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Surgeon's Needle

Item Level 35
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
3 - 5 DamageSpeed 1.80
(2.2 damage per second)
+4 Intellect
+6 Stamina
+3 Versatility
+5 Critical Strike
Requires Level 30
Sell price: 108 gold83 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

An Epic Dagger One-Hand, item level 35, requires level 30, binds when picked up. Drops from Forgemaster Garfrost in Pit of Saron.

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Where it comes from
DropForgemaster Garfrost in Pit of SaronNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Build history

First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 232, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 22g 9s 61c. In MoP Classic it is item level 232, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 22g 9s 61c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3530EpicBinds when picked up108g 83s 72c
Wrath of the Lich King23280EpicBinds when picked up22g 9s 61c
MoP Classic23280EpicBinds when picked up22g 9s 61c
Surgeon's Needle Game Data

Appearance

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.

Where Surgeon's Needle Comes From

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Surgeon's Needle 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

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

Where Surgeon's Needle Fits

Items That Share Surgeon's Needle's Icon

Surgeon's Needle uses icon file 307037, which 4 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Surgeon's Needle

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 50227 (50219 to 50232) were usually added in the same batch as Surgeon's Needle: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Surgeon's Needle Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 50227 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
544 gold18 silver
Vendor sell price
108 gold83 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
One-Hand
Expansion ID
2
Flags
0 / 8704 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.