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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 9 Oct 2026

Our drawing of the type: Trinket. Not the in-game Vile Vial of Volatile Venom. — Our drawingTrinket

Dropped item · should I take it?

Vile Vial of Volatile Venom — Trinket drop, item level & who can use it

Rare trinket from Rav'i in Altar of Fangs: item level 292–311 by difficulty. Every spec can use it — it carries Strength or Agility or Intellect. Its effect decides more than its item level, so sim it.

Hero 3/6 · Trinket · Rare

Dropped on

Equipped ✎308

311+10 and upSIM NEEDED

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

Top keys: 28 specs wear it — most, 92% of Elemental Shaman (n 340, #1 of 5 in trinkets), week of Oct 6–14. Every spec ›

Item level change308 → 311+3

Specs that can use itevery spec40

Grows toHero 6/6321

Nearest competitorFont of Venomous Rage315

On-usegame 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.

Use: Take a small sip of venom, gaining 513 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec. Afterwards, a random secondary stat is reduced by 73 for 15 sec. (2 Min Cooldown)

Rav'i · Altar of FangsMythic+ dungeon · End-of-dungeon chestRoute ›

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

Mastery0%100%−100

PrimaryStrength / Agility / Intellect—

EffectOn-useOn-use

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.

Adventurermax 282
Veteranmax 295
Championmax 308
Heromax 321
Mythmax 334

Upgrade-equivalence ruler — drag to Hero 3/6

At 3/6: 311 item level

Out-levels 31 same-slot rivals: First Mate's Shellward, Gebbo's Bottomless Bag, Keeper's Seething Core….

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.

311 · dropped on +10 and up

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 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

It has no secondary stats, so no stat order applies — what it does is in its effect or its look.

Can use it · game data · full BiS lists

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

Death KnightBloodMethod WowheadFrostMethod WowheadUnholyMethod Wowhead
Demon HunterDevourerMethod WowheadHavocMethod WowheadVengeanceMethod Wowhead
DruidBalanceMethod WowheadFeralMethod WowheadGuardianMethod WowheadRestorationMethod Wowhead
EvokerAugmentationMethod WowheadDevastationMethod WowheadPreservationMethod Wowhead
HunterBeast MasteryMethod WowheadMarksmanshipMethod WowheadSurvivalMethod Wowhead
MageArcaneMethod WowheadFireMethod WowheadFrostMethod Wowhead
MonkBrewmasterMethod WowheadMistweaverMethod WowheadWindwalkerMethod Wowhead
PaladinHolyMethod WowheadProtectionMethod WowheadRetributionMethod Wowhead
PriestDisciplineMethod WowheadHolyMethod WowheadShadowMethod Wowhead
RogueAssassinationMethod WowheadOutlawMethod WowheadSubtletyMethod Wowhead
ShamanElementalMethod WowheadEnhancementMethod WowheadRestorationMethod Wowhead
WarlockAfflictionMethod WowheadDemonologyMethod WowheadDestructionMethod Wowhead
WarriorArmsMethod WowheadFuryMethod WowheadProtectionMethod Wowhead

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 — 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

