Forever Guides
What changed
Name reservation is open: it started 7:00am AEDT todayFinal racial pass: Human Ruthless cut to 1% crit, Tauren hit 60% run speedThe beta is closed after five weeksBlizzard reverses course: Roleplay-PvP ruleset arrives at launch
Death's Sting, official Blizzard item icon
Epic One-Hand Dagger

Death's Sting

Boss drop · C'Thun · Temple of Ahn'Qiraj

ilvl 84Req 60Classic data · Forever [Unconfirmed]
Item icon © Blizzard Entertainment

About this item

Death's Sting drops from C'Thun in Temple of Ahn'Qiraj. Its headline stats are 66.4 DPS, +10 Stamina. Equip: +38 Attack Power. Equip: Increased Daggers +3. Against 43 other Dagger one-hand items within five levels, its stat budget ranks 9 of 44.

Tooltip

Death's StingItem Level 84Binds when picked upUniqueOne-HandDagger95 - 144 DamageSpeed 1.80(66.4 damage per second)+10 StaminaDurability 75 / 75Requires Level 60Equip: +38 Attack Power.Equip: Increased Daggers +3.Sell Price: 20g 69s 67c

⚠ Stats are Classic Era data from the Blizzard API, pending verification against WoW Forever.

Where it drops

Source
Boss drop
Boss
C'Thun
Raid · Silithus
Temple of Ahn'Qiraj
Drop chance
Not published yet. We only post rates from our own loot logs after launch.

⚠ Classic Era source; whether it drops the same way in Forever is [Unconfirmed].

Who should use it

Best for: physical damage.

RogueWarriorHunterMagePriestWarlockDruidShaman

Our read from the item type and stats, not a game restriction. Any class that can equip it can use it.

Compare & upgrade path

Alternatives in the same slot (±8 levels)

The End of Dreams iconThe End of DreamsOne-Hand · ilvl 83 · req 60stronger stat budget · Wraith Blade iconWraith BladeOne-Hand · ilvl 83 · req 60stronger stat budget · The Widow's Embrace iconThe Widow's EmbraceOne-Hand · ilvl 81 · req 60stronger stat budget · Hammer of the Twisting Nether iconHammer of the Twisting NetherOne-Hand · ilvl 89 · req 60stronger stat budget ·

Upgrades after this

Kingsfall iconKingsfallOne-Hand · ilvl 89 · req 60ilvl 89 · NaxxramasGressil, Dawn of Ruin iconGressil, Dawn of RuinOne-Hand · ilvl 89 · req 60ilvl 89 · The Hungering Cold iconThe Hungering ColdOne-Hand · ilvl 89 · req 60ilvl 89 ·

"Stat budget" is a rough sum of stats, effects, DPS and armor, a quick guide rather than a sim.

Set bonuses

Not part of an item set.

← Loot · All items

Sources: stats and icon from the Blizzard Game Data API (Classic Era, fetched 2026-10-29). Drop sources cross-checked against Classic Era community records. Forever Guides is a fan site, not affiliated with Blizzard Entertainment. Icon © Blizzard Entertainment.