Gold Ore
Item Level 10An Uncommon Trade Goods, item level 10. Crafted with Create Gold Ore.
An Uncommon Trade Goods, item level 10. Crafted with Create Gold Ore.
Gold Ore is listed at 5 gold99 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 58% below its typical price of 14 gold41 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 6 gold70 silver to 46 gold37 silver. About 24,651 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 58% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 14 gold41 silver.
| Crafted | Create Gold Ore | Recipe |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 25. In Classic Era it is item level 25. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 25. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 25. In MoP Classic it is item level 25.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 10 | Uncommon | 5s |
| WoW Forever | 25 | Uncommon | 5s |
| Classic Era | 25 | Uncommon | 5s |
| The Burning Crusade | 25 | Uncommon | 5s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 25 | Uncommon | 5s |
| MoP Classic | 25 | Uncommon | 5s |
The 1 recipe below uses Gold Ore, all from Classic Mining.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smelt Gold | Classic Mining | 1 |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The 10 items nearest to Gold Ore among Trade Goods > Metal & Stone, all from Classic like Gold Ore.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Used in Gold Bar (Classic Mining) | 6 gold | |
| 10 | Used in Silver Bar (Classic Mining) | 14 gold | |
| 10 | Crafted with Classic Mining; Used in 19 recipes, including Silvered Bronze Breastplate and Thick War Axe | 13 gold | |
| 10 | Crafted with Classic Mining; Used in 34 recipes, including Golden Iron Destroyer and Massive Iron Axe | 7 gold | |
| 10 | Crafted with Classic Mining; Used in 68 recipes, including Mithril Shield Spike and Ornate Mithril Pants | 1 gold | |
| 10 | Used in Truesilver Bar (Classic Mining) | 1 gold | |
| 10 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Used in 93 recipes, including Dawnbringer Shoulders and Runic Plate Shoulders | 72 gold | |
| 10 | Used in 15 recipes, including Hammer of the Titans and Cloak of Warding | 25 gold | |
| 10 | Used in Copper Bar and Relic of the Past I | 3 gold | |
| 10 | Used in Tin Bar and Relic of the Past II | 2 gold | |
| 10 | Used in 3 recipes, including Iron Bar and Relic of the Past III | 4 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Truesilver Ore at 1 gold in the EU Auction House.
Gold Ore has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in Europe.
| Region | Lowest Listed Price | Listed On | Cheapest Realms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 6 gold | Region-wide | |
| United States | 9 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Gold Ore uses icon file 134571, which 7 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2776 (2771 to 2781) were usually added in the same batch as Gold Ore: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
The raw ItemSparse values for item 2776 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Gold 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 Gold Ore next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Gold Ore
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