Get Point of the Nether Vortex

Point of the Nether Vortex is an epic one-handed cosmetic dagger added to World of Warcraft in patch 11.0.5 (October 2024) alongside the Burning Crusade Timewalking update. It is a decorative item: its item level is 1 and its damage is purely symbolic, because the dagger's role is to serve as a new transmogrification illusion rather than a real weapon.

Visually it is a narrow blade wrapped in a pulsing purple-violet Void "rift": the blade seems to stretch out of a miniature pocket dimension and leaves a trail of ethereal particles behind it. Stylistically the item is a direct nod to the Nether Vortex — the legendary reagent of The Burning Crusade era.

When obtained, the dagger is bound to the warband: the illusion unlocks for every character on the account at once, with no transfer between them required.

The only source is the vendor Cupri in the city of Shattrath. Cupri is a vendor of goods for time travelers, specializing in rewards for Burning Crusade Timewalking.

• Location: Shattrath, second floor of the Terrace of Light building, coordinates roughly 54.4, 38.4.
• Price: 1200 Timewarped Badge.
• Requirement: the active Burning Crusade Timewalking event — the vendor is only available during those weeks, and the rest of the time the inventory is closed.
• Warband binding: it can be purchased on any character, and the illusion will be available to the entire warband.
• Purchase limit: none, but there is no point buying the same item again — it is already in the collection.

How to farm badges

Timewarped Badges drop from any fight in Timewalking dungeons. The most convenient sources during Burning Crusade week:

• Any of the six TBC instances in Timewalking mode through the automatic group finder.
• The weekly quest from Chromie at the dungeon entrances — it grants 500 badges for five clears.
• Bonus badges from the daily adventurer group-finder bonus.

All told, 1200 badges are gathered over one or two days of active farming, or over a single week at a relaxed pace.

• Rogues and Demon Hunters with a Void theme — the blade's purple-violet trail echoes the effects of "Abyssal Breath" and "Blade Dance."
• Shadow Priests and Arcane Mages as a dress weapon — the dagger pairs well with purple robe sets from the Nighthold and the Castle Nathria raid.
• For an "ethereal" or "void-bound" character concept: it harmonizes with ethereal cloaks, "Eredar" sets, and any sets with Void inlays.
• With the look of gladiator sets from seasons with purple highlights — for example, the "Vindictive" and "Sinful" gladiator sets.
• A questionable match for classic "fiery" or "nature" concepts — the purple trail will clash in tone.