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Vanguard Shanker

Item Level 31
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
6 - 9 DamageSpeed 1.80
(4.2 damage per second)
+4 Agility
+6 Stamina
Sell price: 5 gold96 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 31, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).

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Vanguard Shanker Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Vanguard Shanker is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 2800. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Vanguard Shanker 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

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Vanguard Shanker (item level 31) in item level among Weapon > Dagger, from item level 30 to 32.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Vanguard Shanker (this item)314.2 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Cobra Shortblade31254.2 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop180 gold on 58 realms
Blade of Unquenched Thirst31264.2 DPS, +4 Agility. World Drop348 gold on 56 realms
The Night Blade31274.2 DPS. World Drop153,075 gold on 52 realms
Permafrost Dagger32262.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop9 gold on 59 realms
Shadow Dagger32272.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop2 silver on 49 realms
Warpdagger32272.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop2 silver on 53 realms
Anzac Dagger30254.2 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop170 gold on 48 realms
Ced's Carver32274.4 DPS, +3 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +4 Agility. World Drop132 gold on 64 realms
Blade of Trapped Knowledge30252.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike. World Drop617 gold on 50 realms
Talon of the Tempest32272.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +3 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. World Drop5,000 gold on 56 realms

Permafrost Dagger has the highest item level here (32). The lowest listed price among them is Shadow Dagger at 2 silver in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Vanguard Shanker among Weapon > Dagger: Vitreous Beak of Julak-Doom (item level 37), Brainsplinter (item level 37), Chelley's Sterilized Scalpel (item level 37), Immaculate Spellblade (item level 38) and Discarded Strikeblade (item level 38).

Nearest lower item levels below Vanguard Shanker among Weapon > Dagger: Gutwrencher (item level 25), Darrowdirk (item level 24), Sacrificial Kris (item level 24), The Ziggler (item level 22) and Stonevault Shiv (item level 22).

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

Where Vanguard Shanker Fits

Items That Share Vanguard Shanker's Icon

Vanguard Shanker uses icon file 135638, which 51 other items also use. The 1 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Vanguard Shanker

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 134581 (134575 to 134586) were usually added in the same batch as Vanguard Shanker: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Vanguard Shanker Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 134581 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
29 gold81 silver
Vendor sell price
5 gold96 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
One-Hand
Expansion ID
1
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.