By GamGem ResearchLast updated 9 Oct 2026
Font of Venomous Rage — Trinket drop, item level & who can use it
Epic trinket from Ula'tek in The Venomous Abyss: item level 289–344 by difficulty. Every spec can use it — it carries Mastery. Its effect decides more than its item level, so sim it.
why?
+13 item levels, but its effect decides — item level alone can’t price it.
Top keys: 9 specs wear it — most, 63% of Marksmanship Hunter (n 179, #2 of 9 in trinkets), week of Oct 6–14. Every spec ›
Item level change302 → 315+13
Specs that can use itevery spec40
Grows toHero 6/6321
Nearest competitorHex Lord's Dooming Idol315why?
Use: Channel a torrent of venomous rage over 2 sec, dealing 382,672 Nature damage to your target and splattering all nearby enemies for 67,344 Nature damage. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets. (4 Min Cooldown)
What actually changes?
why?
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?
- Adventurermax 282
Veteranmax 295
Championmax 308- Heromax 321
Mythmax 334
Sockets & extras
Socketsnone on this item0- Unique-equippedone at a timeyes
What does it compete with?
why?
315 · dropped on Heroic- Hex Lord's Dooming Idol (315)The Coiled Altar · The Venomous AbyssSame levelHaste
- Voracious Heart of Ula'tek (315)Ula'tek · The Venomous AbyssSame levelCrit
- Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique (315)The Coiled Altar · The Venomous AbyssSame levelno secondaries
- Fang of Umbral Malignance (311)Vashnik the Malignant · The Venomous AbyssBelow itno secondaries
- Idol of the Howling Nexus (311)Sszorak · The Venomous AbyssBelow itMastery
Its effect makes it a different job from the stat-only rivals — a sim decides here, not item level.
Which specs want it?
trinket · 40 of 40 specs can use itwhy?
Can use it · game data · full BiS lists
Every one of the 40 specs can use it — each spec’s BiS lists below.
- Death KnightBloodMethodWowheadFrostMethodWowheadUnholyMethodWowhead
- Demon HunterDevourerMethodWowheadHavocMethodWowheadVengeanceMethodWowhead
- DruidBalanceMethodWowheadFeralMethodWowheadGuardianMethodWowheadRestorationMethodWowhead
- EvokerAugmentationMethodWowheadDevastationMethodWowheadPreservationMethodWowhead
- HunterBeast MasteryMethodWowheadMarksmanshipMethodWowheadSurvivalMethodWowhead
- MageArcaneMethodWowheadFireMethodWowheadFrostMethodWowhead
- MonkBrewmasterMethodWowheadMistweaverMethodWowheadWindwalkerMethodWowhead
- PaladinHolyMethodWowheadProtectionMethodWowheadRetributionMethodWowhead
- PriestDisciplineMethodWowheadHolyMethodWowheadShadowMethodWowhead
- RogueAssassinationMethodWowheadOutlawMethodWowheadSubtletyMethodWowhead
- ShamanElementalMethodWowheadEnhancementMethodWowheadRestorationMethodWowhead
- WarlockAfflictionMethodWowheadDemonologyMethodWowheadDestructionMethodWowhead
- WarriorArmsMethodWowheadFuryMethodWowheadProtectionMethodWowhead
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?
Ula'tekThe Venomous Abyss · Boss lootFight guide ›
The Venomous AbyssRaid · loot group 4 of 4Open ›
Weekly lockoutRaid Finder, Normal and Heroic bosses give loot once per difficulty each week; Mythic+ keys have no lockout.1 / week- Great VaultHeroic bosses · Myth 1/6318
Effort to target: once a week · 11 other items share its table
Who wears it in top keys
9 of 40 specs · +16–23 keys, US+EU, week of Oct 6–14 (Blizzard API)- Marksmanship Hunter63%#2 of 9 trinkets · n 179 · +16–20
- Augmentation Evoker56%#1 of 8 trinkets · n 64 · +16–20
- Havoc Demon Hunter38%#3 of 6 trinkets · n 328 · +18–22
- Beast Mastery Hunter30%#2 of 10 trinkets · n 328 · +18–21
- Assassination Rogue30%#3 of 7 trinkets · n 338 · +19–23
- Affliction Warlock14%#5 of 11 trinkets · n 140 · +16–20
- Destruction Warlock10%#5 of 8 trinkets · n 79 · +16–20
- Frost Mage9%#5 of 10 trinkets · n 145 · +16–20
- Devastation Evoker5%#7 of 9 trinkets · n 147 · +16–20
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?
Where evidence disagrees
- • Item level says upgrade; its effect may say otherwise — only a sim of your character settles it.
