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Biting Wind

Item Level 37
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
3 - 5 DamageSpeed 1.80
(2.2 damage per second)
+4 Intellect
+6 Stamina
+5 Critical Strike
+3 Haste
Requires Level 32
Sell price: 82 gold90 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

A Rare Dagger One-Hand, item level 37, requires level 32, binds when picked up. Drops from Grand Vizier Ertan in The Vortex Pinnacle.

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Where it comes from
DropGrand Vizier Ertan in The Vortex PinnacleNormal, Heroic
VendorNPC #25046Isle of Quel'Danas 50.5, 40.7
VendorNPC #27667Shattrath City 48.1, 42.9

Sold By

The game's collection data lists Biting Wind as sold by 2 vendor NPCs in Isle of Quel'Danas and Shattrath City. The first vendor stands at 50.5, 40.7 on the Isle of Quel'Danas map.

VendorZoneMapWaypointOther items it sells
NPC #25046Isle of Quel'Danas50.5, 40.7/way #122 50.5 40.759
NPC #27667Shattrath City48.1, 42.9/way #111 48.1 42.959

Isle of Quel'Danas 1 placement

Isle of Quel'Danas map showing VendorVendor

Shattrath City 1 placement

Shattrath City map showing VendorVendor

Vendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.

Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 346, requires level 85 and sells to vendors for 24g 54s 27c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3732RareBinds when picked up82g 90s 34c
MoP Classic34685RareBinds when picked up24g 54s 27c
Biting Wind Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Biting Wind is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 13444. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Biting Wind Comes From

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Biting Wind 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

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

Where Biting Wind Fits

Where to Buy Biting Wind

Biting Wind is listed at 2 vendor placements. NPC 27667 stands in Shattrath City at map coordinates 48.1, 42.9.

Other Items Named Biting Wind

2 other items in the current build are also called Biting Wind. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

  • Biting Wind ID 55834 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 36
  • Biting Wind ID 133233 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 37

Items That Share Biting Wind's Icon

Biting Wind uses icon file 465081, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Biting Wind

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 56357 (56350 to 56362) were usually added in the same batch as Biting Wind: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Biting Wind Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 56357 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
414 gold51 silver
Vendor sell price
82 gold90 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
One-Hand
Expansion ID
3
Flags
0 / 8704 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

3D Model

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