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The Key

Item Level 35
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
7 - 16 DamageSpeed 2.60
(4.4 damage per second)
+4 Agility
+7 Stamina
+4 Critical Strike
Requires Level 30
Sell price: 83 gold67 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

A Rare One-Handed Axe, item level 35, requires level 30, binds when picked up. Drops from Lavanthor in The Violet Hold.

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Where it comes from
DropLavanthor in The Violet HoldNormal, Heroic
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 200, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 14g 75s 65c. In MoP Classic it is item level 200, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 14g 75s 65c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3530RareBinds when picked up83g 67s 94c
Wrath of the Lich King20080RareBinds when picked up14g 75s 65c
MoP Classic20080RareBinds when picked up14g 75s 65c
The Key Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, The Key is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 9919.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where The Key Comes From

The Key Drops From

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

Lavanthor in The Violet Hold

Also drops from this encounter (6 other items):

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

How The Key Compares

Who It Suits

In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name axes among their preferred weapons:

  • Protection Warrior: Axe, Mace, Sword, and Shield
  • Protection Paladin: Sword, Mace, Axe, and Shield
  • Survival Hunter: Polearm, Staff, Axe, Dagger, Sword
  • Outlaw Rogue: Axes, Maces, Swords, Fist Weapons
  • Frost Death Knight: Dual Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Enhancement Shaman: Dual Axes, Maces, Fist Weapons
  • Windwalker Monk: Fist Weapons, Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Havoc Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
  • Vengeance Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
  • Devourer Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons, Daggers

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

Where The Key Fits

Items That Share The Key's Icon

The Key uses icon file 236891, which 33 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to The Key

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 37871 (37865 to 37876) were usually added in the same batch as The Key: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

The Key Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 37871 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
418 gold39 silver
Vendor sell price
83 gold67 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
One-Hand
Expansion ID
2
Flags
0 / 8192 / 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.