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Cobalt Ore
Item Level 20Trade Goods
Sell price: 10 silver
Current price
13 gold53 silver
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This route that I found looks kinda nice:
http://almostgaming.com/files/images/HowlingFjordCobaltMiningMap.jpg
Check it out.
Cobalt looks to be the new Fel Iron, minable at 350 mining skill from Cobalt Node, and taking 1 ore to smelt into a bar. Wowhead also has an entry for Rich Cobalt Node, whereas Fel Iron in The Burning Crusade did not have a rich eqivalent. I'm assuming that the suffix "Node" is just a placeholder for the beta, and will be replaced by "Vein" or "Deposit".
Edit: It's a few months later, and the suffix "Node" still remains. The word doesn't seem to fit in with the game world well, but it's no big deal.
I have read here that since Cata was released that Cobalt Ore was becoming harder to find, I was lvling Engineering and Blacksmithing so I was not happy to hear this.
I used this addon to help me - GatherMate2 & the GatherMate2 database both downloaded from Curse. I used this instead of Gatherer because gatherer doesn't by default come with a database and the one they do supply is way way out of date.
I also googled quick "Mining 1-525 guide" this gave me a quick map of the Howling Fjord. (I farmed at about 10am servertime weekday)
I didn't miss even one node on this map (except underwater nodes), it took about 35-40 minutes to do 3 clean sweeps in the time I also killed 3 rares which was nice :D
277 Cobalt ore
64 Crystalized Earth
45 Crystalized Water
64 Frostweave Cloth
1 Scarlet Ruby
2 Huge Citrine
2 Shadow Crystal
1 [item=44668]
1 [item=44670]
1 [item=44669]
Plus 70 goldSo to sum up, I don't think it's that bad really, it's not thorium ore in Ungoro but it's not bad.
I hope this helped ppl farming , if you got some hope from this please mark it up so others can see it.
Edited for spelling!
TL:DR!
Goto Howling Fjord for Cobalt Ore
(I just made 3 more runs, I got 316 ore this time, so the amount is consistant, I was there at around 4pm servertime, weekday.)
- Right now 4,457 units listed across 20 price tiers.live market
- Listings cluster between 13 gold and 14 gold: a 4% spread reads as a steady market.live market
- Listings are down 91% from their 7 day average (4,457 vs 48,316 units).live market
- Today's price is on the high side: only 46% of recorded snapshots were pricier.live market
Cobalt Ore Price History
EU Region (Commodity)Supply & Availability
EU Region (Commodity)4,457Units listed
60Sellers
13 gold53 silverCheapest now
Deep supply
Cobalt Ore is listed at 13 gold53 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 31% below its typical price of 19 gold63 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 8 gold47 silver to 32 gold28 silver. About 4,457 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 31% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 19 gold63 silver.
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- Used in 4 recipes across Blacksmithing and Mining: Relic of the Past I, Relic of the Past II, Relic of the Past III and more.crafting
Crafted By
Used In
The 4 recipes below use Cobalt Ore, across Northrend Blacksmithing (3) and Northrend Mining (1). The largest single use is 6 for Relic of the Past III.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
 Relic of the Past IIIAlso takes 3 Luminous Flux. | Relic of the Past III | Northrend Blacksmithing | 6 |
 Relic of the Past IAlso takes 1 Luminous Flux. | Relic of the Past I | Northrend Blacksmithing | 5 |
 Relic of the Past IIAlso takes 2 Luminous Flux. | Relic of the Past II | Northrend Blacksmithing | 5 |
 Cobalt Bar | Smelt Cobalt | Northrend Mining | 1 |
Requirements & Properties
- Requires
- Jewelcrafting (1)
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Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Cobalt Ore among Trade Goods > Metal & Stone; 6 of them also come from Wrath of the Lich King.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobalt Ore (this item) | 20 | Used in 4 recipes, including Cobalt Bar and Relic of the Past I | 11 gold |
 Saronite Ore | 20 | Used in 3 recipes, including Saronite Bar and Relic of the Past IV | 4 gold |
| Cobalt Bar | 20 | Crafted with Northrend Mining; Used in 49 recipes, including Cobalt Legplates and Cobalt Belt | 12 gold |
 Titanium Ore | 20 | Used in Titanium Bar (Northrend Mining) | 38 gold |
 Titansteel Bar | 20 | Crafted with Northrend Mining; Used in 46 recipes, including Titansteel Destroyer and Titansteel Bonecrusher | 400 gold |
 Titanium Bar | 20 | Crafted with Northrend Mining; Used in 47 recipes, including Titanium Toolbox and Titansteel Bar | 99 gold |
 Saronite Bar | 15 | Crafted with Northrend Mining; Used in 92 recipes, including Titanium Toolbox and Mark "S" Boomstick | 10 gold |
 Fel Iron Ore | 15 | Used in 6 recipes, including Fel Iron Bar and Relic of the Past I | 5 gold |
 Adamantite Ore | 15 | Used in Adamantite Bar (Outland Mining) | 2 gold |
 Fel Iron Bar | 15 | Crafted with Outland Mining; Used in 29 recipes, including Felsteel Bar and Fel Iron Plate Gloves | 12 gold |
 Adamantite Bar | 15 | Crafted with Outland Mining; Used in 30 recipes, including Adamantite Maul and Adamantite Cleaver | 5 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Adamantite Ore at 2 gold in the EU Auction House.
Across Regions
Cobalt Ore has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in Europe.
| Region | Lowest Listed Price | Listed On | Cheapest Realms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 11 gold | Region-wide | |
| United States | 26 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.