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Backtwister

Item Level 33
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
6 - 10 DamageSpeed 1.80
(4.4 damage per second)
+4 Agility
+5 Critical Strike
+9 Stamina
Sell price: 68 gold60 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

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Backtwister is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.

Backtwister Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Backtwister is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 9339. 7 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Backtwister Compares

Who It Suits

In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name daggers among their preferred weapons:

  • Survival Hunter: Polearm, Staff, Axe, Dagger, Sword
  • Assassination Rogue: Daggers
  • Subtlety Rogue: Daggers
  • Discipline Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Holy Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Shadow Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Elemental Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
  • Restoration Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
  • Arcane Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Fire Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Frost Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Affliction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Demonology Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Destruction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Balance Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
  • Restoration Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
  • Devourer Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons, Daggers
  • Devastation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Preservation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Augmentation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Backtwister (item level 33) in item level among Weapon > Dagger, from item level 31 to 35.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Backtwister (this item)334.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Critical Strike, +9 Stamina. QuestNot listed
Mandible Edge34294.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Singing Dagger34292.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Permafrost Dagger32262.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Warpdagger32272.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Ced's Carver32274.4 DPS, +3 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +4 Agility. World DropNot listed
Seduced Blade35302.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Sishir Spellblade35292.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Cobra Shortblade31254.2 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Librarian's Paper Cutter35304.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +8 Haste, +5 Critical Strike, +3 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Blade of Unquenched Thirst31264.2 DPS, +4 Agility. World DropNot listed

Seduced Blade has the highest item level here (35).

Next item levels up from Backtwister among Weapon > Dagger: Ghost Shard (item level 38), Immaculate Spellblade (item level 38), Darkened Slicer (item level 58), Sinister Combatant's Spellblade (item level 60) and Plundered Twinbarb Shanker (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Backtwister among Weapon > Dagger: Alcor's Sunrazor (item level 29), Midnight's Graze (item level 29), Julie's Dagger (item level 28), Vorpal Dagger (item level 26) and Widowmaker (item level 25).

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.