Shard Splinter — Transmog Set Guide

Shard Splinter is an epic one-handed dagger added to World of Warcraft in patch 11.0.5 alongside the game's 20th anniversary celebration. The blade is built on an angular crystalline model: the edge looks like a sliver of volcanic rock, while the hilt resembles a red-hot shard of ore. The dark-gray base with warm orange-crimson veins ties in perfectly with the Blackrock and Dark Iron theme.

The item carries the "Timewarped" tag and becomes soulbound on pickup. This is a typical hallmark of rewards from anniversary content: the dagger is not available permanently, only during the run of the corresponding event.

Shard Splinter is obtained in Blackrock Depths — a dungeon that was reworked for the game's 20th anniversary into a full-fledged 10–15 player raid. The raid is available in three difficulties, and the dagger has a corresponding appearance version on each of them.

There are two ways to get the item.

First path — boss drops. The dagger drops from the raid bosses, the first of which players encounter is Lord Roccor — a large stone elemental near the dungeon entrance. The run's difficulty determines the item level. The appearance, however, is the same across all difficulties.

Second path — purchase with currency. Killing the raid bosses awards the Timewarped Relic Coffer Key currency. Each boss yields 3 keys of the difficulty the run was cleared on. The keys are exchanged for gear from vendors in Tanaris, near the Caverns of Time:

• Braggi Brazenbrass sells Raid Finder gear for keys of the corresponding difficulty.
• Kraegan Emberforge trades in Normal-mode versions of the items.
• Hilda Hellforge offers Heroic-difficulty gear.

A single item costs 40 keys. Over the entire event you can accumulate no more than 120 keys of each difficulty, so through the vendor you can deliberately buy out only a limited number of items — the choice is worth making thoughtfully.

An additional chance to get the dagger comes from the event's reward chests, for example the Cache of Dark Iron Treasures, which is awarded for raid-related quests.

An important caveat: the Blackrock Depths raid is seasonal anniversary content. When the event is inactive, neither the bosses nor the vendors are available, and the appearance cannot be obtained. If the event is currently closed, all that remains is to wait for its next run.

• Harmonizes with sets themed around Dark Iron and Blackrock — dark metal with red-hot veins.
• Looks great in outfits with a fiery or volcanic palette, where you need an accent that is cold in form but warm in color.
• Contrasts with light leather armor, adding a sharp stone-crystalline silhouette.
• Suits "dwarven" and "mining" character concepts thanks to its look of a worked chunk of ore.
• A paired dagger of the same appearance assembles into a symmetrical set for dual-wield specializations.