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And this is why nobody will ever make these. The dearth of tanks and the relatively low-quality of PUG groups for Heroic Cataclysm instances guarantees that Chaos Orbs will be saved only to craft epic-quality gear for the foreseeable future. Nobody is going to burn hardened Elementium bars on a recipe that's first on the chopping block for obsolescence, let alone burn their Orbs for a rare-quality dagger, especially not when a viable dagger of the same class is available for a mere 85 Tol Barad tokens.
Don't forget the 3 BoP Chaos Orbs.
Early in beta this and other crafted weapons were epic quality, sometime thereafter Blizzard decided that crafted epic weapons were a bad idea, but forgot to lower the mat cost. Making these absurd and only viable for someone with gold/mats/time to burn given the other options available. As it is now no BS makes these, or bothers to waste the mats to buy the recipe, making them a huge waste of time being developed. They either need to lower the mat cost or raise the quality of the items, i.e. give them a socket or remove the orb cost and they would be a worthwhile piece.
On Elementium Shank's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 62,050 gold46 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 62,050 gold36 silver to 62,050 gold62 silver, a tight band around its average.
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The Cataclysm Blacksmithing recipe Elementium Shank takes 4 Hardened Elementium Bar, 6 Truegold and 3 Chaos Orb.
In the Appearances collection, Elementium Shank is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 13223. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Elementium Shank.
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 Elementium Shank (item level 37) in item level among Weapon > Dagger, from item level 32 to 38.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elementium Shank (this item) | 37 | 32 | 4.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. Crafted with Cataclysm Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Vitreous Beak of Julak-Doom | 37 | 32 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Mastery. World Drop | Not listed |
 Chelley's Sterilized Scalpel | 37 | 32 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Mastery. World Drop | Not listed |
 Ghost Shard | 38 | 32 | 4.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +3 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Immaculate Spellblade | 38 | 34 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Mereldar Spellblade | 36 | 31 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Librarian's Paper Cutter | 35 | 30 | 4.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +8 Haste, +5 Critical Strike, +3 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Seduced Blade | 35 | 30 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Singing Dagger | 34 | 29 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Ced's Carver | 32 | 27 | 4.4 DPS, +3 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +4 Agility. World Drop | Not listed |
 Sharp Bowie Knife | 32 | 26 | 4.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Immaculate Spellblade has the highest item level here (38).
Next item levels up from Elementium Shank among Weapon > Dagger: Self-Rotating Dagger of Xing (item level 60), Sinister Combatant's Spellblade (item level 60), Plundered Twinbarb Shanker (item level 60), Plundered Petrified Kelp Blade (item level 60) and Depraved Ritualist's Kris (item level 85).
Nearest lower item levels below Elementium Shank among Weapon > Dagger: Vorpal Dagger (item level 26), Widowmaker (item level 25), Gutwrencher (item level 25), Dreadblade (item level 25) and Gut Ripper (item level 24).
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