on 54 realms |
 The Oathkeeper | 32 | 27 | 5.7 DPS, +8 Strength, +11 Critical Strike, +5 Stamina, +9 Haste. World Drop | 175 gold on 58 realms |
The Oathkeeper has the highest item level here (32). The lowest listed price among them is The Stoppable Force at 7 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Shimmering Platinum Warhammer among Weapon > Mace: Howling Hammer (item level 44), Plundered Firegeode Mace (item level 60), Plundered Twilight Pummeler (item level 60), Dawnforged War Mace (item level 197) and Ancient Protector's Pulverizer (item level 226).
Nearest lower item levels below Shimmering Platinum Warhammer among Weapon > Mace: Kazon's Maul (item level 17), Bronze Warhammer (item level 16), Hefty Battlehammer (item level 16), Emerald-Heart Protomaul (item level 1) and Lost Soul Collector (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Shimmering Platinum Warhammer 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 Shimmering Platinum Warhammer 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 Shimmering Platinum Warhammer
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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