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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 9 Oct 2026

Our drawing of the type: Cloak. Not the in-game Bloodthorn Burnous.
Our drawingCloak
Dropped item · should I take it?

Bloodthorn Burnous — Back drop, item level & who can use it

Rare back from Ikuzz the Light Hunter in The Blinding Vale: item level 292–311 by difficulty. Every spec can use it — it carries Strength or Agility or Intellect, Haste · Mastery. Stats only — no effect to sim.

Hero 3/6 · Back · Rare
Dropped on
Equipped ✎308
311+10 and upSIDEGRADE
why?
Why? · VerdictBuilt from the item level you set (308) against this drop on +10 and up (311), whether it has an effect, and whether your spec can use it. GamGem’s rule of thumb, not a sim: +6 or more is an upgrade, within ±5 a sidegrade, −6 or less a downgrade; any effect asks for a sim.

+3 item levels — within ±5, so the secondary stats decide.

Top keys: 25 specs wear it — most, 36% of Restoration Druid (n 313, #1 of 5 in back), week of Oct 6–14. Every spec ›

Stats onlygame data
why?
Why? · EffectNo effect line from Blizzard’s item record. Its numbers are at the record’s preview item level (108), not the level it drops at.

No special effect — its stats are the whole item.

Ikuzz the Light Hunter · The Blinding ValeMythic+ dungeon · End-of-dungeon chestRoute ›

What actually changes?

why?
Why? · StatsBlizzard’s item record prints stats at a preview level that differs between items, so the rows compare how each item SPLITS its secondary rating — the share of each stat — not the raw numbers.
StatDroppedComparedΔ pts
Haste63%30%+33
Mastery38%70%−32
PrimaryStrength / Agility / IntellectStrength / Agility / Intellect
Effectnonenone
Item level, same track311315

Shares of each item’s secondary rating, from Blizzard’s item records; the raw numbers sit at different preview levels, so they are not compared. Rows that move 20 points or more are lit.

How far can it grow?

why?
Why? · Upgrade trackItem level per rank is the gear page’s track table; every rank costs 20 Mistcrests of the item’s own track. A Mythic 344 drop is past the track and upgrades no further.
  1. Adven­turermax 282
  2. Vet­eranmax 295
  3. Cham­pionmax 308
  4. Heromax 321
  5. Mythmax 334
At 3/6: 311 item level
Out-levels 4 same-slot rivals: Amani Summoning Shawl, Cloak of the Restless Tribes, Fireproof Drape….
No upgrade from where it dropped.

Sockets & extras

  • Socketsnone on this item0
  • Unique-equippedno limitno

What does it compete with?

why?
Why? · CompetitionThe season’s other items for the same slot, the same armour and a shared primary stat, at their item level on the same track as this drop. “Different job” means one has an effect and the other does not — our rule.
311 · dropped on +10 and up

On the Hero track Silken Voodoo Drape out-levels it (315 vs 311); it beats 3 of 5 rivals.

Which specs want it?