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

Elemental Shaman92%#1 of 5 trinkets · n 340 · +20–23
Balance Druid78%#1 of 6 trinkets · n 326 · +17–20
Demonology Warlock70%#2 of 6 trinkets · n 321 · +18–22
Fire Mage70%#1 of 9 trinkets · n 70 · +16–19
Affliction Warlock59%#1 of 11 trinkets · n 140 · +16–20
Devastation Evoker46%#3 of 9 trinkets · n 147 · +16–20
Enhancement Shaman28%#3 of 8 trinkets · n 336 · +17–21
Protection Paladin23%#3 of 9 trinkets · n 326 · +18–22
Shadow Priest22%#4 of 7 trinkets · n 329 · +17–21
Protection Warrior20%#4 of 12 trinkets · n 310 · +17–20
Fury Warrior14%#4 of 8 trinkets · n 307 · +16–21
Marksmanship Hunter14%#4 of 9 trinkets · n 179 · +16–20
Feral Druid12%#5 of 9 trinkets · n 321 · +16–22
Destruction Warlock11%#4 of 8 trinkets · n 79 · +16–20
Frost Mage10%#4 of 10 trinkets · n 145 · +16–20
Retribution Paladin9%#3 of 5 trinkets · n 346 · +19–22
Discipline Priest7%#6 of 12 trinkets · n 234 · +16–21
Restoration Druid6%#6 of 11 trinkets · n 313 · +16–21
Beast Mastery Hunter5%#9 of 10 trinkets · n 328 · +18–21
Vengeance Demon Hunter5%#9 of 10 trinkets · n 312 · +17–21
Guardian Druid4%#8 of 8 trinkets · n 338 · +20–23
Survival Hunter4%#7 of 10 trinkets · n 179 · +16–20
Assassination Rogue3%#6 of 7 trinkets · n 338 · +19–23
Havoc Demon Hunter3%#6 of 6 trinkets · n 328 · +18–22
Brewmaster Monk3%#11 of 12 trinkets · n 318 · +16–22
Windwalker Monk3%#8 of 8 trinkets · n 339 · +18–22
Arms Warrior2%#5 of 5 trinkets · n 340 · +20–22
Holy Priest2%#8 of 8 trinkets · n 329 · +18–21

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 table292–311gear page sources2026-10-09

Who can use itgame data40 of 40 specsBlizzard API · Warcraft Wiki2026-10-09

Stat fitour comparisonno spec guide yetGamGem2026-10-09

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

Vile Vial of Volatile Venom311 TrinketSIM NEEDED308 → 311

Mythic+ · +10 and upSim needed

Rav'i · Altar of Fangs · checked 2026-10-09

Vile Vial of Volatile Venom — 311 Trinket
SIM NEEDED: 308 → 311 · +10 and up · Mythic+
Effect: Use: Take a small sip of venom, gaining 513 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec. Afterwards, a random secondary stat is reduced by 73 for 15 sec. (2 Min Cooldown)
Source: Rav'i · Altar of Fangs
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: 273796
Quality (base): Rare
Type: Armor · Miscellaneous
Binding: Binds when picked up
Required level: 80
Preview item level: 219 (Blizzard’s record — not the drop level)
Stats at preview level: Intellect 61 · Agility 61 · Strength 61
Effect 1: Use: Take a small sip of venom, gaining 513 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec. Afterwards, a random secondary stat is reduced by 73 for 15 sec. (2 Min Cooldown)
Flavour text: Questionable? Yes. Potable?... Technically yes.
Sockets: 0
Unique-equipped: Unique-Equipped

◆ 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

Vile Vial of Volatile Venom — quick answers

Where does Vile Vial of Volatile Venom 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 Vile Vial of Volatile Venom?

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 Vile Vial of Volatile Venom?

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 Vile Vial of Volatile Venom in Mythic+?

28 of 40 specs wear it in top keys — Elemental Shaman 92% (#1 in trinkets, n 340), Balance Druid 78% (#1 in trinkets, n 326), Demonology Warlock 70% (#2 in trinkets, n 321), Fire Mage 70% (#1 in trinkets, n 70), Affliction Warlock 59% (#1 in trinkets, n 140). +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 Vile Vial of Volatile Venom do?

Use: Take a small sip of venom, gaining 513 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec. Afterwards, a random secondary stat is reduced by 73 for 15 sec. (2 Min Cooldown) (Blizzard’s record, at its preview item level.)

What competes with Vile Vial of Volatile Venom?

41 items for the same slot: Font of Venomous Rage, Hex Lord's Dooming Idol, Voracious Heart of Ula'tek, Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique….

Sources & how we checked

We read Blizzard’s Item API for this item (ID 273796) 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.

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
Method — Season 2 upgrade tracks · Champion, Hero and Myth ranks · 344 · 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
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.