Get Broken Wine Bottle
Overview

Broken Wine Bottle is a common-quality one-handed bludgeoning weapon that has existed in the game since the days of classic World of Warcraft. It is essentially a "bottle shiv": a smashed bottle with a jagged neck that the character wields like an improvised club. The item has no combat value — its 1–2 damage and a mere level 3 requirement speak for themselves — but thanks to its instantly recognizable look it is prized as a cosmetic transmog.
Source
The Broken Wine Bottle does not drop from bosses and is not sold by vendors — it is caught by fishing.
- The location is the Northern Barrens, specifically the marshy area in the northeast of the zone, where the Venture Company set up an oil operation.
- The item turns up as a "junk" catch among ordinary fish — no separate fishing skill is required for the catch itself, and you can fish it up even with minimal proficiency.
- There is no guaranteed chance: the bottle comes up at random, so be ready for a string of casts before it appears.
- As of patch 10.0.5 the item became bind-on-equip rather than bound to the account, which means it can be bought or sold on the auction house if you would rather not fish for it yourself.
If your only goal is the appearance, check the auction house: other players sometimes list spare copies, so the transmog can take a couple of minutes instead of a fishing session.
Visual Appeal
- Perfect for a tavern-brawler or drunkard look: a broken bottle in hand instantly reads as a "bar fight."
- It fits well into pirate and dockside sets — paired with worn leather armor and a bandana.
- It suits a rogue or scoundrel for a lighthearted, troublemaker look on roleplaying servers.
- It pairs with simple cloth and leather armor in muted tones, where the weapon should look improvised and "found" rather than forged.
Tips
Fish right in the marshy water in the northeast of the Northern Barrens: it is the closest source to the spot and requires no high skill.
If fishing is not going well, check the auction house first — after the binding change, the bottle is quite likely to show up there.
Bring bait or a fishing pole with a skill bonus to reel in fewer empty casts and sort through your catch faster.
The item is cheap and not hard-bound, so if you like you can stock up on a couple of spares in advance for different characters.
Once you unlock the appearance in your collection, you open it for transmogrification on all characters on the account who can wield one-handed bludgeoning weapons.
Keep in mind that this is a low-level common-quality weapon — at max level 90 it is carried purely for the look, not the stats.
Author
Malavita
Malavita first discovered World of Warcraft in Draenor, but truly got into the game with the Shadowlands expansion. Has a soft spot for Demon Hunters and Mages. Considers her main goal to be collecting as many mounts as possible.




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