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. The tags show which difficulties each encounter can award it on.
Surgeon's Needle 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, Surgeon's Needle is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 12367. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Surgeon's Needle.
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 Surgeon's Needle (item level 35) in item level among Weapon > Dagger, from item level 34 to 37.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgeon's Needle (this item) | 35 | 30 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +3 Versatility, +5 Critical Strike. Boss 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 |
 Sishir Spellblade | 35 | 29 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Toxidunk Dagger | 36 | 29 | 4.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +4 Haste, +4 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
| Mereldar Spellblade | 36 | 31 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Thondroril Spellblade | 36 | 31 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. 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 |
 Scaleslicer | 37 | 32 | 4.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +4 Haste, +4 Critical Strike. World Drop | 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 |
Scaleslicer has the highest item level here (37).
Next item levels up from Surgeon's Needle among Weapon > Dagger: Darkened Slicer (item level 58), Sinister Combatant's Spellblade (item level 60), Plundered Twinbarb Shanker (item level 60), Plundered Waterspeaker's Spellblade (item level 60) and Plundered Petrified Kelp Blade (item level 60).
Nearest lower item levels below Surgeon's Needle among Weapon > Dagger: The Lost Kris of Zedd (item level 29), Gurubashi Poker (item level 29), Liege Blade (item level 29), Absorption Dagger (item level 29) and Julie's Dagger (item level 28).
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