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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 9 Oct 2026

Our drawing of the type: Dagger. Not the in-game Sharpened Lightwood Slasher. — Our drawingDagger

Dropped item · should I take it?

Sharpened Lightwood Slasher — One-Hand drop, item level & who can use it

Rare one-hand from Zul'jan in Altar of Fangs: item level 292–311 by difficulty. 8 specs can use it — it carries Agility, Crit · Haste. Its effect decides more than its item level, so sim it.

Hero 3/6 · One-Hand · Rare

Dropped on

Equipped ✎308

311+10 and upSIM NEEDED

why?

Why? · VerdictBuilt from the item level you set (308) against this drop on +10 and up (311), whether it has an effect, and whether your spec can use it. GamGem’s rule of thumb, not a sim: +6 or more is an upgrade, within ±5 a sidegrade, −6 or less a downgrade; any effect asks for a sim.

+3 item levels, but its effect decides — item level alone can’t price it.

Top keys: 4 specs wear it — most, 20% of Outlaw Rogue (n 169, #2 of 5 in off hand), week of Oct 6–14. Every spec ›

Item level change308 → 311+3

Specs that can use itHavoc Demon Hunter, Vengeance Demon Hunter +68

Grows toHero 6/6321

Nearest competitorAman'muso, Warlord's Vengeance315

Equipgame data

why?

Why? · EffectThe effect line from Blizzard’s item record. Its numbers are at the record’s preview item level (219), not the level it drops at.

Equip: Your damaging attacks and abilities have a chance to sear your target for 1,452 Holy damage.

Zul'jan · Altar of FangsMythic+ dungeon · End-of-dungeon chestRoute ›

Sim neededIts effect can’t be priced by item level. A sim of your own character (Raidbots Top Gear or Droptimizer) settles it; no sim is attached here.

Drop-decision mode

What actually changes?

why?

Why? · StatsBlizzard’s item record prints stats at a preview level that differs between items, so the rows compare how each item SPLITS its secondary rating — the share of each stat — not the raw numbers.

Compared with

StatDroppedComparedΔ pts

Critical Strike57%0%+57

Haste43%30%+13

Mastery0%70%−70

PrimaryAgilityStrength / Agility

EffectEquipEquip

Item level, same track311315

Shares of each item’s secondary rating, from Blizzard’s item records; the raw numbers sit at different preview levels, so they are not compared. Rows that move 20 points or more are lit.

How far can it grow?

why?

Why? · Upgrade trackItem level per rank is the gear page’s track table; every rank costs 20 Mistcrests of the item’s own track. A Mythic 344 drop is past the track and upgrades no further.

Adventurermax 282
Veteranmax 295
Championmax 308
Heromax 321
Mythmax 334

Upgrade-equivalence ruler — drag to Hero 3/6

At 3/6: 311 item level

Out-levels 14 same-slot rivals: Ancient Construct's Venomshiv, Tomb-Creeper's Claw, Bladesorrow….

No upgrade from where it dropped.

Sockets & extras

Socketsnone on this item0
Unique-equippedno limitno

What does it compete with?

why?

Why? · CompetitionThe season’s other items for the same slot, the same armour and a shared primary stat, at their item level on the same track as this drop. “Different job” means one has an effect and the other does not — our rule.

311 · dropped on +10 and up

Its effect makes it a different job from the stat-only rivals — a sim decides here, not item level.

Which specs want it?

one-hand · 8 of 40 specs can use it

why?

Why? · Spec demandCan use = the class wears this armour, has the weapon skill (each class’s Warcraft Wiki page) and the spec’s primary stat is on the item (Blizzard). Stat fit is OUR comparison of the item’s two biggest secondaries with a stat order a GamGem spec guide sources — not a guide’s pick.

