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Stinging Mace
Item Level 5Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
2 - 2 DamageSpeed 2.60
(0.8 damage per second)
+1 Strength
Sell price: 3 silver26 copper
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Appearance
Appearance ID: 578. 10 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
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 10 items nearest to Stinging Mace (item level 5) in item level among Weapon > Mace.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stinging Mace (this item) | 5 | 0.8 DPS, +1 Strength | Not listed | |
 Brackenhide Skullcracker | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS, Agility or Strength or Intellect. World Drop | 2,500 gold on 53 realms |
 Wirt's Fightin' Leg | 1 | 0.4 DPS | 70 gold on 76 realms | |
 Dornogal Guard's Hammer | 1 | 0.3 DPS. World Drop | 1,111 gold on 57 realms | |
 Coreway Engineer's Screwdriver | 1 | 0.3 DPS. World Drop | 559 gold on 63 realms | |
 Extra Large Leek | 1 | 0.5 DPS. World Drop | 19,999 gold on 63 realms | |
 Dark Iron's Ceremonial Mace | 1 | 0.4 DPS | 3,000 gold on 54 realms | |
 Sin'dorei Magister's Gavel | 1 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 199 gold on 68 realms | |
 Phoenix Wing Basher | 1 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 200 gold on 65 realms | |
 Loa Battle Font | 1 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 300 gold on 59 realms | |
 Ritual Overseer's Mace | 1 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 450 gold on 63 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Wirt's Fightin' Leg at 70 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Stinging Mace among Weapon > Mace: Diamond Hammer (item level 16), Heavy Bronze Mace (item level 16), Looming Gavel (item level 19), Midnight Mace (item level 21) and Deadwood Sledge (item level 21).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Stinging Mace in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Stinging Mace 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 Stinging Mace next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Stinging Mace in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Stinging Mace 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 Stinging Mace in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Stinging Mace is uncommon quality, item level 11 with no level requirement.
- What does Stinging Mace sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 3s 26c for one Stinging Mace in Classic Era.
- What slot is Stinging Mace in WoW Classic?
- Stinging Mace is a Main 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 Stinging Mace
Stinging Mace is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.