MoP Classic item

Glinting Steel Dagger

Item 12259 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 36
Binds when equipped
One-HandDagger
23 - 45 DamageSpeed 1.80
(18.9 damage per second)
Durability 55 / 55
Requires Level 31
+12 Attack Power
Sell Price: 1 gold

About Glinting Steel Dagger

Glinting Steel Dagger is an uncommon one-hand dagger on MoP Classic at item level 36, usable from level 31. It binds when equipped. It adds Attack Power (12). It hits for 23 to 45 damage every 1.80 seconds, 18.9 damage per second. It shares its appearance with Fine Pointed Dagger, Spiked Dagger and Sharpened Stilleto. Other one-hand daggers listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Howling Blade (36), Deadly Kris (36) and Tigerbane (38). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 8 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 1 gold for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm8 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (EU)155 gold23 silver

Median min buyout30 gold

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-04 02:15 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	30 gold	30 gold	2	2	2026-11-04 01:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	280 gold47 silver	280 gold47 silver	1	1	2026-11-04 01:08 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	8 gold	8 gold	3	3	2026-11-04 02:15 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Glinting Steel Dagger	Recipe

One-hand dagger items near item level 36

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 34 other one-hand dagger items between item level 25 and 47; 14 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 18.9 damage per second ranks 7th of 35 one-hand dagger items in this group; Dreadblade (item level 47, requires level 42) has the most, 28.1.
Attack speeds among the 35 one-hand dagger items in this group run from 1.60 seconds (Battle Knife) to 2.00 seconds (Flesh Piercer); it swings every 1.80 seconds.
+12 Attack Power: no other one-hand dagger item in this group carries Attack Power.
Widowmaker has the most fixed stat points in this group, 15 against 12 here.
Next one-hand dagger items up with fixed stats: Searing Golden Blade (item level 39, requires level 34), Gemstone Dagger (item level 40, requires level 35), Stonevault Shiv (item level 40, requires level 35), Darkmoon Dirk (item level 45, requires level 40), Widowmaker (item level 47, requires level 42).
Its lowest listed price, 8 gold, ranks 13th of 27 listed one-hand dagger items in this group.
Cheapest listed one-hand dagger items at a similar or higher item level: Tigerbane at 1 gold70 silver (item level 38, requires level 33), Fine Pointed Dagger at 2 gold50 silver (item level 44, requires level 39), Sacrificial Kris at 3 gold (item level 44, requires level 39).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 36: one-handed sword (9): Zealot Blade, Jade Serpentblade, Reforged Blade of Heroes; one-handed axe (5): Edge of Winter, Steelclaw Reaver, Stalvan's Reaper; one-handed mace (5): Deadwood Sledge, Midnight Mace, Kovork's Rattle; fist weapon (1): Deadly Fist Blades.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Daring Dirk	34	29	10.3 (1.60s)	+5 Agility	1,000 gold
Main Gauche	34	29	9.4 (1.60s)	none	-
Vendetta	35	30	10.8 (1.80s)	+6 Agility, +4 Critical Strike	-
Glinting Steel Dagger	36	31	18.9 (1.80s)	+12 Attack Power	8 gold
Deadly Kris	36	31	18.9 (1.80s)	none	4 gold
Howling Blade	36	31	23.9 (1.80s)	none	95 gold
Sliverblade	37	32	25.0 (1.80s)	none	-
Tigerbane	38	33	11.6 (1.90s)	none	1 gold70 silver
Searing Golden Blade	39	34	21.4 (1.80s)	+7 Intellect	1,499 gold95 silver
Shiny Dirk	39	34	7.2 (1.60s)	none	3 gold41 silver
The Ziggler	39	34	12.1 (1.70s)	none	1,250 gold
Stonevault Shiv	40	35	12.2 (1.80s)	+8 Agility, +5 Stamina	50 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (47044)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Sentinel's Blade, Godfrey's Dagger.

Where Glinting Steel Dagger Fits

Items That Share Glinting Steel Dagger's Icon

Glinting Steel Dagger uses the same icon art, which 22 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Searing Golden Blade ID 12260 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 39 · lowest 1,499g on 3 realms
Spiked Dagger ID 13822 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 53 · lowest 2g on 1 realm
Pearl-Handled Dagger ID 5540 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 23 · lowest 8g on 2 realms
Small Green Dagger ID 4302 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 10
Fine Pointed Dagger ID 4023 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 44 · lowest 2g on 1 realm
Deadly Bronze Poniard ID 3490 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 25 · lowest 150g on 2 realms
Deadman Dagger ID 3296 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 3
Cross Dagger ID 2819 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 28 · lowest 98s on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Glinting Steel Dagger

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12259 (12254 to 12286) were usually added in the same batch as Glinting Steel Dagger: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Well Oiled Cloak ID 12254 · Armor - Cloth · item level 44 · lowest 18g on 2 realms
Pale Leggings ID 12255 · Armor - Cloth · item level 46
Cindercloth Leggings ID 12256 · Armor - Cloth · item level 49
Heavy Notched Belt ID 12257 · Armor - Mail · item level 42
Serpent Clasp Belt ID 12258 · Armor - Mail · item level 44
Searing Golden Blade ID 12260 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 39 · lowest 1,499g on 3 realms
Plans: Searing Golden Blade ID 12261 · Recipe · item level 38 · lowest 99,999g on 1 realm
Worn Battleaxe ID 12282 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe
Draco-Incarcinatrix 900 ID 12284 · Quest
Eggscilloscope Prototype ID 12286 · Quest

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Item 12259	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	36	36	21
Required level	31	31	31
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	19 - 37	23 - 45	24 - 45
Speed	1.50	1.80	1.80
Damage per second	18.7	18.9	19.2
Attack Power	-	12	-
Effects	Equip: +12 Attack Power.	-	-
Sell price	80 silver72 copper	1 gold	80 silver72 copper

Retail recipe Glinting Steel Dagger: 10x Steel Bar, 2x Strong Flux, 1x Moss Agate, 1x Elemental Earth, 1x Heavy Leather.

3D Model

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-05 04:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 2 goldAuberdine (EU), 2026-11-02 18:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 575 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,497

US median, latest 8gEU median, latest 233g
Each line is one region's daily median of the cheapest buyout on every realm that listed it, from our hourly scans.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-04	30 gold	233 gold45 silver	2	8 gold	8 gold	1
2026-11-03	30 gold	233 gold45 silver	2	8 gold	75 gold	1
2026-11-02	2 gold	50 gold	3	70 gold	70 gold	1
2026-11-01	50 gold	323 gold82 silver	2	65 gold	65 gold	1
2026-10-31	30 gold	290 gold6 silver	2	61 gold	61 gold	1
2026-10-30	30 gold	30 gold	2	59 gold	59 gold	1
2026-10-29	30 gold	120 gold	1	56 gold99 silver	56 gold99 silver	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 1 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's MoP Classic Game Data API (static data 5.5.4.67732). Prices: per-unit buyouts from one Blizzard Auction House snapshot per connected realm per hour; market is the quantity-weighted median of a realm's listings. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	12259
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Dagger
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	36
Requires level	31
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	80 silver72 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)