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.
Dire Nail 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, Dire Nail is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 3378. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
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 Dire Nail (item level 28) in item level among Weapon > Dagger, from item level 28 to 30.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dire Nail (this item) | 28 | 21 | 3.9 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina, +4 Haste, +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 |
 Absorption Dagger | 29 | 24 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +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 |
| Tuning Knife | 30 | 24 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Cross Pommel Dagger has the highest item level here (30).
Next item levels up from Dire Nail 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 Dire Nail among Weapon > Dagger: Searing Golden Blade (item level 22), Tigerbane (item level 21), Deadly Kris (item level 21), Claw of the Shadowmancer (item level 19) and Pearl-Handled Dagger (item level 14).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Dire Nail 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 Dire Nail 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 Dire Nail
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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