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Shiv of Exsanguination Drops From

The Eredar Twins - Sunwell Plateau

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.

Shiv of Exsanguination 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.

Shiv of Exsanguination Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Shiv of Exsanguination is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 8856. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Shiv of Exsanguination.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Shiv of Exsanguination Compares

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 Shiv of Exsanguination (item level 33) in item level among Weapon > Dagger, from item level 31 to 35.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Shiv of Exsanguination (this item)	33	27	4.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike. Boss Drop	Not listed
Ced's Carver	32	27	4.4 DPS, +3 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +4 Agility. World Drop	Not listed
Mandible Edge	34	29	4.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Singing Dagger	34	29	2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Permafrost Dagger	32	26	2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Shadow Dagger	32	27	2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Thunder Spike	32	27	2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Warpdagger	32	27	2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Namlak's Supernumerary Sticker	35	30	4.4 DPS, +7 Critical Strike, +3 Agility, +5 Haste. 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
Blade of Unquenched Thirst	31	26	4.2 DPS, +4 Agility. World Drop	Not listed

Librarian's Paper Cutter has the highest item level here (35).

Next item levels up from Shiv of Exsanguination among Weapon > Dagger: Immaculate Spellblade (item level 38), Stormsteel Dagger (item level 59), Self-Rotating Dagger of Xing (item level 60), Sinister Combatant's Spellblade (item level 60) and Plundered Petrified Kelp Blade (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Shiv of Exsanguination among Weapon > Dagger: Scarlet Kris (item level 29), The Lost Kris of Zedd (item level 29), Gurubashi Poker (item level 29), Liege Blade (item level 29) and Absorption Dagger (item level 29).

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 3.80.2.69874, read from the beta game data we hold
Appearances in the beta client: 1 recorded look

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

Shiv of Exsanguination