Hammer of the Northern Wind

Hammer of the Northern Wind was buffed in WoW Forever through its Chance on hit spell: cast time reduced from 1.5 sec to instant, range increased from 30 yd to 100 yd, not graded: Frost damage 20 to 30 in Classic Era, 50 in Forever (a 40 to 60 roll). Its tooltip reads: "Chance on hit: Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy causing 50 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 50% for 5 sec." Item level 54 Epic Main Hand weapon, requires level 49.

Hammer of the Northern Wind tooltip in WoW Forever

The Forever tooltip. The item's own row matches Classic Era; the line its effect spell prints differs from Classic Era's.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Hammer of the Northern Wind

Item Level 54

Binds when equipped

Main Hand · Mace

58 - 108 Damage · Speed 2.10

(39.5 damage per second)

Amounts are computed from Blizzard's item budget tables, the way the game client computes them (this engine ships no flat amounts). How

Requires Level 49

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

Sell Price: 4g 52s 67c

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