Is Dark Whelpling in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Dark Whelpling 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 Whelpling in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Dark Whelpling is common quality, item level 30 with no level requirement.

What does Dark Whelpling sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 25s for one Dark Whelpling in Classic Era.

Dark Whelpling - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

Teaches the battle pet Dark Whelpling.collections

A Rare Miscellaneous, item level 1.

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Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Use: Learning
Effect: Dark Whelpling - Infinite
Right Click to summon and dismiss your whelpling.

Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.

Other versions

Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 30 and Common quality. In Classic Era it is item level 30, Common quality and binds when used. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 30, Common quality and binds when used. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 30 and Common quality. In MoP Classic it is item level 30 and Common quality.

Version	Item level	Quality	Binding	Sells for
Retail (Midnight)	1	Rare	-	25s
WoW Forever	30	Common	-	25s
Classic Era	30	Common	Binds when used	25s
The Burning Crusade	30	Common	Binds when used	25s
Wrath of the Lich King	30	Common	-	25s
MoP Classic	30	Common	-	25s

Where Dark Whelpling Fits

Items That Share Dark Whelpling's Icon

Dark Whelpling uses icon file 134154, which 10 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Head of Nefarian ID 19002 · Quest · item level 25 "The head of Nefarian: Brood of Deathwing."
Head of Nefarian ID 19003 · Quest · item level 25 "The head of Nefarian: Brood of Deathwing."
Black Dragon Corpse ID 31469 · Quest
Epoch Hunter's Head ID 33847 · Quest "It'll look fine mounted just so long as the wind trader's customer has plenty of wall space."
Onyxian Whelpling ID 49362 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."
Scalding Whelp Corpse ID 62390 · Quest
Myzerian's Head ID 63700 · Quest · item level 31
Thunderscale Whelpling ID 166499 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."

Items Numbered Next to Dark Whelpling

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 10822 (10808 to 10828) were usually added in the same batch as Dark Whelpling: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Gloves of the Atal'ai Prophet ID 10808 · Armor - Cloth · item level 28
Yeh'kinya's Scroll ID 10818 · Quest · item level 21
Wildkin Feather ID 10819 · Quest
Jackseed Belt ID 10820 · Armor - Cloth · item level 8
Sower's Cloak ID 10821 · Armor - Cloth · item level 8
Vanquisher's Sword ID 10823 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 24
Amberglow Talisman ID 10824 · Armor · item level 24
Staff of Lore ID 10826 · Weapon - Staff · item level 25
Surveyor's Tunic ID 10827 · Armor - Leather · item level 25
Dire Nail ID 10828 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 28

Dark Whelpling Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 10822 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price: 1 gold
Vendor sell price: 25 silver
Content tuning ID: 373
Flags: 64 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Dark Whelpling in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Dark Whelpling 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 Whelpling next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Dark Whelpling in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Dark Whelpling 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 Whelpling in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Dark Whelpling is common quality, item level 30 with no level requirement.
What does Dark Whelpling sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 25s for one Dark Whelpling in Classic Era.

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

Dark Whelpling