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Copper Bar

Item Level 10
Trade Goods
Sell price: 10 copper
Current price 2 gold10 silver
Verified
All-Time typical 3 gold10 silver
32% below typicalFlat over 7 days
EU Region (Commodity) Metal & Stone
Top Comments

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314+31via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

These are created from Copper Ore, which are very easy to mine in starting-level areas such as Elwynn Forest & Tirisfal Glades. (Keep in mind that night elf characters are not able to find copper until they journey to Darkshore, a level 11+ area)

Copper Bar's are used mainly by Engineers and Blacksmiths.

Copper Ore's smelt into Copper Bars, which are generally very easy to sell at high rates on the auction house. As such this is one of efficient ways to make money when first starting on a new server :)

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TheWoWExp+14via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

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Selling on the Auction House
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If you’ve got a good amount of them–specifically if you’ve got the Mining profession and have been crafting them without any other profession that find much use in the bars, this is your best bet. Even if you’ve got a small amount–some you find throughout the world, then set them on the Auction House.
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If you have an alternate profession which deals with using Copper Bars, then that’s probably how you’re going to want to use them. Keep in mind, though, you’ll more than likely be needing more than one material to craft equipment and other such items.

Test them out, figure out which crafted items sell for either the most or the fastest over the AH. Even with the expansion of Battle for Azeroth being here, lower level items still sell. Maybe not the highest price ever, but lower levels may still need them. Plus, some transmog pieces are made with Copper Bars.
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Auction House
  • Right now 45,224 units listed across 21 price tiers.live market
  • Listings cluster between 2 gold and 2 gold: a 0% spread reads as a steady market.live market
  • Listings are up 114% from their 7 day average (45,224 vs 21,100 units).live market
  • Today's price is on the high side: only 48% of recorded snapshots were pricier.live market

Copper Bar Price History

EU Region (Commodity)

Copper Bar is listed at 2 gold10 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 32% below its typical price of 3 gold10 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 1 gold31 silver to 9 gold52 silver. About 45,224 were available in the latest snapshot.

The current lowest price is 32% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 3 gold10 silver.

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Copper Bar Game Data

Crafted By

Smelt Copper Classic Mining

The Classic Mining recipe Smelt Copper takes 1 Copper Ore.

Used In

The 25 recipes below use Copper Bar, across Classic Blacksmithing (17), Classic Engineering (4) and Classic Jewelcrafting (3). The largest single use is 16 for Ironforge Breastplate.

CreatesRecipeProfessionNeeds
Ironforge BreastplateUncommon Mail Chest, item level 12. Also takes 2 Tigerseye and 3 Rough Grinding Stone.Ironforge BreastplateClassic Blacksmithing16
Heavy Copper BroadswordUncommon Two-Handed Sword Two-Hand, item level 11. Also takes 2 Weak Flux, 2 Tigerseye and 2 Medium Leather.Heavy Copper BroadswordClassic Blacksmithing14
Copper Battle AxeUncommon Two-Handed Axe Two-Hand, item level 6. Also takes 2 Weak Flux, 2 Malachite, 2 Rough Grinding Stone and 2 Light Leather.Copper Battle AxeClassic Blacksmithing12
Heavy Copper MaulUncommon Two-Handed Mace Two-Hand, item level 9. Also takes 2 Weak Flux and 2 Light Leather.Heavy Copper MaulClassic Blacksmithing12
Ironforge ChainUncommon Mail Chest, item level 9. Also takes 2 Malachite and 2 Rough Grinding Stone.Ironforge ChainClassic Blacksmithing12
Copper ClaymoreCommon Two-Handed Sword Two-Hand, item level 5. Also takes 2 Weak Flux, 1 Rough Grinding Stone and 1 Light Leather.Copper ClaymoreClassic Blacksmithing10
Heavy Copper LongswordUncommon One-Handed Sword One-Hand, item level 5. Also takes 1 Tigerseye and 2 Rough Grinding Stone.Heavy Copper LongswordClassic Blacksmithing10
Copper Chain BootsCommon Plate Feet, item level 4.Copper Chain BootsClassic Blacksmithing8
Copper Chain VestUncommon Mail Chest, item level 5. Also takes 2 Rough Grinding Stone.Copper Chain VestClassic Blacksmithing8
Gemmed Copper GauntletsUncommon Mail Hands, item level 8. Also takes 1 Tigerseye and 1 Malachite.Gemmed Copper GauntletsClassic Blacksmithing8
Copper AxeCommon One-Handed Axe Main Hand, item level 4. Also takes 1 Weak Flux and 2 Linen Cloth.Copper AxeClassic Blacksmithing6
Copper Chain BeltCommon Plate Waist, item level 5.Copper Chain BeltClassic Blacksmithing6
Copper DaggerCommon Dagger One-Hand, item level 5. Also takes 1 Weak Flux, 1 Rough Grinding Stone and 1 Light Leather.Copper DaggerClassic Blacksmithing6
Copper MaceCommon One-Handed Mace Main Hand, item level 4. Also takes 1 Weak Flux and 2 Linen Cloth.Copper MaceClassic Blacksmithing6
Copper ShortswordCommon One-Handed Sword Main Hand, item level 4. Also takes 1 Weak Flux and 2 Linen Cloth.Copper ShortswordClassic Blacksmithing6
Copper Chain PantsCommon Plate Legs, item level 4.Copper Chain PantsClassic Blacksmithing4
Copper BracersCommon Plate Wrist, item level 3.Copper BracersClassic Blacksmithing2
Arclight SpannerArclight SpannerClassic Engineering6
Fused WiringAlso takes 2 Essence of Fire.Fused WiringClassic Engineering6
Crude ScopeAlso takes 2 Malachite and 1 Handful of Copper Bolts.Crude ScopeClassic Engineering2
Handful of Copper BoltsHandful of Copper BoltsClassic Engineering1
Heavy Copper RingUncommon Finger, item level 10. Also takes 2 Delicate Copper Wire.Heavy Copper RingClassic Jewelcrafting4
Delicate Copper WireDelicate Copper WireClassic Jewelcrafting2
Inlaid Malachite RingUncommon Finger, item level 12. Also takes 2 Malachite.Inlaid Malachite RingClassic Jewelcrafting2
Bent Copper TubeAlso takes 1 Weak Flux.Copper Tube2

