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The Rockpounder

Item Level 22
Binds when picked up
Two-HandWeapon
15 - 19 DamageSpeed 3.60
(4.7 damage per second)
+7 Strength
+10 Stamina
+8 Critical Strike
+5 Versatility
Requires Level 15
Sell price: 12 gold95 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 Two-Handed Mace, item level 22, requires level 15, binds when picked up. Drops from Archaedas in Uldaman.

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Where it comes from
DropArchaedas in Uldaman
Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In Classic Era it is item level 49, requires level 44 and sells to vendors for 3g 22s 48c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 49, requires level 40 and sells to vendors for 3g 22s 49c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 49, requires level 40 and sells to vendors for 1g. In MoP Classic it is item level 40, requires level 35 and sells to vendors for 1g 62s 83c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)2215RareBinds when picked up12g 95s 92c
Classic Era4944RareBinds when picked up3g 22s 48c
The Burning Crusade4940RareBinds when picked up3g 22s 49c
Wrath of the Lich King4940RareBinds when picked up1g
MoP Classic4035RareBinds when picked up1g 62s 83c
The Rockpounder Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, The Rockpounder is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 2777. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to The Rockpounder.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where The Rockpounder Comes From

The Rockpounder Drops From

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

Archaedas in Uldaman

Also drops from this encounter (2 other items):

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

How The Rockpounder Compares

Who It Suits

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

  • Arms Warrior: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
  • Fury Warrior: Dual Two-Handed Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Retribution Paladin: Two-Handed Sword, Mace, Axe
  • Blood Death Knight: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
  • Unholy Death Knight: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword

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

Where The Rockpounder Fits

Items That Share The Rockpounder's Icon

The Rockpounder uses icon file 133049, which 8 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to The Rockpounder

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 9413 (9408 to 9419) were usually added in the same batch as The Rockpounder: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

The Rockpounder Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 9413 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
64 gold79 silver
Vendor sell price
12 gold95 silver
Material
Wood
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 Rockpounder in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

The Rockpounder 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 Rockpounder next to the live retail market on this page.

Is The Rockpounder in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. The Rockpounder 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 Rockpounder in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, The Rockpounder is rare quality, item level 49 and requires level 44.
What does The Rockpounder sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 3g 22s for one The Rockpounder in Classic Era.
What slot is The Rockpounder in WoW Classic?
The Rockpounder is a Two-Hand Two-Handed Mace in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

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