Forever Guides
What changed
Name reservation is open: it started 7:00am AEDT todayFinal racial pass: Human Ruthless cut to 1% crit, Tauren hit 60% run speedThe beta is closed after five weeksBlizzard reverses course: Roleplay-PvP ruleset arrives at launch
Winter's Bite, official Blizzard item icon
Rare Main Hand Axe

Winter's Bite

ilvl 48Req 43Classic data · Forever [Unconfirmed]
Item icon © Blizzard Entertainment
Official WoW Forever image: character in house interior with book
Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: Blizzard News

About this item

Winter's Bite is listed in our database, with the source still being confirmed. Its headline stats are 32.1 DPS. Chance on hit: Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy causing 20 to 30 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 50% for 5 sec. Against 4 other Axe main hand items within five levels, its stat budget ranks 3 of 5.

Tooltip

Winter's BiteItem Level 48Binds when equippedMain HandAxe47 - 88 DamageSpeed 2.10(32.1 damage per second)Durability 90 / 90Requires Level 43Chance on hit: Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy causing 20 to 30 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.Sell Price: 2g 47s 48c

⚠ Stats are Classic Era data from the Blizzard API, pending verification against WoW Forever.

Where it drops

Source
Drop chance
Not published yet. We only post rates from our own loot logs after launch.

Who should use it

Best for: physical damage.

WarriorPaladinHunterShaman

Our read from the item type and stats, not a game restriction. Any class that can equip it can use it.

Compare & upgrade path

Alternatives in the same slot (±8 levels)

Krol Blade iconKrol BladeMain Hand · ilvl 56 · req 51stronger stat budget · Arbiter's Blade iconArbiter's BladeMain Hand · ilvl 53 · req 48stronger stat budget · Charstone Dirk iconCharstone DirkMain Hand · ilvl 54 · req 49stronger stat budget · Jang'thraze the Protector iconJang'thraze the ProtectorMain Hand · ilvl 50 · req 45stronger stat budget ·

Upgrades after this

Runed Mithril Hammer iconRuned Mithril HammerMain Hand · ilvl 49 · req 44ilvl 49 · Phantom Blade iconPhantom BladeMain Hand · ilvl 49 · req 44ilvl 49 · Bloodrazor iconBloodrazorMain Hand · ilvl 50 · req 45ilvl 50 · Hammer of Expertise iconHammer of ExpertiseMain Hand · ilvl 50 · req 40ilvl 50 ·

"Stat budget" is a rough sum of stats, effects, DPS and armor, a quick guide rather than a sim.

Set bonuses

Not part of an item set.

← Loot · All items

Sources: stats and icon from the Blizzard Game Data API (Classic Era, fetched 2026-10-29). Drop sources cross-checked against Classic Era community records. Forever Guides is a fan site, not affiliated with Blizzard Entertainment. Icon © Blizzard Entertainment.