back · 40 of 40 specs can use it
why?
Why? · Spec demandCan use = the class wears this armour, has the weapon skill (each class’s Warcraft Wiki page) and the spec’s primary stat is on the item (Blizzard). Stat fit is OUR comparison of the item’s two biggest secondaries with a stat order a GamGem spec guide sources — not a guide’s pick.
SpecStat fit · our comparison · top keysGuide
Blood Death KnightStrong · M+ orderTop keys · 6% wear itOpen ›
Frost Death KnightWeak · M+ orderTop keys · 10% wear itOpen ›
Unholy Death KnightWeak · M+ orderTop keys · 7% wear itOpen ›
Devourer Demon HunterStrong · M+ orderTop keys · 18% wear itOpen ›
Havoc Demon HunterPartial · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Vengeance Demon HunterStrong · M+ orderTop keys · 5% wear itOpen ›
Balance DruidStrong · M+ orderTop keys · 17% wear itOpen ›
Feral DruidStrong · M+ orderTop keys · 19% wear itOpen ›
Guardian DruidPartial · M+ orderTop keys · 4% wear itOpen ›
Restoration DruidStrong · M+ orderTop keys · 36% wear itOpen ›
Augmentation EvokerStrong · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Devastation EvokerStrong · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Preservation EvokerPartial · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Beast Mastery HunterPartial · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Marksmanship HunterPartial · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Survival HunterStrong · M+ orderTop keys · 11% wear itOpen ›
Arcane MagePartial · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Fire MagePartial · M+ orderTop keys · 33% wear itOpen ›
Frost MageStrong · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Brewmaster MonkPartial · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Mistweaver MonkPartial · M+ orderTop keys · 11% wear itOpen ›
Windwalker MonkStrong · M+ orderTop keys · 13% wear itOpen ›
Holy PaladinPartial · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Protection PaladinPartial · M+ orderTop keys · 9% wear itOpen ›
Retribution PaladinStrong · M+ orderTop keys · 11% wear itOpen ›
Discipline PriestStrong · M+ orderTop keys · 21% wear itOpen ›
Holy PriestPartial · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Shadow PriestStrong · M+ orderTop keys · 18% wear itOpen ›
Assassination RoguePartial · M+ orderTop keys · 11% wear itOpen ›
Outlaw RoguePartial · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Subtlety RogueStrong · M+ orderTop keys · 17% wear itOpen ›
Elemental ShamanStrong · M+ orderTop keys · 8% wear itOpen ›
Enhancement ShamanStrong · M+ orderTop keys · 13% wear itOpen ›
Restoration ShamanStrong · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Affliction WarlockStrong · M+ orderTop keys · 4% wear itOpen ›
Demonology WarlockStrong · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Destruction WarlockStrong · M+ orderTop keys · 11% wear itOpen ›
Arms WarriorPartial · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Fury WarriorStrong · M+ orderTop keys · 18% wear itOpen ›
Protection WarriorPartial · M+ orderTop keys · 6% wear itOpen ›

Can use it · game data · full BiS lists

Every one of the 40 specs can use it — each spec’s BiS lists below.

Who can use it: 6 tanks · 7 healers · 27 damage

Stat fit is our comparison of the item’s two biggest secondary stats with a stat order a GamGem spec guide sources (today: all 40 specs) — not a guide’s pick. The BiS links open each spec’s own page on Method and Wowhead. Every class and spec ›

Where to get it again?

why?
Why? · SourceBoss and instance from Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal. No source publishes drop rates, so none is shown.
  • Ikuzz the Light HunterThe Blinding Vale · End-of-dungeon chest
  • The Blinding ValeMythic+ · end-of-dungeon chestOpen ›
  • No lockoutRaid Finder, Normal and Heroic bosses give loot once per difficulty each week; Mythic+ keys have no lockout.repeatable
  • Great Vault+10 and up · Myth 1/6318
RepeatableGreat Vault optionShared table · 6 itemsDrop rate not published

Effort to target: repeatable · 5 other items share its table

Who wears it in top keys

25 of 40 specs · +16–23 keys, US+EU, week of Oct 6–14 (Blizzard API)

Share = of that spec’s top-key characters still in the spec when read, the part wearing this item in that slot (rings and trinkets: either slot). Counted by GamGem from Blizzard’s Mythic+ leaderboards and character profiles, 11,985 characters, read 2026-10-09. Top keys, not all players — what they wear, not a ranking of the item.

How sure is this?

why?
Why? · EvidenceEvery row says what kind of evidence it is. Simulations and logs are not attached — no source with terms we can show.
RowKindResultFromRead
Item recordgame data6 stats · 0 effect · 0 socketsBlizzard API2026-10-09
Item level by difficultysourced table292–311gear page sources2026-10-09
Who can use itgame data40 of 40 specsBlizzard API · Warcraft Wiki2026-10-09
Stat fitour comparison40 specs with a sourced orderGamGem2026-10-09
Simulationsimulatednot attached——
Logs (who equips it)observednot attached——

Where evidence disagrees

  • • It carries Strength or Agility or Intellect: one piece serves specs of 3 kinds, so they can want the same drop.
  • • The Great Vault pays 318 for +10 and up — more than the drop itself (311).

