On Ruthless Shiv's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 3,588,941 gold24 silver across its tracked history (Jan 2026 to Jun 2026), ranging from 2,156,952 gold to 3,727,429 gold26 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 12% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 3,588,941 gold24 silver.
Appearance ID: 2528. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Ruthless Shiv.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name polearms among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Ruthless Shiv (item level 22) in item level among Weapon > Polearm, from item level 22 to 31.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruthless Shiv (this item) | 22 | 14 | 4.7 DPS, +4 Stamina, +11 Strength | 3,149,999 gold on 3 realms |
 Grim Reaper | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS. World Drop | 799 gold on 57 realms |
 Eyegouger | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +7 Agility, +7 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike. World Drop | 213 gold on 64 realms |
 Blight | 26 | 20 | 5.1 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 401 gold on 60 realms |
| Stoneraven | 27 | 20 | 5.1 DPS, +6 Strength, +6 Agility, +7 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike. World Drop | 440 gold on 57 realms |
| Darkspear | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 5,005 gold on 59 realms |
| The Needler | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS. World Drop | 116 gold on 53 realms |
 Pitchfork of Mojo Madness | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 1,921 gold on 74 realms |
 Venomreaver | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS, +8 Strength, +8 Stamina, +10 Mastery. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 7,713 gold on 81 realms |
| War Glaive | 31 | 25 | 5.6 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 99 gold on 58 realms |
 Ethereum Phase-Spear | 31 | 26 | 2.8 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +11 Versatility. Vendor | 10 gold on 54 realms |
War Glaive has the highest item level here (31). The lowest listed price among them is Ethereum Phase-Spear at 10 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Ruthless Shiv among Weapon > Polearm: Scourge War Spear (item level 35), Mobus's Dripping Halberd (item level 37), Witch-Hunter's Harvester (item level 37), Ranseur of Hatred (item level 37) and Elementium Poleaxe (item level 37).
Nearest lower item levels below Ruthless Shiv among Weapon > Polearm: Rusted Pitchfork (item level 3), Taken Riftwalker's Starbarb (item level 1), Nokhud Stalker's Spear (item level 1), Centaur Tracker's Javelin (item level 1) and Drakonid Defender's Pike (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Ruthless Shiv 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 Ruthless Shiv 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 Ruthless Shiv
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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