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.
Your melee attacks have a chance to blast the target with corrosive acid, dealing Nature damage every 3 sec for 30 sec.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Hookfang Shanker 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, Hookfang Shanker is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 3431. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Hookfang Shanker.
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 Hookfang Shanker (item level 27) in item level among Weapon > Dagger, from item level 25 to 29.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hookfang Shanker (this item) | 27 | 20 | 3.9 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Julie's Dagger | 28 | 21 | 3.9 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Vorpal Dagger | 26 | 20 | 3.9 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina. 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 |
| Widowmaker | 25 | 18 | 3.6 DPS, +5 Agility, +6 Haste. World Drop | Not listed |
 Gutwrencher | 25 | 19 | 3.6 DPS. World Drop | 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 |
Scarlet Kris has the highest item level here (29).
Next item levels up from Hookfang Shanker among Weapon > Dagger: Singing Dagger (item level 34), Librarian's Paper Cutter (item level 35), Seduced Blade (item level 35), Sishir Spellblade (item level 35) and Toxidunk Dagger (item level 36).
Nearest lower item levels below Hookfang Shanker among Weapon > Dagger: Tigerbane (item level 21), Deadly Kris (item level 21), Claw of the Shadowmancer (item level 19), Pearl-Handled Dagger (item level 14) and Goblin Screwdriver (item level 12).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Hookfang Shanker 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 Hookfang Shanker 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 Hookfang Shanker
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