Get Direbrew's Bloodied Shanker

Direbrew's Bloodied Shanker is a one-handed dagger with one of the most recognizable "goofy" models in the game: instead of a blade, it sports the broken-off neck of a glass bottle with jagged shards. This is no ceremonial weapon but a tavern-brawl prop, and that is exactly what makes it valuable for transmog.

The model is a direct nod to the seasonal Brewfest event — Azeroth's take on real-world beer festivals. A "shanker" of this sort is the makeshift shiv you get from a broken bottle neck, and the item's appearance plays on that idea literally.

The Direbrew's Bloodied Shanker only drops during the seasonal Brewfest event and is unavailable outside its dates.

Key steps:

• Brewfest takes place every autumn and lasts about two weeks. The festivities unfold at the gates of Ironforge and Orgrimmar.
• During the event, a daily fight against the festival boss Coren Direbrew becomes available. You reach him through the Dungeon Finder — the system sends your group into Blackrock Depths.
• For the first kill of Coren Direbrew each day, your character receives a Keg-Shaped Treasure Chest. The dagger is found inside this very chest.
• The chest is granted once per day per character. Only the Brewfest Prize Tokens are guaranteed, while weapons, mounts, and other rare items drop by chance.
• The Direbrew's Bloodied Shanker is just one of the chest's possible items, so it may not drop on a single daily attempt. The realistic path to it is to visit the boss every day throughout the event.

Worth a separate mention is the Direbrew's Remote — a device that also drops from Coren Direbrew and teleports your group within the dungeon. It does not affect the dagger's appearance, but it often appears in the same loot list.

The "broken bottle" model has several bearers in the game. If the Direbrew's Bloodied Shanker appearance is unavailable because the event is inactive, you can look into similar daggers with the same silhouette.

A separate note on the Direbrew's Bloody Shanker: it is the direct predecessor of our dagger from the early days of Brewfest. The items are visually identical, but the old version was long ago removed from loot sources, so for the appearance collection you should aim for the Direbrew's Bloodied Shanker instead.

• Innkeeper, smuggler, or dockside cutthroat looks — the dagger reads like an improvised weapon from the nearest tavern.
• Sets in a brown-and-glass palette: dark leather, coarse cloth, and copper or brass accents pair well with the model's greenish glass.
• Brewfest-themed outfits — together with festive headgear and mugs, the dagger pulls a whole "beer-hall" look together.
• Goofy and comedic rogue or demon hunter sets, where a normal ceremonial weapon would clash with the overall mood.
• Dual wielding: the model is not unique, so you can put the shanker in both hands at once for a finished tavern-rowdy look.