WoW Forever item

Pearl-handled Dagger

Name: Pearl-handled Dagger WoW Forever Auction House Prices
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Item 5540 on WoW Forever (WoW Forever beta (September 17 to October 21) · launches November 4, 2026), client 1.60.1.70532

Item Level 23
Binds when equipped
One-HandDagger
14 - 26 DamageSpeed 1.70
(11.8 damage per second)
+2 Agility
+2 Stamina
Requires Level 18
Sell Price: 21 silver7 copper

About Pearl-handled Dagger

Pearl-handled Dagger is an uncommon dagger on WoW Forever at item level 23, usable from level 18. Other one-hand daggers listed on the WoW Forever Auction House closest to it in item level include Hunting Knife (23), Assassin's Blade (24) and Blackfang (25). The latest scan finds it on 2 WoW Forever realms (US 2); the cheapest buyout is 1 gold25 silver on Classic Beta PvE 2 (US). A vendor pays 21 silver7 copper for it.

WoW Forever Auction House prices

Cheapest realm1 gold25 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US, Horde)

Typical market (US) -

Median min buyout1 gold37 silver

Realms with listings2US 2

Latest snapshot2026-10-20 22:54 UTCplayer scan time

Prices across WoW Forever realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Classic Beta PvE 2US · WoW Forever beta · Horde	1 gold25 silver	-	18	1	2026-10-20 22:52 UTC
Classic Beta PvE 2US · WoW Forever beta · Alliance	1 gold50 silver	-	26	1	2026-10-20 22:54 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Pearl-handled Dagger	Recipe

Dagger one-hand items near item level 23

Our WoW Forever item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 27 other dagger one-hand items between item level 16 and 30; 0 of them carry fixed stats.

Its lowest listed price, 1 gold25 silver, ranks 12th of 17 listed dagger one-hand items in this group.
Cheapest listed dagger one-hand items at a similar or higher item level: Hunting Knife at 9 silver (item level 23, requires level 18), Deft Stiletto at 17 silver (item level 29, requires level 24), Cross Dagger at 45 silver (item level 28, requires level 23).
Other armor types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 23: one-handed mace (6): Bronze Mace, Battlesmasher, Diamond Hammer; one-handed axe (5): Bronze Axe, Razor's Edge, Grunt Axe; one-handed sword (2): Bronze Shortsword, Militant Shortsword; fist weapon (1): Brass Knuckles.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Big Bronze Knife	20	15	-	none	54 silver
Hook Dagger	20	15	-	none	30 silver
Spikelash Dagger	22	17	-	none	-
Pearl-handled Dagger	23	18	-	none	1 gold25 silver
Hunting Knife	23	18	-	none	9 silver
Assassin's Blade	24	19	-	none	15 gold99 silver
Kris	24	19	-	none	-
Blackfang	25	20	-	none	7 gold
Deadly Bronze Poniard	25	20	-	none	1 gold89 silver
Doomspike	25	20	-	none	-
Battle Knife	26	21	-	none	1 gold
Wyvern Tailspike	26	21	-	none	8 gold

Where Pearl-handled Dagger Fits

Items That Share Pearl-handled Dagger's Icon

Pearl-handled Dagger uses the same icon art, which 4 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

Deadly Bronze Poniard ID 3490 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 25 · lowest 1g on 1 realm
Stiletto ID 2494 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 8
Sharpened Letter Opener ID 2138 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 7 · lowest 50s on 1 realm
Worn Dagger ID 2092 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 2 · lowest 40s on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Pearl-handled Dagger

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 5540 (5526 to 5566) were usually added in the same batch as Pearl-handled Dagger: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Clam Chowder ID 5526 · Consumable · item level 15 · lowest 90c on 1 realm
Goblin Deviled Clams ID 5527 · Consumable · item level 25 · lowest 98c on 2 realms
Recipe: Clam Chowder ID 5528 · Recipe · item level 20 · lowest 45s on 1 realm
Tomb Dust ID 5529 · Miscellaneous · item level 30 · lowest 1s on 1 realm
Blinding Powder ID 5530 · Miscellaneous · item level 34
Iridescent Hammer ID 5541 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 28 · lowest 5g on 2 realms
Pearl-clasped Cloak ID 5542 · Armor - Cloth · item level 19 · lowest 75s on 1 realm
Plans: Iridescent Hammer ID 5543 · Recipe · item level 28 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
Infernal Stone ID 5565 · Miscellaneous · item level 55
Broken Antler ID 5566 · Miscellaneous · lowest 2s on 2 realms

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

Across game versions

Item 5540	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	23	23	14
Required level	18	18	18
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	13 - 26	8 - 16	14 - 26
Speed	1.70	1.70	1.70
Damage per second	11.5	7.1	11.8
Agility	2	2	2
Stamina	2	2	2
Sell price	21 silver7 copper	26 silver34 copper	21 silver7 copper

Retail recipe Pearl-handled Dagger: 6x Bronze Bar, 1x Strong Flux, 2x Small Lustrous Pearl, 2x Coarse Grinding Stone.

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WoW Forever price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-05 01:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 1
Lowest buyout seen: 89 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US), 2026-10-16 01:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 2 gold44 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 36

Classic Beta PvE 2 Alliance: 19 scans, latest 1.5gClassic Beta PvE 2 Horde: 17 scans, latest 1.2g
Each dot is one player scan: the cheapest buyout listed at that moment on that faction house. Gaps between dots are time nobody scanned, not a steady price.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	US low	US median	US realms
2026-10-20	1 gold25 silver	1 gold25 silver	2
2026-10-19	1 gold25 silver	1 gold25 silver	2
2026-10-18	1 gold24 silver	1 gold25 silver	2
2026-10-17	98 silver	1 gold	2
2026-10-16	89 silver	98 silver	2
2026-10-14	90 silver	90 silver	2
2026-10-13	2 gold44 silver	2 gold44 silver	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest WoW Forever scan: US 1 of 1.

Item data: WoW Forever client datamine, build 1.60.1.70532. Prices: per-unit buyouts from Auction House scans made in game by players with the TheWoWDB addon, one scan per realm per hour at most; Blizzard publishes no auction data for WoW Forever, so a price is only as fresh as the latest scan. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	5540
Game version	WoW Forever (client 1.60.1.70532)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Dagger
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	23
Requires level	18
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	21 silver7 copper
Data source	WoW Forever client datamine