MoP Classic item

Gemstone Dagger

Item 5742 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

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 Searing Golden Blade (39), Shiny Dirk (39) and The Ziggler (39). A vendor pays 1 gold34 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

No MoP Classic price data yet. Not listed on any MoP Classic realm in the latest scan (last scan ok, finished 2026-09-19 06:08 UTC). The scan reads each connected realm's Auction House document once an hour. Bid-only auctions are skipped: a bid is not a price anyone can pay now.

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).
Cheapest listed one-hand dagger items at a similar or higher item level: Shiny Dirk at 1 gold (item level 39, requires level 34), Razor Blade at 2 gold (item level 42, requires level 37), Sacrificial Kris at 2 gold (item level 44, requires level 39).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 3 item levels of 40: one-handed axe (10): Shovelphlange's Mining Axe, Digmaster 5000, Edge of Winter; one-handed sword (10): Speedsteel Rapier, Ginn-Su Sword, Annealed Blade; one-handed mace (9): Midnight Mace, Deadwood Sledge, Stonevault Bonebreaker.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Deadly Kris	36	31	18.9 (1.80s)	none	1 gold25 silver
Glinting Steel Dagger	36	31	18.9 (1.80s)	+12 Attack Power	20 gold
Howling Blade	36	31	23.9 (1.80s)	none	35 gold
Sliverblade	37	32	25.0 (1.80s)	none	16,750 gold
Tigerbane	38	33	11.6 (1.90s)	none	2 gold
Searing Golden Blade	39	34	21.4 (1.80s)	+7 Intellect	750 gold99 silver
Shiny Dirk	39	34	7.2 (1.60s)	none	1 gold
The Ziggler	39	34	12.1 (1.70s)	none	150 gold
Gemstone Dagger	40	35	22.2 (1.80s)	+5 Fire Resistance, +5 Frost Resistance	-
Stonevault Shiv	40	35	12.2 (1.80s)	+8 Agility, +5 Stamina	-
Razor Blade	42	37	12.9 (1.70s)	none	2 gold
Sacrificial Kris	44	39	25.8 (1.80s)	none	2 gold

Appearance

Same model in the game files

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

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Fire Resistance and Frost Resistance and adds Intellect and Stamina.

Item 5742	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	40	40	22
Required level	35	35	15
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	23 - 44	28 - 52	2 - 4
Speed	1.50	1.80	1.80
Damage per second	22.3	22.2	1.7
Fire Resistance	5	5	-
Frost Resistance	5	5	-
Intellect	-	-	3
Stamina	-	-	5
Sell price	1 gold7 silver	1 gold34 silver	8 gold57 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 9,999 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-09-19 04:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 516,433 gold40 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 601

US median, latest 16,070gEU 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 low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-19	9,999 gold	9,999 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-09-18	9,999 gold	9,999 gold	1	16,069 gold99 silver	16,069 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-17	9,999 gold	9,999 gold	2	16,070 gold63 silver	29,999 gold	1
2026-09-16	9,999 gold	9,999 gold	2	29,999 gold	29,999 gold	1
2026-09-15	9,999 gold	9,999 gold	2	29,999 gold	29,999 gold	1
2026-09-14	9,999 gold	9,999 gold	1	29,999 gold	29,999 gold	1
2026-09-13	9,999 gold	9,999 gold	1	29,999 gold	29,999 gold	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 0 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	5742
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Dagger
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	40
Requires level	35
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	1 gold7 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)