Is Winter's Bite in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Winter's Bite 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 Winter's Bite in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Winter's Bite is Rare quality, item level 48 and requires level 43.

What does Winter's Bite sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 2g 47s for one Winter's Bite in Classic Era.

What slot is Winter's Bite in WoW Classic?

Winter's Bite is a Main Hand Axe in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.

How much is Winter's Bite on the auction house right now?

85,023g 56s on Burning Blade, 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.

Winter's Bite Price - WoW Auction House, Classic and Forever

Auction House

Cheapest realm right now is 93% under the 38-realm average.AH scan
Listings are up 70% from their 7 day average (4 vs 2 units).AH scan
Today's price is cheaper than 57% of recorded snapshots.AH scan

4Units listed

4Sellers

85,023 gold56 silverCheapest now

Thin supply

Auction House snapshot 1 hr ago.

Selected realm

Burning Blade US Source: Auction House snapshot

Prices Across Realms

Realm	Region	Current	vs typical	Qty	Snapshot
Moon Guard	US	9,333 gold44 silver	95% below	10	1 hr ago
Illidan	US	37,000 gold22 silver	81% below	7	1 hr ago
Sargeras	US	94,995 gold92 silver	52% below	6	1 hr ago
Mal'Ganis	US	102,114 gold25 silver	49% below	5	1 hr ago
Proudmoore	US	161,809 gold96 silver	19% below	4	1 hr ago
Tichondrius	US	26,999 gold99 silver	86% below	4	1 hr ago
Stormrage	US	20,828 gold39 silver	90% below	4	1 hr ago
Zul'jin	US	204,246 gold17 silver	~ typical	4	1 hr ago

On Winter's Bite's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 199,775 gold37 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 49,999 gold to 8,444,444 gold22 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.

The current lowest price is 57% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 199,775 gold37 silver.

Chance on hit: Frostbolt - 5s
Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy causing Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.

Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.

Winter's Bite Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Winter's Bite is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 3310. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Winter's Bite.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Winter's Bite 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

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Winter's Bite (item level 28) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 27 to 29.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Winter's Bite (this item)	28	21	4.0 DPS. World Drop	9,333 gold on 38 realms
Ribsplitter	28	22	4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina, Critical Strike. World Drop	300 gold on 54 realms
Dawn's Edge	28	21	4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +11 Critical Strike, +5 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	369 gold on 82 realms
Axe of the Deep Woods	28	22	4.0 DPS. World Drop	2,500 gold on 56 realms
Corpse Harvester	28	21	4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop	31 gold on 58 realms
Serathil	29	23	4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +3 Versatility. World Drop	122 gold on 60 realms
Axe of Rin'ji	27	21	4.0 DPS, +6 Stamina, +3 Agility. World Drop	350 gold on 49 realms
Demon's Claw	29	24	4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop	25 gold on 53 realms
Axe of Sundered Bone	29	25	4.0 DPS, +4 Agility or Strength, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	5,301 gold on 58 realms
Ichor Slicer	29		4.0 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	854 gold on 75 realms
Moon Cleaver	27	20	4.0 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop	9 gold on 58 realms

Serathil has the highest item level here (29). The lowest listed price among them is Moon Cleaver at 9 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Winter's Bite among Weapon > Axe: Wicked Edge of the Planes, Reborn (item level 39), Golden Fleet Waraxe (item level 58), Kelada's Elucidation (item level 60), Plundered Skullsplitter (item level 60) and Plundered Iceshard Bite (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Winter's Bite among Weapon > Axe: Abomination Cleaver (item level 11), Thick War Axe (item level 10), Coreway Pickaxe (item level 1), Forest Berserker's Hatchet (item level 1) and Twilight Gut Ripper (item level 1).

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

Winter's Bite in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Winter's Bite 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 Winter's Bite next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Winter's Bite in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Winter's Bite 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 Winter's Bite in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Winter's Bite is Rare quality, item level 48 and requires level 43.
What does Winter's Bite sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 2g 47s for one Winter's Bite in Classic Era.
What slot is Winter's Bite in WoW Classic?: Winter's Bite is a Main Hand Axe in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
How much is Winter's Bite on the auction house right now?: 85,023g 56s on Burning Blade, 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.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 1.60.1.70205, 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

Winter's Bite

Winter's Bite Price History on Burning Blade

Supply & Availability