Biting Gutsliver Shank — Transmog Set Guide

Biting Gutsliver Shank is an epic one-handed dagger added to World of Warcraft with the Shadowlands expansion. It is a short stabbing weapon in the style of Maldraxxus: a dark bone blade with carved serrated edges and a coarse handle wrap, finished in the signature greenish-grey palette of the Necrolord covenant. In model and silhouette it matches the "gutsliver" dagger line of House of Plagues — meaning it fits perfectly into sets that evoke the plague alchemists and surgeons of Maldraxxus.

The item belongs to the category of covenant reward transmogs: its stats are already irrelevant, and its value is purely cosmetic. It binds on pickup, and the dagger is available to any character of the proper covenant regardless of class and specialization.

The dagger is sold directly by the Necrolord covenant vendor inside their sanctum.

• Vendor — Slayer Araya, the local merchant of weapon appearances for the House of Plagues.
• Location — the covenant sanctum Seat of the Primus in the Maldraxxus zone. Araya stands by the armory in the south-eastern part of the sanctum.
• Covenant — you must be a member of the Necrolord covenant; the vendor does not sell appearances to characters of other covenants.
• Required renown level — 9 with the Necrolord covenant.
• Price per appearance — 3500 Reservoir Anima and 10 Grateful Offerings.
• Binding — becomes soulbound on purchase; you can buy it again on any character of the same covenant.

Anima accumulates from everyday activities in the Shadowlands: covenant quests, the anima conductor in the sanctum, command table missions, weekly zone tasks. Grateful Offerings drop from covenant quests, command table missions, and from leveling up companions.

The dagger is part of the family of Maldraxxus appearance daggers. Slayer Araya offers a full recolor of the same silhouette in the same display case, while a more "eye-catching" variant with a green gem is sold by a separate vendor at the same sanctum at a high renown level.

If you need a similar silhouette without a covenant binding, take a look at the earlier dagger Bonefused Shank — it uses the same base model, but without the characteristic Necrolord tints.

• Looks in the spirit of the House of Plagues of Maldraxxus: dark bone, worn leather, poisonous-green accents — the dagger perfectly caps off such a set.
• "Alchemist-assassin" or "field surgeon" builds — the short scalpel-blade reads well paired with cloth or leather gloves without metal.
• A paired "two daggers" kit for a rogue: for the second dagger it is convenient to use any recolor from the table above so the silhouettes match.
• Dark-green and ash-grey sets with Necrolord covenant armor — the dagger comes from the same palette, so it looks like part of the set rather than a "random" weapon.
• A contrasting presentation with bright red-and-gold armor: a debatable but expressive choice — the blade becomes a "dirty" visual detail against ceremonial plate.