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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 9 Oct 2026

Our drawing of the type: Sword. Not the in-game Jaw of the Shackled Goddess. — Our drawingSword

Dropped item · should I take it?

Jaw of the Shackled Goddess — One-Hand drop, item level & who can use it

Epic one-hand from Ula'tek in The Venomous Abyss: item level 289–344 by difficulty. 8 specs can use it — it carries Strength, Haste. Its effect decides more than its item level, so sim it.

Hero 4/6 · One-Hand · Epic · Venomcursed

Dropped on

Equipped ✎302

315HeroicSIM NEEDED

why?

Why? · VerdictBuilt from the item level you set (302) against this drop on Heroic (315), 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.

+13 item levels, but its effect decides — item level alone can’t price it.

Top keys: 3 specs wear it — most, 53% of Frost Death Knight (n 313, #1 of 4 in off hand), week of Oct 6–14. Every spec ›

Item level change302 → 315+13

Specs that can use itBlood Death Knight, Frost Death Knight +68

Grows toHero 6/6321

Nearest competitorAman'muso, Warlord's Vengeance315

Equipgame data

why?

Why? · EffectThe effect line from Blizzard’s item record. Its numbers are at the record’s preview item level (219), not the level it drops at.

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to increase your Haste by 193, but reduce your other secondary stats by 32 for 12 sec.

Ula'tek · The Venomous AbyssRaid boss · Boss lootRoute ›

Sim neededIts effect can’t be priced by item level. A sim of your own character (Raidbots Top Gear or Droptimizer) settles it; no sim is attached here.

Drop-decision mode

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.

Compared with

StatDroppedComparedΔ pts

Haste100%30%+70

Mastery0%70%−70

PrimaryStrengthStrength / Agility

EffectEquipEquip

Item level, same track315315

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.

Adventurermax 282
Veteranmax 295
Championmax 308
Heromax 321
Mythmax 334

Upgrade-equivalence ruler — drag to Hero 4/6

At 4/6: 315 item level

Out-levels 4 same-slot rivals: Strongblood's Ceremonial Cleaver, Resonating Crystal Scimitar, Taz'Rah's Cosmic Edge….

No upgrade from where it dropped.

Sockets & extras

Socketsnone on this item0
Unique-equippedone at a timeyes

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.

315 · dropped on Heroic

Its effect makes it a different job from the stat-only rivals — a sim decides here, not item level.

Which specs want it?

one-hand · 8 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.

Your spec

SpecStat fit · our comparison · top keysGuide

Blood Death KnightStrong · Raid orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›

Frost Death KnightWeak · Raid orderTop keys · 53% wear itOpen ›

Unholy Death KnightWeak · Raid orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›

Protection PaladinStrong · Raid orderTop keys · 14% wear itOpen ›

Retribution PaladinStrong · Raid orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›

Arms WarriorStrong · Raid orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›

Fury WarriorStrong · Raid orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›

Protection WarriorStrong · Raid orderTop keys · 17% wear itOpen ›

Can use it · game data · full BiS lists

Death KnightBloodMethod WowheadFrostMethod WowheadUnholyMethod Wowhead
PaladinProtectionMethod WowheadRetributionMethod Wowhead
WarriorArmsMethod WowheadFuryMethod WowheadProtectionMethod Wowhead

Who can use it: 3 tanks · 0 healers · 5 damage

No skill for this weapon · 13 specs: Druid · Hunter · Priest · Shaman

Without its primary stat · 19 specs: Devourer Demon Hunter · Havoc Demon Hunter · Vengeance Demon Hunter · Augmentation Evoker · Devastation Evoker · Preservation Evoker · Arcane Mage · Fire Mage · Frost Mage · Brewmaster Monk · Mistweaver Monk · Windwalker Monk · Holy Paladin · Assassination Rogue · Outlaw Rogue · Subtlety Rogue · Affliction Warlock · Demonology Warlock · Destruction Warlock

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.

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

Weekly-gatedGreat Vault optionBonus-roll targetShared table · 12 itemsDrop rate not published

Effort to target: once a week · 11 other items share its table

Also drops here · 11

Who wears it in top keys

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

Frost Death Knight53%#1 of 4 off hand · n 313 · +18–22
Protection Warrior17%#3 of 7 main hand · n 310 · +17–20
Protection Paladin14%#3 of 5 main hand · n 326 · +18–22

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 data3 stats · 1 effect · 0 socketsBlizzard API2026-10-09

Item level by difficultysourced table289–344gear page sources2026-10-09

Who can use itgame data8 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

• 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?

Share with the group

Jaw of the Shackled Goddess315 One-HandSIM NEEDED302 → 315

Raid · HeroicSim needed

Ula'tek · The Venomous Abyss · checked 2026-10-09

Jaw of the Shackled Goddess — 315 One-Hand
SIM NEEDED: 302 → 315 · Heroic · Raid
Effect: Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to increase your Haste by 193, but reduce your other secondary stats by 32 for 12 sec.
Source: Ula'tek · The Venomous Abyss
Can use it: 8 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: 268202
Quality (base): Epic
Type: Weapon · Sword
Binding: Binds when picked up
Required level: 90
Preview item level: 219 (Blizzard’s record — not the drop level)
Stats at preview level: Strength 32 · Stamina 502 · Haste 54
Weapon: 71–119 damage · speed 2.60 · 36.5 DPS (preview)
Effect 1: Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to increase your Haste by 193, but reduce your other secondary stats by 32 for 12 sec.
Line under the name: Venomcursed
Sockets: 0
Unique-equipped: Unique-Equipped

◆ Blizzard — Game Data API: items, journal, specializations ◆ Warcraft Wiki — Lockout ◆ Warcraft Wiki — each class’s page ◆ Blizzard — Curse of Ula’tek content update notes ◆ Method — raid, Mythic+, Delve and Prey loot ◆ Method — Great Vault item levels ◆ Icy Veins — the raid’s final two bosses

Ula'tek on video

Jaw of the Shackled Goddess — quick answers

Where does Jaw of the Shackled Goddess drop?

Ula'tek in The Venomous Abyss (Boss loot), in Midnight Season 2. No source publishes its drop rate.

What item level is Jaw of the Shackled Goddess?

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 Jaw of the Shackled Goddess?

8 of 40: Blood Death Knight, Frost Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, Protection Paladin, Retribution Paladin, Arms Warrior, Fury Warrior, Protection Warrior.

Who uses Jaw of the Shackled Goddess in Mythic+?

3 of 40 specs wear it in top keys — Frost Death Knight 53% (#1 in off hand, n 313), Protection Warrior 17% (#3 in main hand, n 310), Protection Paladin 14% (#3 in main hand, n 326). +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 Jaw of the Shackled Goddess do?

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to increase your Haste by 193, but reduce your other secondary stats by 32 for 12 sec. (Blizzard’s record, at its preview item level.)

What competes with Jaw of the Shackled Goddess?

5 items for the same slot: Aman'muso, Warlord's Vengeance, Strongblood's Ceremonial Cleaver, Resonating Crystal Scimitar, Taz'Rah's Cosmic Edge….

Sources & how we checked

We read Blizzard’s Item API for this item (ID 268202) 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.