10 High-Level Items In Classic WoW With The Lowest Drop Rates
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10 High-Level Items In Classic WoW With The Lowest Drop Rates
From The Hand of Edward the Odd to The Eye of Shadow, here are 10 high-level items from Classic World of Warcraft that always keep fans coming back. The question non-gamers ask is always, "Why?" Why do you spend so long in front of that screen, playing that same game, running that same dungeon? Didn't you already take this character to max level? The answer is simple, for those rare and valuable items that have a low chance to drop. Sometimes a player needs a certain piece to complete a set, or maybe just a cool item that does nothing but give its holder some prestige. It's common to run through a dungeon or raid multiple times just for one specific item. Here are ten high-level items with low drop rates that will keep you coming back. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY The Hand of Edward the Odd
It is odd. It has a spellcasting buff that famously allowed instant hearthstone spells before . It's a BiS item for Shamans and drops from various bosses, trash and mobs in a variety of places throughout Azeroth. Regular baddies in Blackwing Lair and Molten Core drop the Hand of Edward the Odd, but at a 0.01% rate. Kill Lieutenant General Nokhor or any of three other big bosses during the Ahn Qiraj event and your chances go up to 10-17% percent. Deathcharger Reins
The famously rare Reins of the Deathcharger mount, which drops from Baron Rivendere in Stratholme at a stupidly low rate of 0.02%, could have inspired this whole list. It's more sought after on the Alliance side than the Horde because it's unique. This is the only skeletal horse mount available for that faction, whereas any Horde player can get to Exalted reputation with the Forsaken and buy one that looks similar but is missing armor and horns. Teebu s Blazing Longsword
This badass looking longsword appeared on the original game’s cover art, making it one of the game's most recognizable icons. It drops almost exclusively from certain bosses associated with the Ahn’Qiraj event. Lieutenant General Nokhor, Ashi, Regal, and Zora drop this sword with a whopping a 6-10% drop rate. Almost. There’s a less than 0.05% chance that the sword will drop from trash in the Blackwing Lair and the Molten Core raids. That puts it on the same level as the Reins of the Deathcharger when it comes to rarity. Foror s Compendium of Dragon Slaying
This isn't the only rare book that you can pick up in Dire Maul, but it's the one with the lowest drop rate. The book has a 0.01 to 0.03% chance to drop from virtually every boss and named mob in Dire Maul. It's highly sought after by Warriors and Paladins because it's the first step to creating Quel'Serrar, a powerful blade that's ideal for tanks. For those that aren't wearing plate or tanking, Foror s Compendium of Dragon Slaying is worth quite a few gold on the auction house. Swift Zulian Tiger
Remember that skeletal horse from Stratholme that Alliance players wanted? Here's the Horde equivalent, although the drop rate on this rare item is slightly higher. It drops from High Priest Thekal, one of the bosses in Zul'Gurub, at a rate of 0.08%. As the only cat-form mont available to the Horde, you can see why one faction would covet this one more than the other. Piccolo of Flaming Fire
What is it about Stratholme and rare items? With a consistent drop rate of 23%, this easily has the highest chance on the list, but the NPC that drops it is one of those rare elite spawns. You're in double jeopardy if you're farming for the infamous Piccolo of Flaming Fire. The boss in question is Hearthsinger Forresten, and he lurks between the Live and Dead halves of the devastated city in several different areas. So that's really three hurdles, as he's also hard to find. It seems like a lot of trouble for an item that . Skullflame Shield
CREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v62), quality = 95 Yup, Stratholme again, but this item is actually a world drop, meaning you can find it in a variety of places other than the dungeon. That doesn't improve the drop rate, which is about 0.2% no matter where you are, but at least you can farm in a variety of locations instead of the same instance again and again. Bosses and mobs in Scholomance and Dire Maul also drop the Skullflame Shield, as do certain creatures wandering in the wilderness in Azshara and Winterspring. Mature Blue Dragon Sinew
Highly prized by Hunters, it's part of the epic quest that starts in Molten Core and ends with a coveted purple quiver. The drop rate is 0.4 to 0.6% from the nameless blue dragon mobs in Winterspring, but if you're lucky enough to drop Azuregos as he pats throughout Azshara that goes up to a whopping 80%. Good luck getting to this elusive blue dragon before the other faction does. The Xorothian Firestick
If you play retail and have this in your inventory, consider yourself stinking rich. This is an item that only exists in Classic WoW, and could only be obtained by helping a Warlock finish their Dreadsteed of Xoroth . This item drops from a boss in Dire Maul but only when you kill him as part of opening a portal to the demon planet of Xoroth, where dwells the fearsome Dreadsteed. The Eye of Shadow
An item specifically for priests, the Eye of Shadow is similar to Foror s Compendium of Dragon Slaying and the Mature Blue Dragon Sinew. It's part of a quest chain that ends with the reward of an epic item, in this case, the Staff of Benediction. It also drops from certain roaming elites, this time in Wintersrping and the Blasted Lands, and one deadly world boss, Lord Kazzak. With a fairly high drop rate of 4 to 8%, it's a decent item to farm and sell at the Auction House. It drops almost every time from Lord Kazzak at a rate of 85%.