- • The Great Vault pays 318 for Heroic bosses — more than the drop itself (315).
What else to look at?
- Hex Lord's Dooming IdolTrinket · The Venomous Abyss315
- Voracious Heart of Ula'tekTrinket · The Venomous Abyss315
- Zul'jin's Guillotine TechniqueTrinket · The Venomous Abyss315
- Fang of Umbral MalignanceTrinket · The Venomous Abyss311
- Idol of the Howling NexusTrinket · The Venomous Abyss311
- Preternatural AntivenomTrinket · The Venomous Abyss311
- Sszorak's FerocityTrinket · The Venomous Abyss311
- Vashnik's Sanguine RancorTrinket · The Venomous Abyss311
Share with the group
Font of Venomous Rage315 TrinketSIM NEEDED302 → 315Font of Venomous Rage — 315 Trinket SIM NEEDED: 302 → 315 · Heroic · Raid Effect: Use: Channel a torrent of venomous rage over 2 sec, dealing 382,672 Nature damage to your target and splattering all nearby enemies for 67,344 Nature damage. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets. (4 Min Cooldown) Source: Ula'tek · The Venomous Abyss 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
- 270168
- Quality (base)
- Epic
- Type
- Armor · Miscellaneous
- Binding
- Binds when picked up
- Required level
- 90
- Preview item level
- 219 (Blizzard’s record — not the drop level)
- Stats at preview level
- Mastery 76
- Effect 1
- Use: Channel a torrent of venomous rage over 2 sec, dealing 382,672 Nature damage to your target and splattering all nearby enemies for 67,344 Nature damage. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets. (4 Min Cooldown)
- Sockets
- 0
- Unique-equipped
- Unique-Equipped
Ula'tek on video
- Mythic ULA'TEK Guide and Fight Walkthrough | Venomous Abyss Raid Boss Guides — World of WarcraftTactyks on YouTube · plays here
- Normal/Heroic ULA'TEK Boss Guide | Venomous Abyss Raid Midnight Season 2 — World of WarcraftTactyks on YouTube · plays here
- Curse of Ula’tek Launch Trailer | Midnight | World of Warcraft — World of WarcraftWorld of Warcraft on YouTube · plays here
Font of Venomous Rage — quick answers
Where does Font of Venomous Rage drop?
Ula'tek in The Venomous Abyss (Boss loot), in Midnight Season 2. No source publishes its drop rate.
What item level is Font of Venomous Rage?
Raid Finder 289 · Normal 302 · Heroic 315 · Mythic 344. Item levels are the season’s track table, by difficulty or key level.
Which specs can use Font of Venomous Rage?
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 Font of Venomous Rage in Mythic+?
9 of 40 specs wear it in top keys — Marksmanship Hunter 63% (#2 in trinkets, n 179), Augmentation Evoker 56% (#1 in trinkets, n 64), Havoc Demon Hunter 38% (#3 in trinkets, n 328), Beast Mastery Hunter 30% (#2 in trinkets, n 328), Assassination Rogue 30% (#3 in trinkets, n 338). +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 Font of Venomous Rage do?
Use: Channel a torrent of venomous rage over 2 sec, dealing 382,672 Nature damage to your target and splattering all nearby enemies for 67,344 Nature damage. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets. (4 Min Cooldown) (Blizzard’s record, at its preview item level.)
What competes with Font of Venomous Rage?
41 items for the same slot: Hex Lord's Dooming Idol, Voracious Heart of Ula'tek, Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique, Fang of Umbral Malignance….
Sources & how we checked
We read Blizzard’s Item API for this item (ID 270168) 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 boss’s loot group 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.
- Blizzard — Game Data API: items, journal, specializations · Every item’s stats, effects, sockets and set · the journal’s boss lists · each spec’s role and primary stat · read 2026-10-09
- Warcraft Wiki — Lockout · Raid loot once per boss per difficulty a week · no lockout on Mythic+ keys · read 2026-10-09
- Warcraft Wiki — each class’s page · Weapon skills per class (each class row links its own page) · read 2026-10-09
- Blizzard — Curse of Ula’tek content update notes · Raid Vault one track up · Myth 9 · Voidcore · Catalyst · Kirana · world rewards · read 2026-10-07
- Method — raid, Mythic+, Delve and Prey loot · End-of-run chest · boss groups · Lair · Delves · Prey · read 2026-10-07
- Method — Great Vault item levels · Vault by key, tier and difficulty · slots at 1/4/8 and 2/4/6 · read 2026-10-07
- Icy Veins — the raid’s final two bosses · Raid loot groups · tier tokens · read 2026-10-07
- Warcraft Wiki — Armor · Which classes wear cloth, leather, mail and plate · read 2026-10-07
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.