Is Frost Oil in World of Warcraft: Forever?

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

In Classic Era, Frost Oil is created by Frost Oil.

What level is Frost Oil in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Frost Oil is common quality, item level 40 and requires level 30.

What does Frost Oil sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 1s 50c for one Frost Oil in Classic Era; it stacks to 5.

What is Frost Oil used for in WoW Classic?

Frost Oil is a reagent in 7 Classic Era recipes, including Edge of Winter, Enchant Shield - Frost Resistance, Frost Tiger Blade, Gyrofreeze Ice Reflector and 3 more.

Frost Oil - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

A Common Consumable, item level 17, requires level 13. Crafted with Frost Oil.

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Frost Oil	Recipe

Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Used in 6 recipes across Blacksmithing, Engineering and Tailoring: Edge of Winter, Frost Tiger Blade, Gyrofreeze Ice Reflector and more.crafting

Frost Oil Effects

Use: Frost Oil
When applied to a melee weapon it gives a 10% chance of casting Frostbolt at the opponent when it hits. Lasts 30 minutes. Cannot be applied to items higher than level.

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

Other versions

Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 40 and requires level 30. In Classic Era it is item level 40 and requires level 30. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 40 and requires level 30. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 40 and requires level 30. In MoP Classic it is item level 40 and requires level 30.

Version	Item level	Required level	Quality	Sells for
Retail (Midnight)	17	13	Common	1s 50c
WoW Forever	40	30	Common	1s 50c
Classic Era	40	30	Common	1s 50c
The Burning Crusade	40	30	Common	1s 50c
Wrath of the Lich King	40	30	Common	1s 50c
MoP Classic	40	30	Common	1s 50c

Frost Oil Game Data

Crafted By

Frost Oil Classic Alchemy

The Classic Alchemy recipe Frost Oil takes 4 Khadgar's Whisker, 2 Dragon's Teeth and 1 Crystal Vial.

Used In

The 6 recipes below use Frost Oil, across Classic Engineering (3), Classic Blacksmithing (2) and Classic Tailoring (1). The largest single use is 2 for Frost Tiger Blade.

Creates	Recipe	Profession	Needs
Frost Tiger BladeUncommon Two-Handed Sword Two-Hand, item level 22. Also takes 12 Steel Bar and 2 Jade.	Frost Tiger Blade	Classic Blacksmithing	2
Edge of WinterUncommon One-Handed Axe One-Hand, item level 21. Also takes 10 Steel Bar, 2 Elemental Water, 2 Elemental Air and 2 Heavy Leather.	Edge of Winter	Classic Blacksmithing	1
Gyrofreeze Ice ReflectorRare Trinket, item level 27. Also takes 6 Thorium Widget, 2 Truesilver Transformer, 2 Blue Sapphire, 4 Essence of Fire and 4 Icecap.	Gyrofreeze Ice Reflector	Classic Engineering	2
Ice DeflectorAlso takes 1 Whirring Bronze Gizmo.	Ice Deflector	Classic Engineering	1
Snowmaster 9000Also takes 8 Mithril Bar, 4 Gyrochronatom and 4 Snowball.	Snowmaster 9000	Classic Engineering	1
Icy CloakRare Cloth Back, item level 22. Also takes 3 Bolt of Mageweave, 2 Silken Thread and 2 Thick Spider's Silk.	Icy Cloak	Classic Tailoring	1

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Frost Oil Crafting Costs

Cost to Craft: Frost Oil

At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 52g 97s, and Khadgar's Whisker is the largest share at 66%. The Classic Alchemy recipe Frost Oil is taught by Recipe: Frost Oil. It turns yellow at Classic Alchemy skill 220 and grey at 260.

