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MoP Classic item

Gemstone Dagger

Item 5742 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 40
  • Binds when equipped
  • One-HandDagger
  • 28 - 52 DamageSpeed 1.80
  • (22.2 damage per second)
  • +5 Fire Resistance
  • +5 Frost Resistance
  • Durability 55 / 55
  • Requires Level 35
  • Sell Price: 1 gold34 silver

About Gemstone Dagger

Gemstone Dagger is an uncommon one-hand dagger on MoP Classic at item level 40, usable from level 35. It binds when equipped. It adds Fire Resistance (5) and Frost Resistance (5). It hits for 28 to 52 damage every 1.80 seconds, 22.2 damage per second. Other one-hand daggers listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Stonevault Shiv (40), Searing Golden Blade (39) and The Ziggler (39). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 24,999 gold99 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 1 gold34 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm24,999 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Typical market (US)24,999 gold99 silver
Median min buyout24,999 gold99 silver
Realms with listings1US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 06:29 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active24,999 gold99 silver24,999 gold99 silver222026-11-03 06:29 UTC
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One-hand dagger items near item level 40

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 29 other one-hand dagger items between item level 28 and 51; 10 of them carry fixed stats.

  • Its 22.2 damage per second ranks 7th of 30 one-hand dagger items in this group; Gutwrencher (item level 49, requires level 44) has the most, 32.8.
  • Attack speeds among the 30 one-hand dagger items in this group run from 1.60 seconds (Daring Dirk) to 2.00 seconds (Flesh Piercer); it swings every 1.80 seconds.
  • +5 Fire Resistance: no other one-hand dagger item in this group carries Fire Resistance.
  • +5 Frost Resistance: no other one-hand dagger item in this group carries Frost Resistance.
  • Widowmaker has the most fixed stat points in this group, 15 against 10 here.
  • Next one-hand dagger items up with fixed stats: Darkmoon Dirk (item level 45, requires level 40), Widowmaker (item level 47, requires level 42), Ebon Shiv (item level 51, requires level 46).
  • Its lowest listed price, 24,999 gold99 silver, ranks 23rd of 23 listed one-hand dagger items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed one-hand dagger items at a similar or higher item level: Tigerbane at 1 gold95 silver (item level 38, requires level 33), Fine Pointed Dagger at 2 gold50 silver (item level 44, requires level 39), Razor Blade at 3 gold (item level 42, requires level 37).
  • Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 3 item levels of 40: one-handed axe (10): Shovelphlange's Mining Axe, Edge of Winter, Heavy Mithril Axe; one-handed sword (10): Speedsteel Rapier, Ginn-Su Sword, Annealed Blade; one-handed mace (9): Deadwood Sledge, Midnight Mace, Ardent Custodian.
ItemItem levelRequiresDPSFixed statsLowest listed
Deadly Kris363118.9 (1.80s)none1 gold
Glinting Steel Dagger363118.9 (1.80s)+12 Attack Power30 gold
Howling Blade363123.9 (1.80s)none95 gold
Sliverblade373225.0 (1.80s)none-
Tigerbane383311.6 (1.90s)none1 gold95 silver
Searing Golden Blade393421.4 (1.80s)+7 Intellect455 gold59 silver
Shiny Dirk39347.2 (1.60s)none5 gold
The Ziggler393412.1 (1.70s)none100 gold
Gemstone Dagger403522.2 (1.80s)+5 Fire Resistance, +5 Frost Resistance24,999 gold99 silver
Stonevault Shiv403512.2 (1.80s)+8 Agility, +5 Stamina50 gold
Razor Blade423712.9 (1.70s)none3 gold
Sacrificial Kris443925.8 (1.80s)none3 gold
Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Lifeforce Dirk, Business Finisher.

Where Gemstone Dagger Fits

Items That Share Gemstone Dagger's Icon

Gemstone Dagger uses the same icon art, which 2 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:

  • Copper Claymore ID 7955 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 11 · lowest 75s on 1 realm
  • Searing Blade ID 12992 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 23 · lowest 7g on 7 realms

Items Numbered Next to Gemstone Dagger

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 5742 (5739 to 5751) were usually added in the same batch as Gemstone Dagger: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

  • Barbaric Harness ID 5739 · Armor - Leather · item level 38 · lowest 3g on 3 realms
  • Red Fireworks Rocket ID 5740 · Consumable · item level 20
  • Prismstone Ring ID 5743 · Armor · item level 40
  • Pale Skinner ID 5744 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 12 · lowest 97,073g on 1 realm
  • Scythe Axe ID 5749 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 23 · lowest 29,999g on 1 realm
  • Warchief's Girdle ID 5750 · Armor - Mail · item level 23 · lowest 9,999g on 2 realms
  • Webwing Cloak ID 5751 · Armor - Cloth · item level 25 · lowest 35,000g on 1 realm

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

Across game versions
Item 5742Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level404022
Required level353535
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Damage23 - 4428 - 5228 - 52
Speed1.501.801.80
Damage per second22.322.222.2
Fire Resistance55-
Frost Resistance55-
Sell price1 gold7 silver1 gold34 silver1 gold7 silver
MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 18:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
4
Lowest buyout seen
9,999 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-11-01 20:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
516,433 gold40 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
713
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 030142,019g284,038g426,058g568,077gOct 04Oct 20Nov 03
US median, latest 25,000gEU median, latest 9,999g
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 lowEU medianEU realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-03---24,999 gold99 silver24,999 gold99 silver1
2026-11-02---24,999 gold99 silver24,999 gold99 silver1
2026-11-019,999 gold9,999 gold124,999 gold99 silver29,998 gold99 silver1
2026-10-31516,433 gold40 silver516,433 gold40 silver129,998 gold99 silver29,999 gold1
2026-10-309,999 gold9,999 gold229,999 gold29,999 gold1
2026-10-29---29,999 gold29,999 gold1
2026-10-289,999 gold9,999 gold129,999 gold29,999 gold1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 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.