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Dark Iron Ore
Item Level 10Trade Goods
Sell price: 5 silver
Current price
22 gold
A Common Trade Goods, item level 10.
- Right now 10,161 units listed across 41 price tiers.AH scan
- Listings cluster between 22 gold and 30 gold: a 33% spread reads as a volatile market.AH scan
- Today's price is on the high side: only 11% of recorded snapshots were pricier.AH scan
Dark Iron Ore Price History
EU Region (Commodity)Supply & Availability
EU Region (Commodity)10,161Units listed
66Sellers
22 goldCheapest now
Deep supply
Dark Iron Ore is listed at 22 gold in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 38% above its typical price of 15 gold93 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 11 gold59 silver to 36 gold98 silver. About 10,161 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 38% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 15 gold93 silver.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 50. In Classic Era it is item level 50. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 50. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 50. In MoP Classic it is item level 50.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 10 | Common | 5s |
| WoW Forever | 50 | Common | 5s |
| Classic Era | 50 | Common | 5s |
| The Burning Crusade | 50 | Common | 5s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 50 | Common | 5s |
| MoP Classic | 50 | Common | 5s |
Used In
The 1 recipe below uses Dark Iron Ore, all from Classic Mining.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dark Iron Bar | Smelt Dark Iron | Classic Mining | 8 |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Dark Iron Ore among Trade Goods > Metal & Stone, all from Classic like Dark Iron Ore.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Iron Ore (this item) | 10 | Used in Dark Iron Bar (Classic Mining) | 22 gold |
 Copper Ore | 10 | Used in Copper Bar and Relic of the Past I | 3 gold |
 Tin Ore | 10 | Used in Tin Bar and Relic of the Past II | 2 gold |
 Iron Ore | 10 | Used in 3 recipes, including Iron Bar and Relic of the Past III | 4 gold |
 Rough Stone | 10 | Used in 5 recipes, including Rough Sharpening Stone and Rough Weightstone | 3 silver |
 Coarse Stone | 10 | Used in 5 recipes, including Coarse Weightstone and Coarse Grinding Stone | 8 silver |
 Heavy Stone | 10 | Used in 5 recipes, including Heavy Sharpening Stone and Heavy Weightstone | 18 silver |
 Copper Bar | 10 | Crafted with Classic Mining; Used in 39 recipes, including Bronze Bar and Copper Chain Pants | 3 gold |
 Bronze Bar | 10 | Crafted with Classic Mining; Used in 42 recipes, including Rough Bronze Leggings and Rough Bronze Bracers | 2 gold |
 Rough Grinding Stone | 10 | Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing; Used in 15 recipes (Classic Blacksmithing), including Runed Copper Breastplate and Copper Battle Axe | 8 silver |
 Coarse Grinding Stone | 10 | Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing; Used in 17 recipes (Classic Blacksmithing), including Silvered Bronze Breastplate and Deadly Bronze Poniard | 1 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Rough Stone at 3 silver in the EU Auction House.
Across Regions
Dark Iron Ore has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in United States.
| Region | Lowest Listed Price | Listed On | Cheapest Realms |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 gold | Region-wide | |
| Europe | 22 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Dark Iron Ore's Icon
Dark Iron Ore uses icon file 134575, which 8 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
- Smoldering Coal ID 6991 · Quest
- Sample of Indurium Ore ID 5866 · Quest
- Indurium Ore ID 5833 · Quest
- Underlight Ore ID 22634 · Quest "This stuff gives off a faint aura in the dark."
- Tasty Rock ID 88152 · Miscellaneous
- Ashen Coal ID 158811 · Miscellaneous · item level 40
- Gleaming Iron Stone ID 204009 · Gem · item level 411
Items Numbered Next to Dark Iron Ore
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 11370 (11362 to 11386) were usually added in the same batch as Dark Iron Ore: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Medium Quiver ID 11362 · Container · item level 8
Medium Shot Pouch ID 11363 · Container · item level 8
Helendis Riverhorn's Letter ID 11366 · Quest "Sealed"
Solomon's Plea to King Wrynn ID 11367 · Quest
Wrynn's Decree ID 11368 · Quest "Bears the Seal of Stormwind"- Dark Iron Bar ID 11371 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Blood of the Mountain ID 11382 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Broken Basilisk Teeth ID 11384 · Miscellaneous
Basilisk Scale ID 11385 · Miscellaneous
Squishy Basilisk Eye ID 11386 · Miscellaneous
Dark Iron Ore Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 11370 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 20 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 5 silver
- Stacks to
- 1,000
- Material
- Metal
- Flags
- 0 / -2147475456 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Dark Iron Ore in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Dark Iron Ore 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 Dark Iron Ore next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Dark Iron Ore in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Dark Iron Ore 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.
- What level is Dark Iron Ore in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Dark Iron Ore is Common quality, item level 50 with no level requirement.
- What does Dark Iron Ore sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 5s for one Dark Iron Ore in Classic Era; it stacks to 10.
- What is Dark Iron Ore used for in WoW Classic?
- Dark Iron Ore is a reagent in 1 Classic Era recipe, including Smelt Dark Iron.
- How much is Dark Iron Ore on the auction house right now?
- 22g 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.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Dark Iron Ore
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