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.
Blood-Etched Blade 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, Blood-Etched Blade is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 3494. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Blood-Etched Blade.
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 Blood-Etched Blade (item level 28) in item level among Weapon > Dagger, from item level 26 to 31.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood-Etched Blade (this item) | 28 | 22 | 1.9 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +4 Versatility, +3 Critical Strike. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Julie's Dagger | 28 | 21 | 3.9 DPS. World Drop | 45 gold on 45 realms |
 Scarlet Kris | 29 | 24 | 3.9 DPS, +5 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 49 gold on 52 realms |
 The Lost Kris of Zedd | 29 | 25 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike. World Drop | 1,762 gold on 53 realms |
 Gurubashi Poker | 29 | 25 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +10 Versatility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 1,327 gold on 81 realms |
| Bloodstrike Dagger | 29 | 24 | 3.9 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 5 gold on 49 realms |
 Midnight's Graze | 29 | 25 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 4,197 gold on 74 realms |
 Cross Pommel Dagger | 30 | 24 | 4.2 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 700 gold on 54 realms |
| Anzac Dagger | 30 | 25 | 4.2 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 77 gold on 46 realms |
| Vorpal Dagger | 26 | 20 | 3.9 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 7 gold on 50 realms |
 Blade of Unquenched Thirst | 31 | 26 | 4.2 DPS, +4 Agility. World Drop | 346 gold on 56 realms |
Blade of Unquenched Thirst has the highest item level here (31). The lowest listed price among them is Bloodstrike Dagger at 5 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Blood-Etched Blade among Weapon > Dagger: Singing Dagger (item level 34), Librarian's Paper Cutter (item level 35), Seduced Blade (item level 35), Swamplight Spellblade (item level 35) and Sishir Spellblade (item level 35).
Nearest lower item levels below Blood-Etched Blade among Weapon > Dagger: Tigerbane (item level 21), Glinting Steel Dagger (item level 21), Deadly Kris (item level 21), Vendetta (item level 20) and Claw of the Shadowmancer (item level 19).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Blood-Etched Blade 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 Blood-Etched Blade next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Blood-Etched Blade
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