This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.
Your melee attacks have a chance to drain life from the target enemy.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Wraith Scythe is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
In the Appearances collection, Wraith Scythe is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 3492. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name axes among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Wraith Scythe (item level 28) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 27 to 30.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wraith Scythe (this item) | 28 | 22 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Agility or Strength, +5 Stamina. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Axe of the Deep Woods | 28 | 22 | 4.0 DPS. World Drop | 2,500 gold on 50 realms |
 Corpse Harvester | 28 | 21 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 15 gold on 52 realms |
| Warlord's Axe | 28 | 22 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 20 gold on 51 realms |
 Serathil | 29 | 23 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +3 Versatility. World Drop | 198 gold on 50 realms |
 Axe of Rin'ji | 27 | 21 | 4.0 DPS, +6 Stamina, +3 Agility. World Drop | 183 gold on 65 realms |
 Felstone Reaver | 29 | 23 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 38 gold on 52 realms |
 Ichor Slicer | 29 | 4.0 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 1,223 gold on 71 realms | |
| Moon Cleaver | 27 | 20 | 4.0 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 1 silver on 57 realms |
 Axe of the Legion | 30 | 25 | 4.0 DPS, +5 Strength, +5 Stamina, +6 Haste. World Drop | 999 gold on 56 realms |
 Knight's War Axe | 30 | 24 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 509 gold on 52 realms |
Knight's War Axe has the highest item level here (30). The lowest listed price among them is Moon Cleaver at 1 silver in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Wraith Scythe among Weapon > Axe: Forgewire Axe (item level 38), Zandalari Head-Cleaver (item level 38), Wicked Edge of the Planes, Reborn (item level 39), Plundered Skullsplitter (item level 60) and Plundered Iceshard Bite (item level 60).
Nearest lower item levels below Wraith Scythe among Weapon > Axe: Headsplitter (item level 18), Razor's Edge (item level 14), Bronze Axe (item level 14), Deadmines Cleaver (item level 12) and Thick War Axe (item level 10).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Wraith Scythe 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 Wraith Scythe next to the live retail market on this page.
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 Wraith Scythe
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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