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.
Howlis' Crystal Shiv 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, Howlis' Crystal Shiv is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance IDs: 37364, 37365, 37366. 6 other items wear 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 3 items nearest to Howlis' Crystal Shiv (item level 59) in item level among Weapon > Dagger.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howlis' Crystal Shiv (this item) | 59 | 6.9 DPS, +6 Agility, +9 Stamina, +7 Haste, +5 Critical Strike. Boss Drop | Not listed | |
 Plundered Twinbarb Shanker | 60 | 50 | 7.2 DPS, +6 Agility, +9 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. World Drop | Not listed |
 Plundered Petrified Kelp Blade | 60 | 50 | 3.6 DPS, +6 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +8 Haste, +5 Mastery. World Drop | Not listed |
 Sinister Combatant's Spellblade | 60 | 50 | 3.6 DPS, +6 Intellect, +9 Stamina. Profession | Not listed |
Plundered Twinbarb Shanker has the highest item level here (60).
Next item levels up from Howlis' Crystal Shiv among Weapon > Dagger: Depraved Ritualist's Kris (item level 85), Reverent Dagger (item level 100), Meditator's Blade (item level 100), Ritualist Dagger (item level 100) and Banewood Dirk (item level 100).
Nearest lower item levels below Howlis' Crystal Shiv among Weapon > Dagger: Ghost Shard (item level 38), Immaculate Spellblade (item level 38), Vitreous Beak of Julak-Doom (item level 37), Chelley's Sterilized Scalpel (item level 37) and Toxidunk Dagger (item level 36).
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