Avool's Incendiary Shanker — Transmog Set Guide

Avool's Incendiary Shanker is an epic one-handed dagger added to World of Warcraft in patch 4.2 of the Cataclysm expansion alongside the Firelands raid. It is an agility dagger: its main stats are agility, stamina, haste and critical strike rating, so in the current game it is mainly of interest to rogues and hunters as a transmog appearance.

The model belongs to the Firelands raid weapon set: a short, curved blade of dark metal with smoldering veins and an orange-red glow along the edge. The hilt is wrapped and ends in a small pommel — the blade looks as if it has just been drawn from the forge. It is one of the two "fiery" daggers in the raid's section: the other model of the same family is the Entrail Disgorger, which has a wider blade.

There are several variants of this dagger in the raid: the normal version is "Avool's Incendiary Shanker", while the heroic one carries a separate name, the Avool's Incendiary Shanker. Visually both versions are identical and grant the same appearance for the transmogrification collection.

The dagger drops in the Firelands raid from the boss Lord Rhyolith — a giant elemental of stone and lava. It is the second of the raid's seven bosses.

• Difficulty: the normal version of the item drops from Lord Rhyolith on normal raid difficulty (10 and 25 players).
• Heroic mode grants a separate item — the heroic Avool's Incendiary Shanker with the same appearance.
• The drop chance from the boss is low — around 1–2 % per kill, since Lord Rhyolith shares his loot table with several items of different types.
• The raid can be cleared solo: a character at the current level easily kills all Firelands bosses on their own.
• The Firelands are tied to the weekly reset — you can get loot from Lord Rhyolith once a week per difficulty.

To reach the raid, head to the Mount Hyjal zone. The entrance to the Firelands is located at the foot of the Sulfuron Spire in the southern part of the zone, next to the large fiery portal. The fastest way is through the portal to Mount Hyjal from the capital — Stormwind or Orgrimmar.

• It harmonizes with the rogue tier 12 set from the Firelands: both the dagger and the armor are built on an orange-black palette with fiery accents.
• It suits fiery and demonic looks — it pairs with armor that has smoldering or lava elements.
• It contrasts nicely with dark leather sets in black and charcoal tones: the glowing edge of the blade becomes the only bright accent.
• It works well together with the Entrail Disgorger — two daggers of the same family create a cohesive raid look.
• A debatable but striking choice for cold blue-white sets: the warm glow of the blade sharply breaks out of the palette and draws the eye.