MoP Classic item

Cold-Forged Shank

Item 55044 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 316
Binds when equipped
One-HandDagger
317 - 591 DamageSpeed 1.80
(252.2 damage per second)
+98 Agility
+147 Stamina
Durability 65 / 65
Requires Level 81
Equip: Increases your hit by 65.
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 65.
Sell Price: 28 gold41 silver

About Cold-Forged Shank

Cold-Forged Shank is a rare one-hand dagger on MoP Classic at item level 316, usable from level 81. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +98 Agility and +147 Stamina, with Hit (65) and Critical Strike (65) as secondary stats. It hits for 317 to 591 damage every 1.80 seconds, 252.2 damage per second. Other one-hand daggers listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Fire-Etched Dagger (316), Blackwolf Spellblade (312) and Irontree Dagger (312). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 765 gold74 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 28 gold41 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm765 gold74 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)765 gold74 silver

Median min buyout827 gold50 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	765 gold74 silver	765 gold74 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 06:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	889 gold25 silver	889 gold25 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Cold-Forged Shank	Recipe

One-hand dagger items near item level 316

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 15 other one-hand dagger items between item level 292 and 325; 10 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 252.2 damage per second ranks 12th of 16 one-hand dagger items in this group; Lhakaz's Swiftblade (item level 325, requires level 84) has the most, 673.3.
Attack speeds among the 16 one-hand dagger items in this group run from 1.60 seconds (Potentate's Letter Opener) to 1.80 seconds (Trek's Shiv); it swings every 1.80 seconds.
+98 Agility ranks 2nd of 4 one-hand dagger items with Agility; Lhakaz's Swiftblade (item level 325, requires level 84) has the most, +107.
+147 Stamina ranks 2nd of 6 one-hand dagger items with Stamina; Lhakaz's Swiftblade (item level 325, requires level 84) has the most, +160.
+65 Hit ranks 2nd of 5 one-hand dagger items with Hit; Lhakaz's Swiftblade (item level 325, requires level 84) has the most, +71.
+65 Critical Strike ranks 1st of 2 one-hand dagger items with Critical Strike, the most in this group.
Fire-Etched Dagger has the most fixed stat points in this group, 1,682 against 375 here.
Next one-hand dagger items up with Agility: Lhakaz's Swiftblade (item level 325, requires level 84).
Its lowest listed price, 765 gold74 silver, ranks 12th of 14 listed one-hand dagger items in this group.
Cheapest listed one-hand dagger items at a similar or higher item level: Fire-Etched Dagger at 50 gold (item level 316, requires level 81), Lhakaz's Swiftblade at 999 gold (item level 325, requires level 84).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 6 item levels of 316: one-handed mace (6): Heavy Geode Mace, Lifeforce Hammer, Blackwolf Scepter; fist weapon (3): Carnelian Spikes, Irontree Knuckles, Rustmaul Knuckles; one-handed axe (3): Decapitator's Razor, Irontree Axe, Rustmaul Axe; one-handed sword (3): Loyal Blade, Irontree Sword, Rustmaul Sword.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Mereldar Spellblade	300	82	533.2 (1.70s)	+1,132 Spell Power	25 gold
Trek's Shiv	300	81	533.6 (1.80s)	+85 Agility, +127 Stamina, +56 Hit, +56 Expertise	300 gold
Bladefist Dagger	306	83	229.7 (1.70s)	none	192 gold
Thondroril Spellblade	306	83	564.1 (1.70s)	+1,195 Spell Power	26 gold
Toxidunk Dagger	308	78	574.7 (1.80s)	+91 Agility, +136 Stamina, +61 Hit, +61 Expertise	44 gold99 silver
Blackwolf Spellblade	312	84	596.8 (1.70s)	+1,258 Spell Power	130 gold
Irontree Dagger	312	84	242.9 (1.70s)	none	233 gold
Cold-Forged Shank	316	81	252.2 (1.80s)	+98 Agility, +147 Stamina, +65 Hit, +65 Critical Strike	765 gold74 silver
Fire-Etched Dagger	316	81	619.4 (1.70s)	+147 Stamina, +98 Intellect, +65 Hit, +65 Haste, +1,307 Spell Power	50 gold
Rustmaul Dagger	318	85	256.8 (1.70s)	none	-
Sorrowmurk Spellblade	318	85	630.9 (1.70s)	+1,335 Spell Power	-
Lhakaz's Swiftblade	325	84	673.3 (1.80s)	+107 Agility, +160 Stamina, +71 Hit, +71 Expertise	999 gold

