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The Lion's Maw

Item Level 35
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
7 - 16 DamageSpeed 2.60
(4.4 damage per second)
+4 Agility
+6 Stamina
+4 Critical Strike
+3 Haste
Requires Level 30
Sell price: 88 gold56 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 Axe, 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 23g 26s 55c. In MoP Classic it is item level 232, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 23g 26s 55c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3530EpicBinds when picked up88g 56s 51c
Wrath of the Lich King23280EpicBinds when picked up23g 26s 55c
MoP Classic23280EpicBinds when picked up23g 26s 55c
The Lion's Maw Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, The Lion's Maw is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 11764. 5 other items wear the same appearance:

Requirements & Properties

Other faction's version
Frostblade Hatchet

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where The Lion's Maw Comes From

The Lion's Maw Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists The Lion's Maw 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 Lion's Maw 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 Lion's Maw Fits

Other Items Named The Lion's Maw

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

Items That Share The Lion's Maw's Icon

The Lion's Maw uses icon file 254469, which 10 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to The Lion's Maw

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 47808 (47803 to 47813) were usually added in the same batch as The Lion's Maw: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

The Lion's Maw Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 47808 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
442 gold82 silver
Vendor sell price
88 gold56 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.