This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
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.
Your melee attacks have a chance to blast nearby enemies with thunder, dealing Nature damage and reducing the damage of their attacks for 10 sec.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
The Hand of Antu'sul 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.
In the Appearances collection, The Hand of Antu'sul is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 2855. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
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 The Hand of Antu'sul (item level 25) in item level among Weapon > Mace, from item level 23 to 27.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hand of Antu'sul (this item) | 25 | 19 | 3.8 DPS, +5 Stamina, +3 Agility or Strength. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Skullcrusher Mace | 25 | 18 | 3.8 DPS, +3 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 4 gold on 63 realms |
 Diamond-Tip Bludgeon | 25 | 19 | 3.8 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 15 gold on 56 realms |
 Mug O' Hurt | 24 | 18 | 3.7 DPS. World Drop | 155 gold on 55 realms |
 Ebony Boneclub | 24 | 17 | 3.7 DPS, +4 Strength, +3 Stamina, +4 Haste. World Drop | 1,000 gold on 52 realms |
| Big Black Mace | 24 | 18 | 3.7 DPS, +6 Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 13 gold on 60 realms |
 Viking Warhammer | 27 | 21 | 3.8 DPS, +6 Stamina, +3 Strength. World Drop | 55 gold on 54 realms |
 Bonesnapper | 27 | 21 | 3.8 DPS, +6 Strength, +3 Stamina. World Drop | 200 gold on 53 realms |
 Hammer of the Northern Wind | 27 | 21 | 3.8 DPS. World Drop | 2,000 gold on 52 realms |
| Smashing Star | 27 | 21 | 3.8 DPS, +3 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 18 gold on 62 realms |
 Ardent Custodian | 23 | 16 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Strength, +5 Dodge, +3 Versatility. World Drop | 1,200 gold on 53 realms |
Hammer of the Northern Wind has the highest item level here (27). The lowest listed price among them is Skullcrusher Mace at 4 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from The Hand of Antu'sul among Weapon > Mace: Fist of Reckoning (item level 30), Silvermoon War-Mace (item level 30), The Ancient Scepter of Sue-Min (item level 31), Rockshard Club (item level 31) and The Essence Focuser (item level 32).
Nearest lower item levels below The Hand of Antu'sul among Weapon > Mace: Heavy Bronze Mace (item level 16), Bronze Mace (item level 14), Ghoul Hammer (item level 11), Jiro Tuning Hammer (item level 1) and Mace of Renewed Purpose (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
The Hand of Antu'sul 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 The Hand of Antu'sul 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 The Hand of Antu'sul
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
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