Battle Knife

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 30 other one-hand dagger items between item level 18 and 34; 17 of them carry fixed stats.

• Its 13.4 damage per second ranks 17th of 31 one-hand dagger items in this group; Claw of the Shadowmancer (item level 32, requires level 27) has the most, 20.5.
• Attack speeds among the 31 one-hand dagger items in this group run from 1.30 seconds (Cross Dagger) to 2.00 seconds (Talon of Vultros); it swings every 1.60 seconds.
• Assassin's Blade has the most fixed stat points in this group, 7.
• Next one-hand dagger items up with fixed stats: Vendetta (item level 31, requires level 26), Broad Bladed Knife (item level 32, requires level 27), Claw of the Shadowmancer (item level 32, requires level 27), Daring Dirk (item level 34, requires level 29).
• Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 26: one-handed mace (5): Diamond Hammer, Steelscale Crushfish, Iridescent Hammer; one-handed axe (3): Axe of the Enforcer, Grimclaw, Double Axe; one-handed sword (2): Dragonmaw Shortsword, Sword of Corruption.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Evocator's Blade	23	18	15.3 (1.60s)	+4 Intellect, +2 Spirit	-
Assassin's Blade	24	19	15.5 (1.90s)	+3 Strength, +4 Agility	-
Kris	24	19	10.9 (1.60s)	none	-
Blackfang	25	20	16.3 (1.50s)	+2 Spirit, +5 Shadow Resistance	-
Deadly Bronze Poniard	25	20	12.8 (1.80s)	+4 Agility	-
Doomspike	25	20	16.3 (1.50s)	+3 Strength, +3 Stamina	-
Battle Knife	26	21	13.4 (1.60s)	none	-
Blackvenom Blade	26	21	18.9 (1.80s)	+1 Agility	-
Talon of Vultros	26	21	16.8 (2.00s)	+5 Agility, +2 Spirit	-
Wyvern Tailspike	26	21	13.6 (1.80s)	none	-
Naraxis' Fang	27	22	13.8 (1.60s)	none	-
Cross Dagger	28	23	14.6 (1.30s)	none	-