MoP Classic item

Glinting Steel Dagger

Item 12259 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

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 Sliverblade (37). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 20 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 1 gold for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm20 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (EU)510 gold

Median min buyout265 gold

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 09:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	510 gold	510 gold	4	4	2026-09-19 09:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	20 gold	20 gold	5	5	2026-09-19 08:12 UTC

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, 20 gold, ranks 14th of 27 listed one-hand dagger items in this group.
Cheapest listed one-hand dagger items at a similar or higher item level: Shiny Dirk at 1 gold (item level 39, requires level 34), Deadly Kris at 1 gold25 silver (item level 36, requires level 31), Sacrificial Kris at 2 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): Jade Serpentblade, Zealot Blade, 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
Broad Bladed Knife	32	27	16.8 (2.00s)	+5 Stamina	2 gold77 silver
Daring Dirk	34	29	10.3 (1.60s)	+5 Agility	-
Main Gauche	34	29	9.4 (1.60s)	none	-
Vendetta	35	30	10.8 (1.80s)	+6 Agility, +4 Critical Strike	70,000 gold
Glinting Steel Dagger	36	31	18.9 (1.80s)	+12 Attack Power	20 gold
Deadly Kris	36	31	18.9 (1.80s)	none	1 gold25 silver
Howling Blade	36	31	23.9 (1.80s)	none	11 gold11 silver
Sliverblade	37	32	25.0 (1.80s)	none	16,750 gold
Tigerbane	38	33	11.6 (1.90s)	none	2 gold
Searing Golden Blade	39	34	21.4 (1.80s)	+7 Intellect	750 gold99 silver
Shiny Dirk	39	34	7.2 (1.60s)	none	1 gold
The Ziggler	39	34	12.1 (1.70s)	none	150 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.

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Attack Power and adds Agility.

Item 12259	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	36	36	21
Required level	31	31	13
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	19 - 37	23 - 45	5 - 8
Speed	1.50	1.80	1.80
Damage per second	18.7	18.9	3.6
Attack Power	-	12	-
Agility	-	-	3
Effects	Equip: +12 Attack Power.	-	-
Sell price	80 silver72 copper	1 gold	15 silver

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: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 5 gold55 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-09-11 08:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 626 gold25 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,110

US median, latest 20gEU median, latest 510g
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
2026-09-19	510 gold	510 gold	1	20 gold	20 gold	1
2026-09-18	437 gold51 silver	437 gold51 silver	1	6 gold	70 gold	1
2026-09-17	100 gold	574 gold99 silver	1	6 gold	75 gold97 silver	1
2026-09-16	100 gold	100 gold	1	10 gold	10 gold	1
2026-09-15	100 gold	100 gold	1	10 gold	20 gold	1
2026-09-14	574 gold91 silver	574 gold91 silver	1	20 gold	30 gold49 silver	1
2026-09-13	574 gold92 silver	574 gold93 silver	1	40 gold49 silver	47 gold49 silver	1

Glinting Steel Dagger

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 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 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Dagger
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	36
Requires level	31
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	80 silver72 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)