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Dark Herring

Item Level 35
Binds when equipped
One-HandWeapon
6 - 10 DamageSpeed 1.80
(4.4 damage per second)
+4 Agility
+11 Critical Strike
+6 Stamina
Requires Level 29
“Herring seeks your life!”
Sell price: 52 gold41 silver
Current price See chart
No recent dataawaiting next scan
30D typical 91,608 gold79 silver
-16% over 7 days
Realm Auction House Weapon

An Uncommon Dagger One-Hand, item level 35, requires level 29, binds when equipped.

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Dark Herring Price History

Realm Auction House

On Dark Herring's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 91,608 gold79 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 35,374 gold42 silver to 251,802 gold6 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.

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Build history

First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).

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Other versions
Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 187, requires level 78 and sells to vendors for 11g 80s 83c. In MoP Classic it is item level 187, requires level 78 and sells to vendors for 11g 80s 83c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3529UncommonBinds when equipped52g 41s 70c
Wrath of the Lich King18778UncommonBinds when equipped11g 80s 83c
MoP Classic18778UncommonBinds when equipped11g 80s 83c
Dark Herring Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 11243. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Dark Herring.

Achievements

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Dark Herring 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 Dark Herring (item level 35) in item level among Weapon > Dagger, from item level 34 to 38.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Dark Herring (this item)35294.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +11 Critical Strike, +6 StaminaNot listed
Seduced Blade35302.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Titansteel Shanker35304.4 DPS, +5 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Agility. Crafted with Northrend BlacksmithingNot listed
Namlak's Supernumerary Sticker35304.4 DPS, +7 Critical Strike, +3 Agility, +5 Haste. World DropNot listed
Titansteel Spellblade35302.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +5 Haste, +5 Critical Strike. Crafted with Northrend BlacksmithingNot listed
Singing Dagger34292.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Scaleslicer37324.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +4 Haste, +4 Critical Strike. World DropNot listed
Vitreous Beak of Julak-Doom37322.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Mastery. World DropNot listed
Brainsplinter37324.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. Crafted with Cataclysm BlacksmithingNot listed
Chelley's Sterilized Scalpel37322.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Mastery. World DropNot listed
Immaculate Spellblade38342.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World DropNot listed

Immaculate Spellblade has the highest item level here (38).

Next item levels up from Dark Herring among Weapon > Dagger: Steelforged Dagger (item level 44), Stormsteel Dagger (item level 59), Self-Rotating Dagger of Xing (item level 60), Sinister Combatant's Spellblade (item level 60) and Plundered Twinbarb Shanker (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Dark Herring among Weapon > Dagger: Midnight's Graze (item level 29), Weaver's Fang (item level 29), Harbinger of Death (item level 29), Vorpal Dagger (item level 26) and Widowmaker (item level 25).

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

Where Dark Herring Fits

Items That Share Dark Herring's Icon

Dark Herring uses icon file 237315, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:

  • Twisted Tetra ID 238368 · Trade Goods · item level 70 "A rare fish in Quel'Thalas. Can be bought and sold on the Auction House."

Items Numbered Next to Dark Herring

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 44703 (44697 to 44710) were usually added in the same batch as Dark Herring: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Dark Herring Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 44703 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
262 gold8 silver
Vendor sell price
52 gold41 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
One-Hand
Expansion ID
2
Flags
0 / 4202496 / 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.