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Copper Bar Compares

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Copper Bar among Trade Goods > Metal & Stone, all from Classic like Copper Bar.

ItemItem LevelDetailsLowest Listed Price
Copper Bar (this item)10Crafted with Classic Mining; Used in 39 recipes, including Bronze Bar and Copper Chain Pants3 gold
Copper Ore10Used in Copper Bar and Relic of the Past I3 gold
Tin Ore10Used in Tin Bar and Relic of the Past II2 gold
Iron Ore10Used in 3 recipes, including Iron Bar and Relic of the Past III4 gold
Rough Stone10Used in 5 recipes, including Rough Sharpening Stone and Rough Weightstone3 silver
Coarse Stone10Used in 5 recipes, including Coarse Weightstone and Coarse Grinding Stone8 silver
Heavy Stone10Used in 5 recipes, including Heavy Sharpening Stone and Heavy Weightstone18 silver
Bronze Bar10Crafted with Classic Mining; Used in 42 recipes, including Rough Bronze Leggings and Rough Bronze Bracers2 gold
Rough Grinding Stone10Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing; Used in 15 recipes (Classic Blacksmithing), including Runed Copper Breastplate and Copper Battle Axe8 silver
Coarse Grinding Stone10Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing; Used in 17 recipes (Classic Blacksmithing), including Silvered Bronze Breastplate and Deadly Bronze Poniard1 gold
Heavy Grinding Stone10Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing; Used in 24 recipes (Classic Blacksmithing), including Hardened Iron Shortsword and Jade Serpentblade1 gold

The lowest listed price among them is Rough Stone at 3 silver in the EU Auction House.

Across Regions

Copper Bar has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in United States.

RegionLowest Listed PriceListed OnCheapest Realms
United States2 goldRegion-wide
Europe3 goldRegion-wide

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Copper Bar in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Copper Bar 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 Copper Bar next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Copper Bar in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Copper Bar 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 Copper Bar in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Copper Bar is created by Smelt Copper and Mass Smelt Copper OLD.
What level is Copper Bar in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Copper Bar is Common quality, item level 10 with no level requirement.
What does Copper Bar sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 10c for one Copper Bar in Classic Era.
What is Copper Bar used for in WoW Classic?
Copper Bar is a reagent in 35 Classic Era recipes, including Arclight Spanner, Copper Axe, Copper Battle Axe, Copper Bracers and 31 more.
How much is Copper Bar on the auction house right now?
2g 10s on the EU region auction house, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.