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War Scythe
Item Level 29Binds when equipped
Two-HandWeapon
13 - 25 DamageSpeed 3.60
(5.3 damage per second)
+7 Agility
+11 Stamina
Requires Level 24
Sell price: 74 gold12 silver
Current price
36,340 gold90 silver
War Scythe Price History on Azjolnerub
Azjolnerub Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Azjolnerub Auction House2Units listed
2Sellers
36,340 gold90 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On War Scythe's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 57,861 gold95 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 8,749 gold92 silver to 300,254 gold19 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 37% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 57,861 gold95 silver.
First seen in build 2.5.6.69795 (The Burning Crusade).
In MoP Classic it is item level 81, requires level 57 and sells to vendors for 6g 46s 42c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | 24 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 74g 12s 82c |
| MoP Classic | 81 | 57 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 6g 46s 42c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, War Scythe is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 6626. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
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 War Scythe (item level 29) in item level among Weapon > Polearm, from item level 25 to 31.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| War Scythe (this item) | 29 | 24 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 5,000 gold on 34 realms |
 Darkspear | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 3,573 gold on 67 realms |
| The Needler | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS. World Drop | 100 gold on 46 realms |
 Pitchfork of Mojo Madness | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 4,200 gold on 74 realms |
| Blackfury | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS, +10 Strength, +4 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +3 Fire Resistance. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 4,777 gold on 45 realms |
 Venomreaver | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS, +8 Strength, +8 Stamina, +10 Mastery. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 6,099 gold on 78 realms |
 Frenzied Striker | 28 | 22 | 5.1 DPS, +7 Strength, +13 Parry, +13 Critical Strike. World Drop | 50 gold on 42 realms |
| War Glaive | 31 | 25 | 5.6 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 541 gold on 43 realms |
| Stoneraven | 27 | 20 | 5.1 DPS, +6 Strength, +6 Agility, +7 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike. World Drop | 42 gold on 39 realms |
| Blight | 26 | 20 | 5.1 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 847 gold on 56 realms |
 Eyegouger | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +7 Agility, +7 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike. World Drop | 452 gold on 49 realms |
War Glaive has the highest item level here (31). The lowest listed price among them is Stoneraven at 42 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from War Scythe among Weapon > Polearm: Wavecrash Polearm (item level 58), Stormsteel Spear (item level 59), Plundered Jinyu Spear (item level 60), Elysian Dory (item level 100) and Halberd of Agthia (item level 190).
Nearest lower item levels below War Scythe among Weapon > Polearm: Rusted Pitchfork (item level 3), Taken Riftwalker's Starbarb (item level 1), Drakonid Defender's Pike (item level 1), Drakonid Stalker's Halberd (item level 1) and Dornogal Spear (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share War Scythe's Icon
War Scythe uses icon file 135576, which 11 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
- Blitzcleaver ID 15862 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 27
- Angerforge's Battle Axe ID 11816 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 28
- Reef Axe ID 6905 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 16
- Bullova ID 2523 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 20
- Daryl's Axe ID 59000 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 7
- Staff of Justified Sins ID 65496 · Weapon - Staff · item level 12
- Staff of the Left Hand Path ID 65497 · Weapon - Staff · item level 12
Items Numbered Next to War Scythe
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 25226 (25221 to 25231) were usually added in the same batch as War Scythe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Ghostly Battle Axe ID 25221 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 31
Ceremonial Slayer's Axe ID 25222 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 32
Windcaller Hatchet ID 25223 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 32
Slavemaster Axe ID 25224 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 32
Deepforge Broadaxe ID 25225 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 32
Sha'tari Longspear ID 25227 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 30- Halberd Polearm ID 25228 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 30
Partisan Polearm ID 25229 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 30
Voulge Blade ID 25230 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 30- Fel-Wrought Halberd ID 25231 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 30
War Scythe Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 25226 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 370 gold64 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 74 gold12 silver
- Material
- Metal
- Equip slot
- Two-Hand
- Expansion ID
- 1
- 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.