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Glyphtrace Ritual Knife.

Where Cold-Forged Shank Fits

Items That Share Cold-Forged Shank's Icon

Cold-Forged Shank uses the same icon art, which 2 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:

Moonbrook Spellblade ID 55434 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 272 · lowest 39g on 3 realms
Thondroril Spellblade ID 55440 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 306 · lowest 26g on 3 realms

Items Numbered Next to Cold-Forged Shank

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 55044 (55039 to 55054) were usually added in the same batch as Cold-Forged Shank: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Stormforged Helm ID 55039 · Armor - Plate · item level 333 · lowest 20g on 6 realms
Stormforged Breastplate ID 55040 · Armor - Plate · item level 333 · lowest 75g on 3 realms
Hardened Obsidium Shield ID 55041 · Armor - Shield · item level 289 · lowest 150g on 3 realms
Stormforged Shield ID 55042 · Armor - Shield · item level 325 · lowest 699g on 4 realms
Decapitator's Razor ID 55043 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 316 · lowest 75g on 3 realms
Fire-Etched Dagger ID 55045 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 316 · lowest 50g on 3 realms
Lifeforce Hammer ID 55046 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 316 · lowest 1,658g on 3 realms
Obsidium Executioner ID 55052 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 316 · lowest 749g on 2 realms
Obsidium Skeleton Key ID 55053 · Consumable · item level 85
Ebonsteel Belt Buckle ID 55054 · Consumable · item level 81

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Item 55044	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	316	36
Required level	81	81
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	317 - 591	780 - 1,449
Speed	1.80	1.80
Damage per second	252.2	619.2
Agility	98	-
Stamina	147	-
Hit	65	-
Critical Strike	65	-
Sell price	28 gold41 silver	22 gold72 silver

Retail recipe Cold-Forged Shank: 15x Folded Obsidium, 6x Volatile Earth, 4x Volatile Water.

3D Model

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 6
Lowest buyout seen: 33 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-07 08:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 40,787 gold60 silverIvus (TW)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,859

US median, latest 766gEU median, latest 889gTW median, latest 2,600g
Each line is one region's daily median of the cheapest buyout on every realm that listed it, from our hourly scans.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	TW low	TW median	TW realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	889 gold25 silver	889 gold25 silver	1	-	-	-	499 gold99 silver	765 gold74 silver	1
2026-11-02	889 gold25 silver	889 gold25 silver	1	-	-	-	499 gold99 silver	499 gold99 silver	1
2026-11-01	200 gold	1,400 gold66 silver	2	-	-	-	499 gold99 silver	499 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-31	170 gold	1,400 gold66 silver	2	-	-	-	1,421 gold56 silver	1,499 gold96 silver	1
2026-10-30	170 gold	170 gold	2	-	-	-	500 gold	1,499 gold97 silver	1
2026-10-29	170 gold	1,450 gold66 silver	2	-	-	-	1,499 gold97 silver	1,499 gold97 silver	1
2026-10-28	175 gold	750 gold94 silver	2	-	-	-	1,499 gold97 silver	1,499 gold97 silver	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 1 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's MoP Classic Game Data API (static data 5.5.4.67732). Prices: per-unit buyouts from one Blizzard Auction House snapshot per connected realm per hour; market is the quantity-weighted median of a realm's listings. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	55044
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Dagger
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	316
Requires level	81
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	22 gold72 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)