Gray Dye
Item Level 10A Common Trade Goods, item level 10.
A Common Trade Goods, item level 10.
Gray Dye is listed at 6 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 45% below its typical price of 10 silver84 copper. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 1 silver93 copper to 3 gold82 silver. About 3,688 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 45% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 10 silver84 copper.
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 | Common | 87c |
| WoW Forever | 25 | Common | 87c |
| Classic Era | 25 | Common | 87c |
| The Burning Crusade | 25 | Common | 87c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 25 | Common | 87c |
| MoP Classic | 25 | Common | 87c |
The 18 recipes below use Gray Dye, across Classic Leatherworking (13) and Classic Tailoring (5). The largest single use is 2 for Dark Silk Shirt.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chain Belt | Classic Leatherworking | 1 | |
| Chain Boots | Classic Leatherworking | 1 | |
| Chain Bracers | Classic Leatherworking | 1 | |
| Chain Hauberk | Classic Leatherworking | 1 | |
| Chain Leggings | Classic Leatherworking | 1 | |
| Chain Pauldrons | Classic Leatherworking | 1 | |
| Dark Leather Belt | Classic Leatherworking | 1 | |
| Dark Leather Boots | Classic Leatherworking | 1 | |
| Dark Leather Cloak | Classic Leatherworking | 1 | |
| Dark Leather Gloves | Classic Leatherworking | 1 | |
| Dark Leather Pants | Classic Leatherworking | 1 | |
| Dark Leather Shoulders | Classic Leatherworking | 1 | |
| Dark Leather Tunic | Classic Leatherworking | 1 | |
| Dark Silk Shirt | Classic Tailoring | 2 | |
| Gray Woolen Robe | Classic Tailoring | 1 | |
| Gray Woolen Shirt | Classic Tailoring | 1 | |
| Stylish Blue Shirt | Classic Tailoring | 1 | |
| Stylish Green Shirt | Classic Tailoring | 1 |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The 10 items nearest to Gray Dye among Trade Goods > Other, all from Classic like Gray Dye.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Used in 18 recipes, including Dark Leather Cloak and Gray Woolen Robe | 8 silver | |
| 10 | Used in Potion of Curing and Strong Anti-Venom (Classic Alchemy) | 5 silver | |
| 10 | Used in Anti-Venom (Classic Alchemy) | 60 silver | |
| 10 | Used in 11 recipes, including White Linen Shirt and Phoenix Gloves | 1 gold | |
| 10 | Used in Spice Bread and Delicious Chocolate Cake (Classic Cooking) | 1 silver | |
| 10 | Used in 13 recipes (Classic Blacksmithing), including Bronze Shortsword and Heavy Copper Broadsword | 1 silver | |
| 10 | Used in Discolored Healing Potion (Classic Alchemy) | 958 gold | |
| 10 | Used in 15 recipes (Classic Blacksmithing), including Deadly Bronze Poniard and Heavy Bronze Mace | 39 silver | |
| 10 | Used in 3 recipes, including Flame Deflector and Fire Protection Potion | 44 gold | |
| 10 | Use: Thick Shell Clam | 1 gold | |
| 10 | Used in 3 recipes, including Rage Potion and Barbaric Iron Shoulders | 97 silver |
The lowest listed price among them is Mild Spices at 1 silver in the EU Auction House.
Gray Dye 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 | 3 silver | Region-wide | |
| Europe | 8 silver | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Gray Dye uses icon file 132797, which 73 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 4340 (4335 to 4345) were usually added in the same batch as Gray Dye: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
The raw ItemSparse values for item 4340 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Gray Dye 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 Gray Dye 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 Gray Dye
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