Your spec

SpecStat fit · our comparison · top keysGuide

Havoc Demon HunterPartial · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›

Vengeance Demon HunterStrong · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›

Feral DruidStrong · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›

Guardian DruidStrong · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›

Assassination RogueStrong · M+ orderTop keys · 15% wear itOpen ›

Outlaw RogueStrong · M+ orderTop keys · 20% wear itOpen ›

Subtlety RoguePartial · M+ orderTop keys · 14% wear itOpen ›

Enhancement ShamanPartial · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›

Can use it · game data · full BiS lists

Demon HunterHavocMethod WowheadVengeanceMethod Wowhead
DruidFeralMethod WowheadGuardianMethod Wowhead
RogueAssassinationMethod WowheadOutlawMethod WowheadSubtletyMethod Wowhead
ShamanEnhancementMethod Wowhead

Who can use it: 2 tanks · 0 healers · 6 damage

No skill for this weapon · 12 specs: Death Knight · Hunter · Monk · Paladin

Without its primary stat · 20 specs: Devourer Demon Hunter · Balance Druid · Restoration Druid · Augmentation Evoker · Devastation Evoker · Preservation Evoker · Arcane Mage · Fire Mage · Frost Mage · Discipline Priest · Holy Priest · Shadow Priest · Elemental Shaman · Restoration Shaman · Affliction Warlock · Demonology Warlock · Destruction Warlock · Arms Warrior · Fury Warrior · Protection Warrior

Stat fit is our comparison of the item’s two biggest secondary stats with a stat order a GamGem spec guide sources (today: all 40 specs) — not a guide’s pick. The BiS links open each spec’s own page on Method and Wowhead. Every class and spec ›

Where to get it again?

why?

Why? · SourceBoss and instance from Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal. No source publishes drop rates, so none is shown.

Zul'janAltar of Fangs · End-of-dungeon chest
Altar of FangsMythic+ · end-of-dungeon chestOpen ›
No lockoutRaid Finder, Normal and Heroic bosses give loot once per difficulty each week; Mythic+ keys have no lockout.repeatable
Great Vault+10 and up · Myth 1/6318

RepeatableGreat Vault optionShared table · 9 itemsDrop rate not published

Effort to target: repeatable · 8 other items share its table

Also drops here · 8

Who wears it in top keys

4 of 40 specs · +16–23 keys, US+EU, week of Oct 6–14 (Blizzard API)

Outlaw Rogue20%#2 of 5 off hand · n 169 · +16–22
Assassination Rogue15%#2 of 5 off hand · n 338 · +19–23
Subtlety Rogue14%#2 of 5 off hand · n 291 · +16–22
Survival Hunter5%#2 of 3 off hand · n 179 · +16–20

Share = of that spec’s top-key characters still in the spec when read, the part wearing this item in that slot (rings and trinkets: either slot). Counted by GamGem from Blizzard’s Mythic+ leaderboards and character profiles, 11,985 characters, read 2026-10-09. Top keys, not all players — what they wear, not a ranking of the item.

How sure is this?

why?

Why? · EvidenceEvery row says what kind of evidence it is. Simulations and logs are not attached — no source with terms we can show.

RowKindResultFromRead

Item recordgame data4 stats · 1 effect · 0 socketsBlizzard API2026-10-09

Item level by difficultysourced table292–311gear page sources2026-10-09

Who can use itgame data8 of 40 specsBlizzard API · Warcraft Wiki2026-10-09

Stat fitour comparison40 specs with a sourced orderGamGem2026-10-09

Simulationsimulatednot attached——

Logs (who equips it)observednot attached——

Where evidence disagrees

• The Great Vault pays 318 for +10 and up — more than the drop itself (311).

What else to look at?

Share with the group

Sharpened Lightwood Slasher311 One-HandSIM NEEDED308 → 311

Mythic+ · +10 and upSim needed

Zul'jan · Altar of Fangs · checked 2026-10-09

Sharpened Lightwood Slasher — 311 One-Hand
SIM NEEDED: 308 → 311 · +10 and up · Mythic+
Effect: Equip: Your damaging attacks and abilities have a chance to sear your target for 1,452 Holy damage.
Source: Zul'jan · Altar of Fangs
Can use it: 8 of 40 specs
Checked 2026-10-09 · Blizzard API data · GamGem

Ask about this drop

Try: “is it an upgrade?” · “where does it drop?” · “who can use it?” · “item level on Mythic?”

