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The Grinder

Item Level 35
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
10 - 13 DamageSpeed 2.60
(4.4 damage per second)
+4 Agility
+5 Stamina
+4 Critical Strike
+4 Haste
Requires Level 30
Sell price: 82 gold48 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

An Epic One-Handed Mace, item level 35, requires level 30, binds when picked up. Drops from Anub'arak in Trial of the Crusader.

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Where it comes from
DropAnub'arak in Trial of the Crusader10 Player
Build history

First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 232, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 21g 66s 95c. In MoP Classic it is item level 232, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 21g 66s 95c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3530EpicBinds when picked up82g 48s 95c
Wrath of the Lich King23280EpicBinds when picked up21g 66s 95c
MoP Classic23280EpicBinds when picked up21g 66s 95c
The Grinder Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, The Grinder is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 11955. 3 other items wear the same appearance:

Requirements & Properties

Other faction's version
Blackhorn Bludgeon

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where The Grinder Comes From

The Grinder Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists The Grinder in the loot of 1 encounter.

Anub'arak in Trial of the Crusader

Also drops from this encounter (154 other items):

See 80 of the 155 items in the Anub'arak loot table

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How The Grinder 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

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

Where The Grinder Fits

Other Items Named The Grinder

2 other items in the current build are also called The Grinder. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

  • The Grinder ID 47973 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 35
  • The Grinder ID 171590 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 60

Items That Share The Grinder's Icon

The Grinder uses icon file 304332, which 8 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to The Grinder

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 47816 (47811 to 47831) were usually added in the same batch as The Grinder: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

The Grinder Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 47816 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
412 gold44 silver
Vendor sell price
82 gold48 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
One-Hand
Expansion ID
2
Flags
0 / 8194 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.