This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.
Blood-Etched Blade 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.
In the Appearances collection, Blood-Etched Blade is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 3494. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Blood-Etched Blade.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name daggers among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Blood-Etched Blade (item level 28) in item level among Weapon > Dagger, from item level 26 to 30.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood-Etched Blade (this item) | 28 | 22 | 1.9 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +4 Versatility, +3 Critical Strike. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Julie's Dagger | 28 | 21 | 3.9 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Scarlet Kris | 29 | 24 | 3.9 DPS, +5 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 The Lost Kris of Zedd | 29 | 25 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
 Gurubashi Poker | 29 | 25 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +10 Versatility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Alcor's Sunrazor | 29 | 24 | 3.9 DPS, +4 Fire Resistance. World Drop | Not listed |
 Liege Blade | 29 | 24 | 3.9 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Midnight's Graze | 29 | 25 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Cross Pommel Dagger | 30 | 24 | 4.2 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Arachnid Dagger | 30 | 25 | 4.2 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Vorpal Dagger | 26 | 20 | 3.9 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Cross Pommel Dagger has the highest item level here (30).
Next item levels up from Blood-Etched Blade among Weapon > Dagger: Mandible Edge (item level 34), Singing Dagger (item level 34), Librarian's Paper Cutter (item level 35), Seduced Blade (item level 35) and Sishir Spellblade (item level 35).
Nearest lower item levels below Blood-Etched Blade among Weapon > Dagger: The Ziggler (item level 22), Stonevault Shiv (item level 22), Searing Golden Blade (item level 22), Tigerbane (item level 21) and Vendetta (item level 20).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Blood-Etched Blade is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Blood-Etched Blade next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Blood-Etched Blade
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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