Farstrider's Mercy — Transmog Set Guide

Farstrider's Mercy is an epic one-handed dagger from the Midnight expansion. It's a crafted weapon: blacksmiths create it through the Short Blades specialization branch. The base item level is 246, and the required character level is 90.

The model is built around blood elf aesthetics. A curved blade with golden inlay, a hilt with dark wrapping and a shaped pommel — the look references the Farstrider rangers' order of Quel'Thalas, after whom the dagger is named. This is the "woodland," restrained version of the blade, in contrast to the "magical" execution of its paired model — the Magister's Ritual Knife: both daggers are made through the same specialization and use a similar set of materials.

The model's main appeal for collectors is its calm, readable silhouette without an overload of effects. The dagger fits equally well in both light and dark armor sets, which is why it's eagerly collected as a "dress" weapon. The appearance unlocks in your account-wide wardrobe once the item is obtained by any character who can wield daggers.

Farstrider's Mercy is a crafted weapon from Midnight Blacksmithing. You simply can't buy the dagger on the auction house: it binds when obtained, so it's either created by your own blacksmith character, or you place an order with another player through the work order system.

Step 1. Learn Midnight Blacksmithing

The Blacksmithing trainer is Bemarrin. He stands in the Silvermoon City Bazaar, by the profession table. The map coordinates within the city:

The profession is learned from him, and the introductory quests are taken there too. Nearby is a separate recipe vendor, from whom some plans can be purchased for a profession currency — Master Smith's Zeal.

Step 2. Level the Short Blades specialization

The Farstrider's Mercy recipe isn't sold as a separate schematic — it unlocks in the Blacksmithing specialization tree. The path to it is as follows:

• Open the Blacksmithing window and switch to the specialization tab.
• Invest knowledge points into the root "Armorsmithing" node — it opens access to the blade branch.
• Level the "Blades" node. This unlocks two child specializations — "Long Blades" and "Short Blades."
• Invest points into "Short Blades." This node immediately unlocks several new dagger recipes, including Farstrider's Mercy and the Magister's Ritual Knife.

Knowledge points accumulate from your first item crafts, one-time treatise treasures in Midnight zones, weekly profession quests and turning in patron orders. On average it comes out to about 19 points per week, while first crafts and one-time sources give a large batch right away. Unlocking the needed node usually takes one to two weeks of active play.

Step 3. Gather the materials and craft the dagger

A single copy of the dagger requires the following set of reagents:

As an epic weapon, the dagger requires two Sparks of Resonance. This is a seasonal crafting currency that can't be bought on the auction house. The main source is a weekly quest from Lady Liadrin in Silvermoon; additional sparks are periodically given by other activities if you're falling behind the seasonal cap. Since a spark is granted roughly once a week, and the dagger needs two, the minimum accumulation time is about two weeks.

Once the materials are gathered, craft the dagger at an anvil. Into the recipe's optional slots you can add a Thalassian missive (locks in secondary stats for your specialization), an embellishment (a special combat effect) and item-level upgrade marks.

Ordering via work orders

If your character doesn't have Blacksmithing, place an order with another player. The work order board in the Silvermoon City Bazaar is by the vendor Mar'nah. Gather the materials in advance, find Farstrider's Mercy in the list and create a public or personal order. In a public order you provide all the materials yourself and pay the blacksmith a commission; in a personal order a blacksmith you know can add any missing reagents themselves. You'll have to supply your own Sparks of Resonance in any case — they don't transfer between players.

Farstrider's Mercy belongs to the same graphical series as the season's paired crafted dagger. If you're collecting this series, take note of the related model.

Both daggers unlock at the same specialization node and use a similar material base, so it's easier to unlock "Short Blades" once and craft both models in a single trip to the anvil. There are no other known color variants of this particular appearance at the moment.

• It harmonizes with blood elf mail and plate sets in golden-green tones — the dagger's look mirrors that same palette.
• It looks good in dark leather gear: the dark hilt wrapping ties the dagger to grim rogue sets.
• It suits looks themed around Quel'Thalas and the Farstrider order — this is the signature model for "elven" ensembles.
• The restrained silhouette without a glow makes the dagger a convenient pair for a brighter second blade — it doesn't pull attention away.
• A paired model to the Magister's Ritual Knife: both daggers in both hands give a cohesive "Silvermoon" look.