Reagent	Needed	Lowest listed	Cost
Khadgar's Whisker	4	8 gold80 silver	35 gold20 silver
Dragon's Teeth	2	8 gold88 silver	17 gold76 silver
Crystal Vial	1	1 silver	1 silver
Reagents for one craft			52 gold97 silver

What Else the Reagents Make

Khadgar's Whisker goes into 5 other recipes in Alchemy, including Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility, Elixir of Frost Power, Elixir of Greater Intellect and Greater Mana Potion.
Dragon's Teeth goes into 3 other recipes across Alchemy and Enchanting: Elixir of Frost Power, Frost Protection Potion and Winter's Might.
Crystal Vial goes into 321 other recipes across Alchemy, Enchanting and Inscription, including Apothecary's Worktable, Potion of Prolonged Power, Major Arcane Protection Potion and Major Fire Protection Potion.

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.

How Frost Oil Compares

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Frost Oil among Consumable > Other, all from Classic like Frost Oil.

Item	Item Level	Details	Lowest Listed Price
Frost Oil (this item)	17	Crafted with Classic Alchemy	Not listed
Scroll of Protection IV	17	Use: Armor	3,999 gold
Scroll of Versatility IV	17	Crafted with Classic Inscription; Use: Versatility	1 gold
Scroll of Stamina IV	17	Crafted with Classic Inscription; Use: Stamina	4 gold
Scroll of Intellect IV	17	Crafted with Classic Inscription; Used in Kharanos Bookcase (Classic Inscription); Use: Intellect	12 gold
Scroll of Agility IV	17	Crafted with Classic Inscription; Use: Agility	3 gold
Scroll of Strength IV	17	Crafted with Classic Inscription; Use: Strength	1 gold
Scroll of Recall II	17	Crafted with Classic Inscription; Use: Scroll of Recall	1 gold
Empty Poison Vial	17		Not listed
Truesilver Skeleton Key	17	Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	1 gold
Oil of Immolation	18	Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Fire Shield	700 gold

The lowest listed price among them is Scroll of Strength IV at 1 gold in the EU Auction House. 9 of the 10 have a current listing.

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

Where Frost Oil Fits

Items That Share Frost Oil's Icon

Frost Oil uses icon file 134800, which 29 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Vial of Purest Water ID 7810 · Quest
Warosh's Mojo ID 12712 · Consumable
Greater Frost Protection Potion ID 13456 · Consumable · item level 24
Moonwell Water Tube ID 14339 · Quest
Filled Cerulean Vial ID 17696 · Quest
Moonglow ID 21721 · Consumable
Frozen Ectoplasm ID 21936 · Quest
Flask of Purest Water ID 23752 · Quest "The water within radiates with the power of purity."

Items Numbered Next to Frost Oil

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3829 (3824 to 3834) were usually added in the same batch as Frost Oil: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Shadow Oil ID 3824 · Consumable · item level 14
Elixir of Fortitude ID 3825 · Consumable · item level 15
Major Troll's Blood Elixir ID 3826 · Consumable · item level 15
Mana Potion ID 3827 · Consumable · item level 14
Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility ID 3828 · Consumable · item level 17
Recipe: Elixir of Fortitude ID 3830 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Fortitude."
Recipe: Major Troll's Blood Elixir ID 3831 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Major Troll's Blood Elixir."
Recipe: Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility ID 3832 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility."
Adept's Cloak ID 3833 · Armor - Cloth · item level 4
Sturdy Cloth Trousers ID 3834 · Armor - Cloth · item level 4

Frost Oil Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 3829 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price: 6 silver
Vendor sell price: 1 silver50 copper
Stacks to: 5
Material: Liquid
Flags: 64 / 8192 / 0 / 16384 / 0

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

Frost Oil in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Frost Oil 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 Frost Oil next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Frost Oil in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Frost Oil 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 Frost Oil in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Frost Oil is created by Frost Oil.
What level is Frost Oil in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Frost Oil is common quality, item level 40 and requires level 30.
What does Frost Oil sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 1s 50c for one Frost Oil in Classic Era; it stacks to 5.
What is Frost Oil used for in WoW Classic?: Frost Oil is a reagent in 7 Classic Era recipes, including Edge of Winter, Enchant Shield - Frost Resistance, Frost Tiger Blade, Gyrofreeze Ice Reflector and 3 more.

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