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Shadow Hunter Knife
Item Level 19Quest Item
One-HandWeapon
4 - 7 DamageSpeed 1.80
(3.1 damage per second)
Requires Level 12
Sell price: 1 copper
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
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 Shadow Hunter Knife (item level 19) in item level among Weapon > Dagger, from item level 14 to 24.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Hunter Knife (this item) | 19 | 12 | 3.1 DPS | Not listed |
 Claw of the Shadowmancer | 19 | 12 | 1.7 DPS, +3 Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Vendetta | 20 | 13 | 3.6 DPS, +4 Agility, +4 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
 Deadly Kris | 21 | 13 | 3.6 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Searing Golden Blade | 22 | 14 | 1.7 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 The Ziggler | 22 | 14 | 3.6 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Stonevault Shiv | 22 | 15 | 3.6 DPS, +5 Agility, +3 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Razor Blade | 23 | 16 | 3.6 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Sacrificial Kris | 24 | 17 | 3.6 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Pearl-Handled Dagger | 14 | 9 | 2.2 DPS, +2 Agility, +2 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Gut Ripper | 24 | 17 | 3.6 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
Gut Ripper has the highest item level here (24).
Next item levels up from Shadow Hunter Knife among Weapon > Dagger: Cross Pommel Dagger (item level 30), Anzac Dagger (item level 30), Lightning Dagger (item level 30), Blade of Unquenched Thirst (item level 31) and Cobra Shortblade (item level 31).
Nearest lower item levels below Shadow Hunter Knife among Weapon > Dagger: Miniature Winter Veil Tree (item level 1), Twilight Ritualist's Stiletto (item level 1), Cultist's Sacrificial Kris (item level 1), Daggerspine Trident Tine (item level 1) and Glistening Sin'dorei Twinblade (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Shadow Hunter Knife in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Shadow Hunter Knife 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 Shadow Hunter Knife next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Shadow Hunter Knife in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Shadow Hunter Knife is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Shadow Hunter Knife in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Shadow Hunter Knife is common quality, item level 32 and requires level 27.
- What slot is Shadow Hunter Knife in WoW Classic?
- Shadow Hunter Knife is a One-Hand in Classic Era; it quest Item.
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 Shadow Hunter Knife
Shadow Hunter Knife is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.