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The Needler
Item Level 29Binds when equipped
Two-HandWeapon
13 - 25 DamageSpeed 3.60
(5.3 damage per second)
Requires Level 23
Chance on hit: Wound
Sell price: 2 gold4 silver
Current price
1,500 gold
The Needler Price History on Aggramar
Aggramar Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Aggramar Auction House2Units listed
2Sellers
1,500 goldCheapest now
Thin supply
On The Needler's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 334 gold20 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 145 gold75 silver to 5,682 gold83 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 349% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 334 gold20 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
The Needler Effects
- Chance on hit: Wound
Wounds the target for damage.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In Classic Era it is item level 60, requires level 55 and sells to vendors for 6g 7s 84c. In MoP Classic it is item level 60, requires level 55 and sells to vendors for 6g 7s 84c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | 23 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 2g 4s 98c |
| WoW Forever | 29 | 23 | Rare | - | - |
| Classic Era | 60 | 55 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 6g 7s 84c |
| MoP Classic | 60 | 55 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 6g 7s 84c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, The Needler is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 3741. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to The Needler.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name polearms among their preferred weapons:
- Survival Hunter: Polearm, Staff, Axe, Dagger, Sword
- Brewmaster Monk: Staff, Polearm
- Feral Druid: Staff, Polearm
- Guardian Druid: Staff, Polearm
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to The Needler (item level 29) in item level among Weapon > Polearm, from item level 25 to 35.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Needler (this item) | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS. World Drop | 128 gold on 42 realms |
| Darkspear | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 3,709 gold on 57 realms |
 Pitchfork of Mojo Madness | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 4,200 gold on 73 realms |
 Venomreaver | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS, +8 Strength, +8 Stamina, +10 Mastery. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 6,099 gold on 76 realms |
 Frenzied Striker | 28 | 22 | 5.1 DPS, +7 Strength, +13 Parry, +13 Critical Strike. World Drop | 555 gold on 45 realms |
| Stoneraven | 27 | 20 | 5.1 DPS, +6 Strength, +6 Agility, +7 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike. World Drop | 142 gold on 50 realms |
| War Glaive | 31 | 25 | 5.6 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 198 gold on 42 realms |
| Blight | 26 | 20 | 5.1 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 559 gold on 52 realms |
 Grim Scythe | 32 | 26 | 5.6 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 40 realms |
 Eyegouger | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +7 Agility, +7 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike. World Drop | 452 gold on 51 realms |
 Scourge War Spear | 35 | 30 | 5.8 DPS, +8 Strength, +12 Stamina. World Drop | 67 gold on 39 realms |
Scourge War Spear has the highest item level here (35). The lowest listed price among them is Grim Scythe at 25 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from The Needler among Weapon > Polearm: Pillar of Malice (item level 42), Wavecrash Polearm (item level 58), Stormsteel Spear (item level 59), Glave's Angular Glaive (item level 60) and Plundered Berserker's Poleaxe (item level 60).
Nearest lower item levels below The Needler among Weapon > Polearm: Taken Riftwalker's Starbarb (item level 1), Nokhud Stalker's Spear (item level 1), Centaur Tracker's Javelin (item level 1), Drakonid Defender's Pike (item level 1) and Drakonid Stalker's Halberd (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share The Needler's Icon
The Needler uses icon file 135131, which 139 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:
- Darkspear ID 12802 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 29
- Grimlok's Charge ID 9416 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 22
Items Numbered Next to The Needler
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13060 (13055 to 13066) were usually added in the same batch as The Needler: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Bonechewer ID 13055 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 25- Frenzied Striker ID 13056 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 28
Bloodpike ID 13057 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 18- Khoo's Point ID 13058 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 24
- Stoneraven ID 13059 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 27
Thunderwood ID 13062 · Weapon - Wand · item level 17- Starfaller ID 13063 · Weapon - Wand · item level 20
Jaina's Firestarter ID 13064 · Weapon - Wand · item level 23- Wand of Allistarj ID 13065 · Weapon - Wand · item level 26
Wyrmslayer Spaulders ID 13066 · Armor - Plate · item level 26
The Needler Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 13060 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 10 gold24 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 2 gold4 silver
- Material
- Metal
- Equip slot
- Two-Hand
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
The Needler in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
The Needler 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 Needler next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is The Needler in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. The Needler 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 The Needler in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, The Needler is Rare quality, item level 60 and requires level 55.
- What does The Needler sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 6g 7s for one The Needler in Classic Era.
- What slot is The Needler in WoW Classic?
- The Needler is a Two-Hand Polearm in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is The Needler on the auction house right now?
- 1,500g on Aggramar, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
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 Needler
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
- Appearances in the beta client
- 1 recorded look
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
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.