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Skull of Impending Doom
Item Level 22Binds when picked up
Held In Off-handArmor
+11 Intellect
Use: Flee
Sell price: 28 silver89 copper
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Skull of Impending Doom Effects
- Use: Flee - 10s
Increase your Speed for 10 sec, but deals damage equal to 60% of your maximum health and drains 60% of your maximum mana over 10 seconds.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Skull of Impending Doom 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.
Appearance
Appearance ID: 612. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
Skull of Impending Doom carries Intellect, the primary stat of Holy Paladin; Discipline, Holy and Shadow Priest; Elemental and Restoration Shaman; Arcane, Fire and Frost Mage; Affliction, Demonology and Destruction Warlock; Mistweaver Monk; Balance and Restoration Druid; Devourer Demon Hunter; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Skull of Impending Doom (item level 22) in item level among Armor > Miscellaneous, Held In Off-hand slot, from item level 21 to 24.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skull of Impending Doom (this item) | 22 | +11 Intellect | Not listed | |
 Twilight Orb | 22 | 15 | +5 Stamina, +11 Intellect. World Drop | 179 gold on 57 realms |
 Aurora Sphere | 22 | 15 | +5 Versatility, +11 Intellect. World Drop | 70 gold on 56 realms |
 Stonecloth Branch | 22 | 14 | +5 Stamina, +11 Intellect. World Drop | 124 gold on 52 realms |
 Black Rose | 22 | Vendor | 5 gold on 71 realms | |
 Beacon of Hope | 22 | 15 | +5 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +11 Intellect. World Drop | 145 gold on 61 realms |
 Sorcerer Sphere | 23 | 16 | +6 Stamina, +11 Intellect. World Drop | 76 gold on 61 realms |
| Conjurer's Sphere | 21 | 14 | +5 Stamina, +11 Intellect. World Drop | 184 gold on 57 realms |
| Nightsky Orb | 21 | 14 | +5 Stamina, +4 Versatility, +11 Intellect. World Drop | 50 gold on 52 realms |
 Thistlefur Branch | 21 | 13 | +5 Stamina, +11 Intellect. World Drop | 106 gold on 59 realms |
 Regal Star | 24 | 17 | +6 Stamina, +12 Intellect. World Drop | 325 gold on 54 realms |
Regal Star has the highest item level here (24). The lowest listed price among them is Black Rose at 5 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Skull of Impending Doom among Armor > Miscellaneous, Held In Off-hand slot: Gaea's Scepter (item level 27), Imperial Red Scepter (item level 28), Duskwoven Branch (item level 28), Gem of the Nerubians (item level 29) and Arcane Star (item level 29).
Nearest lower item levels below Skull of Impending Doom among Armor > Miscellaneous, Held In Off-hand slot: Shimmering Stave (item level 16), Red Rose (item level 12), Darkmoon Flower (item level 12), Simple Wildflowers (item level 5) and Sanctum Magister's Pylon (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Skull of Impending Doom in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Skull of Impending Doom 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 Skull of Impending Doom next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Skull of Impending Doom in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Skull of Impending Doom is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Skull of Impending Doom in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Skull of Impending Doom is uncommon quality, item level 41 with no level requirement.
- What does Skull of Impending Doom sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 56s 30c for one Skull of Impending Doom in Classic Era.
- What slot is Skull of Impending Doom in WoW Classic?
- Skull of Impending Doom is a Held In Off-hand in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.
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 Skull of Impending Doom