Full item record

IDs, raw stats, effects, flavour text

Environment: Live 12.1 — the 12.1.5 PTR is not mixed in
Item ID: 275070
Quality (base): Rare
Type: Weapon · Dagger
Binding: Binds when picked up
Required level: 80
Preview item level: 219 (Blizzard’s record — not the drop level)
Stats at preview level: Agility 32 · Stamina 502 · Critical Strike 31 · Haste 23
Weapon: 49–83 damage · speed 1.80 · 36.7 DPS (preview)
Effect 1: Equip: Your damaging attacks and abilities have a chance to sear your target for 1,452 Holy damage.
Sockets: 0
Unique-equipped: no

◆ Blizzard — Game Data API: items, journal, specializations ◆ Warcraft Wiki — Lockout ◆ Warcraft Wiki — each class’s page ◆ Method — Season 2 upgrade tracks ◆ Method — raid, Mythic+, Delve and Prey loot ◆ Method — Great Vault item levels

Altar of Fangs on video

Sharpened Lightwood Slasher — quick answers

Where does Sharpened Lightwood Slasher drop?

Zul'jan in Altar of Fangs (End-of-dungeon chest), in Midnight Season 2. No source publishes its drop rate.

What item level is Sharpened Lightwood Slasher?

Mythic 0 292 · +2–3 295 · +4 298 · +5 302 · +6–7 305 · +8–9 308 · +10 and up 311. Item levels are the season’s track table, by difficulty or key level.

Which specs can use Sharpened Lightwood Slasher?

8 of 40: Havoc Demon Hunter, Vengeance Demon Hunter, Feral Druid, Guardian Druid, Assassination Rogue, Outlaw Rogue, Subtlety Rogue, Enhancement Shaman.

Who uses Sharpened Lightwood Slasher in Mythic+?

4 of 40 specs wear it in top keys — Outlaw Rogue 20% (#2 in off hand, n 169), Assassination Rogue 15% (#2 in off hand, n 338), Subtlety Rogue 14% (#2 in off hand, n 291), Survival Hunter 5% (#2 in off hand, n 179). +16–23 keys, US+EU, week of Oct 6–14 (Blizzard API); 11,985 characters read. A measurement of top keys, not a ranking of the item.

What does Sharpened Lightwood Slasher do?

Equip: Your damaging attacks and abilities have a chance to sear your target for 1,452 Holy damage. (Blizzard’s record, at its preview item level.)

What competes with Sharpened Lightwood Slasher?

19 items for the same slot: Aman'muso, Warlord's Vengeance, Zatha'tek, Breath of Corruption, Ravenous Feaster's Fang, Slithering Savage's Gavel….

Sources & how we checked

We read Blizzard’s Item API for this item (ID 275070) on 2026-10-09 and took its boss from Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal. Its item levels are the season’s track table, read for its source by difficulty. Who can use it joins each class’s armour and weapon skills (Warcraft Wiki) with each spec’s primary stat (Blizzard). Stat fit is our own comparison with a stat order a GamGem spec guide sources. Nothing here comes from a sim or from logs.

Blizzard — Game Data API: items, journal, specializations · Every item’s stats, effects, sockets and set · the journal’s boss lists · each spec’s role and primary stat · read 2026-10-09
Warcraft Wiki — Lockout · Raid loot once per boss per difficulty a week · no lockout on Mythic+ keys · read 2026-10-09
Warcraft Wiki — each class’s page · Weapon skills per class (each class row links its own page) · read 2026-10-09
Method — Season 2 upgrade tracks · Champion, Hero and Myth ranks · 344 · read 2026-10-07
Method — raid, Mythic+, Delve and Prey loot · End-of-run chest · boss groups · Lair · Delves · Prey · read 2026-10-07
Method — Great Vault item levels · Vault by key, tier and difficulty · slots at 1/4/8 and 2/4/6 · read 2026-10-07
Warcraft Wiki — Armor · Which classes wear cloth, leather, mail and plate · read 2026-10-07

Midnight Season 2 · live patch 12.1 (the 12.1.5 PTR is not mixed in) · item data from Blizzard’s Game Data API, read 2026-10-09. Item levels are the season’s track table; spec fit is game data; stat fit is our own comparison. No player names, profiles or logos. Your item level, difficulty and spec are saved in this browser only.