Every figure shows its source. Where a source is missing, the number is a placeholder — and it is never written as fact.
Latest on this boardLoot table read from Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal · 8 Oct 2026Every item read from Blizzard’s Item API — stats, effects, sockets — with who can use it · 9 Oct 2026

By GamGem ResearchLast updated 9 Oct 2026

Our drawing of the type: Axe. Not the in-game Venom-Etched Crescent.
Our drawingAxe
Dropped item · should I take it?

Venom-Etched Crescent — One-Hand drop, item level & who can use it

Rare one-hand from Rav'i in Altar of Fangs: item level 292–311 by difficulty. 8 specs can use it — it carries Intellect, Crit · Mastery. Stats only — no effect to sim.

Hero 3/6 · One-Hand · 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: no spec wears it in a share we publish (week of Oct 6–14). Every spec ›

Item level change308 → 311+3
Specs that can use itDevourer Demon Hunter, Augmentation Evoker +68Grows toHero 6/6321Nearest competitorBaleful Hexblade315
Stats onlygame data
why?
Why? · EffectNo effect line from Blizzard’s item record. Its numbers are at the record’s preview item level (219), not the level it drops at.

No special effect — its stats are the whole item.

Rav'i · Altar of FangsMythic+ 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
Critical Strike50%0%+50
Haste0%68%−68
Mastery50%32%+18
PrimaryIntellectIntellect
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 9 same-slot rivals: Malevolent Spiritcudgel, Hexing Spiritrender, Crackling Jade Kilij….
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 Baleful Hexblade out-levels it (315 vs 311); it beats 8 of 12 rivals.

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.
SpecStat fit · our comparison · top keysGuide
Devourer Demon HunterStrong · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Augmentation EvokerStrong · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Devastation EvokerStrong · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Preservation EvokerStrong · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Mistweaver MonkPartial · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Holy PaladinPartial · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Elemental ShamanStrong · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Restoration ShamanStrong · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›

Can use it · game data · full BiS lists

Who can use it: 0 tanks · 4 healers · 4 damage

No skill for this weapon · 16 specs: Druid · Hunter · Mage · Priest · Warlock

Without its primary stat · 16 specs: Blood Death Knight · Frost Death Knight · Unholy Death Knight · Havoc Demon Hunter · Vengeance Demon Hunter · Brewmaster Monk · Windwalker Monk · Protection Paladin · Retribution Paladin · Assassination Rogue · Outlaw Rogue · Subtlety Rogue · Enhancement Shaman · Arms Warrior · Fury Warrior · Protection Warrior

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.
  • Rav'iAltar of Fangs · End-of-dungeon chest
  • Altar of FangsMythic+ · 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 · 7 itemsDrop rate not published

Effort to target: repeatable · 6 other items share its table

Also drops here · 6

Who wears it in top keys

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

No spec’s top keys wear it in a share we publish (2% or more of a spec, at least 2 characters) — +16–23 keys, US+EU, week of Oct 6–14 (Blizzard API), 11,985 characters read. That says what top keys skipped this week, not that it is weak.

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 data4 stats · 0 effect · 0 socketsBlizzard API2026-10-09
Item level by difficultysourced table292–311gear 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

  • • The Great Vault pays 318 for +10 and up — more than the drop itself (311).

What else to look at?

Share with the group

Venom-Etched Crescent311 One-HandSIDEGRADE308 → 311
Mythic+ · +10 and upStats only
Rav'i · Altar of Fangs · checked 2026-10-09
Venom-Etched Crescent — 311 One-Hand
SIDEGRADE: 308 → 311 · +10 and up · Mythic+
Effect: none — stats only
Source: Rav'i · Altar of Fangs
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
273780
Quality (base)
Rare
Type
Weapon · Axe
Binding
Binds when picked up
Required level
80
Preview item level
219 (Blizzard’s record — not the drop level)
Stats at preview level
Intellect 29 · Stamina 7 · Critical Strike 5 · Mastery 5
Weapon
4–10 damage · speed 2.60 · 2.7 DPS (preview)
Sockets
0
Unique-equipped
no
◆ Blizzard — Game Data API: items, journal, specializations◆ Warcraft Wiki — Lockout◆ Warcraft Wiki — each class’s page◆ Method — Season 2 upgrade tracks◆ Method — raid, Mythic+, Delve and Prey loot◆ Method — Great Vault item levels

Altar of Fangs on video

Venom-Etched Crescent — quick answers

Where does Venom-Etched Crescent drop?

Rav'i in Altar of Fangs (End-of-dungeon chest), in Midnight Season 2. No source publishes its drop rate.

What item level is Venom-Etched Crescent?

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 Venom-Etched Crescent?

8 of 40: Devourer Demon Hunter, Augmentation Evoker, Devastation Evoker, Preservation Evoker, Mistweaver Monk, Holy Paladin, Elemental Shaman, Restoration Shaman.

Who uses Venom-Etched Crescent in Mythic+?

No spec’s top keys wear it in a share we publish (2% or more of a spec, at least 2 characters) — +16–23 keys, US+EU, week of Oct 6–14 (Blizzard API), 11,985 characters read. That says what top keys skipped this week, not that it is weak.

What does Venom-Etched Crescent do?

No special effect — it is a one-hand with Intellect and Crit · Mastery.

What competes with Venom-Etched Crescent?

12 items for the same slot: Baleful Hexblade, Jan'thrazet, the Soul Fang, Venomous Boneglaive, Malevolent Spiritcudgel….

Sources & how we checked

We read Blizzard’s Item API for this item (ID 273780) 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.