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Tunk's Needle

Item Level 12
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
2 - 4 DamageSpeed 1.80
(1.7 damage per second)
+2 Stamina
+ Agility or Intellect
+2 Critical Strike
+1 Haste
Sell price: 59 silver75 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

A Rare Dagger One-Hand, item level 12, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).

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Tunk's Needle Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 21880. 3 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Tunk'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

Similar Items

The 6 items nearest to Tunk's Needle (item level 12) in item level among Weapon > Dagger, from item level 12 to 22.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Tunk's Needle (this item)121.7 DPS, +2 Stamina, Agility or Intellect, +2 Critical Strike, +1 HasteNot listed
Goblin Screwdriver1271.7 DPS, +3 Agility. World DropNot listed
Vendetta20133.6 DPS, +4 Agility, +4 Critical Strike. World DropNot listed
Howling Blade21133.6 DPS. World DropNot listed
The Ziggler22143.6 DPS. World DropNot listed
Stonevault Shiv22153.6 DPS, +5 Agility, +3 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Searing Golden Blade22141.7 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina. Crafted with Classic BlacksmithingNot listed

The Ziggler has the highest item level here (22).

Next item levels up from Tunk's Needle among Weapon > Dagger: Gut Ripper (item level 24), Darrowdirk (item level 24), Sacrificial Kris (item level 24), Widowmaker (item level 25) and Gutwrencher (item level 25).

Nearest lower item levels below Tunk's Needle 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.

Where Tunk's Needle Fits

Items That Share Tunk's Needle's Icon

Tunk's Needle uses icon file 926055, which 28 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Tunk's Needle

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 178164 (178159 to 178169) were usually added in the same batch as Tunk's Needle: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Tunk's Needle Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 178164 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
2 gold98 silver
Vendor sell price
59 silver75 copper
Material
Metal
Equip slot
One-Hand
Flags
0 / 8192 / 8388608 / 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.