This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Wounds the target for damage and lowers Intellect of target for 30 sec.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
The Lobotomizer is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
In the Appearances collection, The Lobotomizer is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 5403. 1 other item wears 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 The Lobotomizer (item level 29) in item level among Weapon > Dagger, from item level 28 to 30.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lobotomizer (this item) | 29 | 25 | 3.9 DPS. Vendor | Not listed |
 Alcor's Sunrazor | 29 | 24 | 3.9 DPS, +4 Fire Resistance. World Drop | 500 gold on 53 realms |
 Venomfang | 29 | 25 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +9 Versatility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 3,454 gold on 53 realms |
 Midnight's Graze | 29 | 25 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 7,704 gold on 75 realms |
 Scarlet Kris | 29 | 24 | 3.9 DPS, +5 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 67 gold on 55 realms |
 The Lost Kris of Zedd | 29 | 25 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike. World Drop | 999 gold on 54 realms |
 Gurubashi Poker | 29 | 25 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +10 Versatility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 2,497 gold on 82 realms |
 Liege Blade | 29 | 24 | 3.9 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 580 gold on 53 realms |
 Absorption Dagger | 29 | 24 | 2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 85 gold on 55 realms |
 Julie's Dagger | 28 | 21 | 3.9 DPS. World Drop | 376 gold on 52 realms |
| Anzac Dagger | 30 | 25 | 4.2 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 13 gold on 53 realms |
Anzac Dagger has the highest item level here (30). The lowest listed price among them is Anzac Dagger at 13 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from The Lobotomizer among Weapon > Dagger: Mandible Edge (item level 34), Singing Dagger (item level 34), Seduced Blade (item level 35), Toxidunk Dagger (item level 36) and Mereldar Spellblade (item level 36).
Nearest lower item levels below The Lobotomizer among Weapon > Dagger: Gut Ripper (item level 24), Sacrificial Kris (item level 24), Razor Blade (item level 23), Stonevault Shiv (item level 22) and Searing Golden Blade (item level 22).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
The Lobotomizer 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 The Lobotomizer 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 The Lobotomizer
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.
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