This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.
Your melee attacks have a chance to cause the target to bleed for damage over 30 sec.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Barman Shanker is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
In the Appearances collection, Barman Shanker is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 3638. 7 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name daggers among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Barman Shanker (item level 28) in item level among Weapon > Dagger, from item level 29 to 30.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barman Shanker (this item) | 28 | 22 | 3.9 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Scarlet Kris | 29 | 24 | 3.9 DPS, +5 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 55 gold on 53 realms |
 The Lost Kris of Zedd | 29 | 25 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike. World Drop | 1,000 gold on 54 realms |
 Gurubashi Poker | 29 | 25 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +10 Versatility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 1,327 gold on 81 realms |
| Demon Blade | 29 | 24 | 3.9 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 17 gold on 51 realms |
| Bloodstrike Dagger | 29 | 24 | 3.9 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 41 gold on 50 realms |
 Liege Blade | 29 | 24 | 3.9 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 548 gold on 53 realms |
 Absorption Dagger | 29 | 24 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 44 gold on 52 realms |
 Midnight's Graze | 29 | 25 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 4,197 gold on 70 realms |
 Cross Pommel Dagger | 30 | 24 | 4.2 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 900 gold on 53 realms |
| Anzac Dagger | 30 | 25 | 4.2 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 148 gold on 52 realms |
Cross Pommel Dagger has the highest item level here (30). The lowest listed price among them is Demon Blade at 17 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Barman Shanker among Weapon > Dagger: Singing Dagger (item level 34), Librarian's Paper Cutter (item level 35), Seduced Blade (item level 35), Sishir Spellblade (item level 35) and Toxidunk Dagger (item level 36).
Nearest lower item levels below Barman Shanker among Weapon > Dagger: Razor Blade (item level 23), The Ziggler (item level 22), Stonevault Shiv (item level 22), Searing Golden Blade (item level 22) and Deadly Kris (item level 21).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Barman Shanker is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Barman Shanker next to the live retail market on this page.
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