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Arcanite Rod
Item Level 23Trade Goods
Sell price: 10 silver
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Poor Trade Goods, item level 23.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 55 and Common quality. In Classic Era it is item level 55 and Common quality. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 55 and Common quality. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 55 and Common quality. In MoP Classic it is item level 55.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 23 | Poor | 10s |
| WoW Forever | 55 | Common | 10s |
| Classic Era | 55 | Common | 10s |
| The Burning Crusade | 55 | Common | 10s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 55 | Common | 10s |
| MoP Classic | 55 | Poor | 10s |
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Arcanite Rod among Trade Goods > Enchanting, all from Classic like Arcanite Rod.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcanite Rod (this item) | 23 | Not listed | |
 Sha Crystal Fragment | 32 | Use: Create Sha Crystal | 4 gold |
 Strange Dust | 10 | Used in 15 recipes (Classic Enchanting), including Runed Copper Rod and Minor Wizard Oil | 30 silver |
 Light Illusion Dust | 10 | Used in 36 recipes, including Lesser Mystic Wand and Greater Mystic Wand; Use: Rich Illusion Dust | 85 silver |
 Rich Illusion Dust | 10 | Used in 43 recipes, including Enchanted Thorium Bar and Greater Arcane Protection Potion; Use: Light Illusion Dust | 77 silver |
 Lesser Magic Essence | 10 | Used in 10 recipes (Classic Enchanting), including Runed Copper Rod and Lesser Magic Wand; Use: Greater Magic Essence | 70 silver |
 Greater Magic Essence | 10 | Used in 7 recipes (Classic Enchanting), including Greater Magic Wand; Use: Lesser Magic Essence | 95 silver |
 Lesser Eternal Essence | 10 | Used in 26 recipes (Classic Enchanting), including Lesser Mystic Wand and Greater Mystic Wand; Use: Greater Eternal Essence | 11 gold |
 Greater Eternal Essence | 10 | Used in 36 recipes, including Enchanted Leather and Enchanted Runecloth Bag; Use: Lesser Eternal Essence | 35 gold |
 Small Brilliant Shard | 10 | Used in 14 recipes (Classic Enchanting) | 51 silver |
 Large Brilliant Shard | 10 | Used in 48 recipes, including Smoking Heart of the Mountain and Bottomless Bag | 25 silver |
The lowest listed price among them is Large Brilliant Shard at 25 silver in the EU Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Arcanite Rod's Icon
Arcanite Rod uses icon file 135156, which 4 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:
- Celebrian Rod ID 17702 · Quest
- Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian ID 22737 · Miscellaneous · item level 25 "An entity of great evil is imprisoned within the staff."
- Rattan Bo Staff ID 25170 · Weapon - Staff · item level 29
- Enchant Weapon - Major Spellpower ID 35456 · Consumable · item level 27
Items Numbered Next to Arcanite Rod
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16206 (16192 to 16214) were usually added in the same batch as Arcanite Rod: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Besseleth's Fang ID 16192 · Quest- Lesser Eternal Essence ID 16202 · Trade Goods · item level 10
- Greater Eternal Essence ID 16203 · Trade Goods · item level 10
- Light Illusion Dust ID 16204 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Gaea Seed ID 16205 · Quest
Runed Arcanite Rod ID 16207 · Profession · item level 24 "Can also serve as any lesser runed enchanting rod."- Enchanted Gaea Seeds ID 16208 · Quest
Morris's Order ID 16209 · Quest
Gordon's Crate ID 16210 · Quest
Formula: Enchant Bracer - Greater Intellect ID 16214 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Greater Intellect enchantment."
Arcanite Rod Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 16206 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 40 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 10 silver
- Material
- Metal
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 16384 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Arcanite Rod in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Arcanite Rod is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Arcanite Rod next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Arcanite Rod in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Arcanite Rod is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- Where do you get Arcanite Rod in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Arcanite Rod is created by Arcanite Rod.
- What level is Arcanite Rod in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Arcanite Rod is common quality, item level 55 with no level requirement.
- What does Arcanite Rod sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 10s for one Arcanite Rod in Classic Era.
- What is Arcanite Rod used for in WoW Classic?
- Arcanite Rod is a reagent in 1 Classic Era recipe, including Runed Arcanite Rod.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Arcanite Rod
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4