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Shortblade of the Ruby Ally

Item Level 33
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
6 - 10 DamageSpeed 1.80
(4.4 damage per second)
+4 Agility
+9 Critical Strike
+5 Haste
Sell price: 68 gold31 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

An Uncommon Dagger One-Hand, item level 33, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).

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Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 146 and sells to vendors for 9g 8s 79c. In MoP Classic it is item level 146 and sells to vendors for 9g 8s 79c.

VersionItem levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)33UncommonBinds when picked up68g 31s 79c
Wrath of the Lich King146UncommonBinds when picked up9g 8s 79c
MoP Classic146UncommonBinds when picked up9g 8s 79c
Shortblade of the Ruby Ally Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Shortblade of the Ruby Ally is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 9558. 9 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Shortblade of the Ruby Ally Comes From

Quests That Reward Shortblade of the Ruby Ally

1 quest lists Shortblade of the Ruby Ally among its rewards in Blizzard's quest data.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Shortblade of the Ruby Ally Compares

Who It Suits

In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name daggers among their preferred weapons:

  • Survival Hunter: Polearm, Staff, Axe, Dagger, Sword
  • Assassination Rogue: Daggers
  • Subtlety Rogue: Daggers
  • Discipline Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Holy Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Shadow Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Elemental Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
  • Restoration Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
  • Arcane Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Fire Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Frost Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Affliction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Demonology Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Destruction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Balance Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
  • Restoration Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
  • Devourer Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons, Daggers
  • Devastation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Preservation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Augmentation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Shortblade of the Ruby Ally Fits

Items That Share Shortblade of the Ruby Ally's Icon

Shortblade of the Ruby Ally uses icon file 135702, which 37 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Shortblade of the Ruby Ally

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 38155 (38150 to 38162) were usually added in the same batch as Shortblade of the Ruby Ally: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Shortblade of the Ruby Ally Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 38155 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
341 gold58 silver
Vendor sell price
68 gold31 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
One-Hand
Expansion ID
2
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.