This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
In the Appearances collection, Prison Shank is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 1007. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Prison Shank.
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 Prison Shank (item level 16) in item level among Weapon > Dagger, from item level 12 to 24.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prison Shank (this item) | 16 | 10 | 2.5 DPS, +4 Agility, +1 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Pearl-Handled Dagger | 14 | 9 | 2.2 DPS, +2 Agility, +2 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 50 gold on 59 realms |
 Claw of the Shadowmancer | 19 | 12 | 1.7 DPS, +3 Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 174 gold on 56 realms |
 Vendetta | 20 | 13 | 3.6 DPS, +4 Agility, +4 Critical Strike. World Drop | 8,000 gold on 54 realms |
| Goblin Screwdriver | 12 | 7 | 1.7 DPS, +3 Agility. World Drop | 150 gold on 60 realms |
 Tigerbane | 21 | 14 | 3.6 DPS. World Drop | 34 silver on 58 realms |
| Stonevault Shiv | 22 | 15 | 3.6 DPS, +5 Agility, +3 Stamina. World Drop | 199 gold on 59 realms |
| Searing Golden Blade | 22 | 14 | 1.7 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 950 gold on 60 realms |
 Razor Blade | 23 | 16 | 3.6 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 9 gold on 58 realms |
 Gut Ripper | 24 | 17 | 3.6 DPS. World Drop | 2,761 gold on 56 realms |
 Sacrificial Kris | 24 | 17 | 3.6 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 54 realms |
Gut Ripper has the highest item level here (24). The lowest listed price among them is Tigerbane at 34 silver in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Prison Shank among Weapon > Dagger: Julie's Dagger (item level 28), Alcor's Sunrazor (item level 29), Venomfang (item level 29), Midnight's Graze (item level 29) and Scarlet Kris (item level 29).
Nearest lower item levels below Prison Shank among Weapon > Dagger: Miniature Winter Veil Tree (item level 1), Twilight Ritualist's Stiletto (item level 1), Cultist's Sacrificial Kris (item level 1), Daggerspine Trident Tine (item level 1) and Glistening Sin'dorei Twinblade (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Prison Shank 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 Prison Shank 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 Prison Shank
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Prison Shank is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.
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