A Rare Gun Ranged, item level 28, requires level 21, binds when equipped. Crafted with Dark Iron Rifle.
On Dark Iron Rifle's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 81,600 gold39 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 74,004 gold44 silver to 174,820 gold16 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
| Crafted | Dark Iron Rifle | Recipe |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Chance to strike your ranged target with Shadow Shot for Shadow damage.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 55, requires level 50 and sells to vendors for 2g 91s 52c. In Classic Era it is item level 55, requires level 50 and sells to vendors for 2g 91s 52c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 55, requires level 50 and sells to vendors for 2g 91s 52c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 55, requires level 50 and sells to vendors for 2g 91s 52c. In MoP Classic it is item level 55, requires level 50 and sells to vendors for 2g 91s 52c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 28 | 21 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 1g 86s 12c |
| WoW Forever | 55 | 50 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 2g 91s 52c |
| Classic Era | 55 | 50 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 2g 91s 52c |
| The Burning Crusade | 55 | 50 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 2g 91s 52c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 55 | 50 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 2g 91s 52c |
| MoP Classic | 55 | 50 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 2g 91s 52c |
The Classic Engineering recipe Dark Iron Rifle takes 2 Thorium Tube, 6 Dark Iron Bar, 2 Deadly Scope, 2 Blue Sapphire, 2 Large Opal and 4 Rugged Leather.
In the Appearances collection, Dark Iron Rifle is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 4725.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
5 of the 6 reagents have a current EU listing: Thorium Tube, Dark Iron Bar, Blue Sapphire, Large Opal and Rugged Leather, together 1,209g 74s. The Classic Engineering recipe Dark Iron Rifle is taught by Schematic: Dark Iron Rifle. It turns yellow at Classic Engineering skill 295 and grey at 300.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thorium Tube | 2 | 12 gold | 24 gold |
 Dark Iron Bar | 6 | 193 gold | 1,158 gold |
 Deadly Scope | 2 | ||
 Blue Sapphire | 2 | 99 silver | 1 gold98 silver |
 Large Opal | 2 | 6 gold90 silver | 13 gold80 silver |
 Rugged Leather | 4 | 2 gold99 silver | 11 gold96 silver |
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest EU Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name guns among their preferred weapons:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Dark Iron Rifle uses icon file 135617, which 37 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Smokey's Explosive Launcher ID 16992 · Weapon - Gun · item level 29Grand Marshal's Hand Cannon ID 18855 · Weapon - Gun · item level 29Shell Launcher Shotgun ID 13146 · Weapon - Gun · item level 28Guttbuster ID 13139 · Weapon - Gun · item level 26The Silencer ID 13138 · Weapon - Gun · item level 23Ironweaver ID 13137 · Weapon - Gun · item level 20Lil Timmy's Peashooter ID 13136 · Weapon - Gun · item level 13Explosive Shotgun ID 8188 · Weapon - Gun · item level 21Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16004 (15999 to 16009) were usually added in the same batch as Dark Iron Rifle: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Spellpower Goggles Xtreme Plus ID 15999 · Armor - Cloth · item level 27Thorium Tube ID 16000 · Trade Goods · item level 10
SI:7 Insignia (Fredo) ID 16001 · QuestSI:7 Insignia (Turyen) ID 16002 · QuestSI:7 Insignia (Rutger) ID 16003 · Quest
Dark Iron Bomb ID 16005 · Consumable · item level 24
Delicate Arcanite Converter ID 16006 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Flawless Arcanite Rifle ID 16007 · Weapon - Gun · item level 29Master Engineer's Goggles ID 16008 · Armor - Cloth · item level 28
Voice Amplification Modulator ID 16009 · Armor · item level 28The raw ItemSparse values for item 16004 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Dark Iron Rifle 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 Rifle next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Dark Iron Rifle
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
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