What else to look at?

Share with the group

Bloodthorn Burnous311 BackSIDEGRADE308 → 311
Mythic+ · +10 and upStats only
Ikuzz the Light Hunter · The Blinding Vale · checked 2026-10-09
Bloodthorn Burnous — 311 Back
SIDEGRADE: 308 → 311 · +10 and up · Mythic+
Effect: none — stats only
Source: Ikuzz the Light Hunter · The Blinding Vale
Can use it: 40 of 40 specs
Checked 2026-10-09 · Blizzard API data · GamGem

Ask about this drop

Try: “is it an upgrade?” · “where does it drop?” · “who can use it?” · “item level on Mythic?”

Full item record

IDs, raw stats, effects, flavour text
Environment
Live 12.1 — the 12.1.5 PTR is not mixed in
Item ID
251190
Quality (base)
Rare
Type
Armor · Cloth
Binding
Binds when picked up
Required level
78
Preview item level
108 (Blizzard’s record — not the drop level)
Stats at preview level
Intellect 4 · Agility 4 · Strength 4 · Stamina 6 · Haste 5 · Mastery 3
Armour
4
Sockets
0
Unique-equipped
no

Bloodthorn Burnous — quick answers

Where does Bloodthorn Burnous drop?

Ikuzz the Light Hunter in The Blinding Vale (End-of-dungeon chest), in Midnight Season 2. No source publishes its drop rate.

What item level is Bloodthorn Burnous?

Mythic 0 292 · +2–3 295 · +4 298 · +5 302 · +6–7 305 · +8–9 308 · +10 and up 311. Item levels are the season’s track table, by difficulty or key level.

Which specs can use Bloodthorn Burnous?

40 of 40: Blood Death Knight, Frost Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, Devourer Demon Hunter, Havoc Demon Hunter, Vengeance Demon Hunter, Balance Druid, Feral Druid, Guardian Druid, Restoration Druid, Augmentation Evoker, Devastation Evoker, Preservation Evoker, Beast Mastery Hunter, Marksmanship Hunter, Survival Hunter, Arcane Mage, Fire Mage, Frost Mage, Brewmaster Monk, Mistweaver Monk, Windwalker Monk, Holy Paladin, Protection Paladin, Retribution Paladin, Discipline Priest, Holy Priest, Shadow Priest, Assassination Rogue, Outlaw Rogue, Subtlety Rogue, Elemental Shaman, Enhancement Shaman, Restoration Shaman, Affliction Warlock, Demonology Warlock, Destruction Warlock, Arms Warrior, Fury Warrior, Protection Warrior.

Who uses Bloodthorn Burnous in Mythic+?

25 of 40 specs wear it in top keys — Restoration Druid 36% (#1 in back, n 313), Fire Mage 33% (#1 in back, n 70), Discipline Priest 21% (#2 in back, n 234), Feral Druid 19% (#2 in back, n 321), Fury Warrior 18% (#2 in back, n 307). +16–23 keys, US+EU, week of Oct 6–14 (Blizzard API); 11,985 characters read. A measurement of top keys, not a ranking of the item.

What does Bloodthorn Burnous do?

No special effect — it is a back with Strength or Agility or Intellect and Haste · Mastery.

What competes with Bloodthorn Burnous?

5 items for the same slot: Silken Voodoo Drape, Amani Summoning Shawl, Cloak of the Restless Tribes, Fireproof Drape….

Sources & how we checked

We read Blizzard’s Item API for this item (ID 251190) on 2026-10-09 and took its boss from Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal. Its item levels are the season’s track table, read for its source by difficulty. Who can use it joins each class’s armour and weapon skills (Warcraft Wiki) with each spec’s primary stat (Blizzard). Stat fit is our own comparison with a stat order a GamGem spec guide sources. Nothing here comes from a sim or from logs.

Midnight Season 2 · live patch 12.1 (the 12.1.5 PTR is not mixed in) · item data from Blizzard’s Game Data API, read 2026-10-09. Item levels are the season’s track table; spec fit is game data; stat fit is our own comparison. No player names, profiles or logos. Your item level, difficulty and spec are saved in this browser only.