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Great Horned Owl

Item Level 1
Miscellaneous
Use: Learning
Effect: Great Horned Owl
“Teaches you how to summon this companion.”
Sell price: 12 silver50 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Miscellaneous

An Uncommon Miscellaneous, item level 1.

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Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

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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.

VersionItem levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)1Uncommon-12s 50c
WoW Forever30Common-12s 50c
Classic Era30CommonBinds when used12s 50c
The Burning Crusade30CommonBinds when used12s 50c
Wrath of the Lich King30Common-12s 50c
MoP Classic30Common-12s 50c
Where Great Horned Owl Fits

Items That Share Great Horned Owl's Icon

Great Horned Owl uses icon file 132150, which 5 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:

  • Hawk Owl ID 8501 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."
  • Eye of Gutripper ID 24513 · Quest "The eye still looks as if it were alive and looking at you."
  • Eyes of the Eagle ID 34027 · Quest "Though dead, the eyes seemingly look right through you."
  • Nightwreathed Watcher ID 166528 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."
  • Eagle Eye ID 192689 · Miscellaneous · item level 70

Items Numbered Next to Great Horned Owl

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8500 (8495 to 8508) were usually added in the same batch as Great Horned Owl: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Great Horned Owl Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 8500 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
50 silver
Vendor sell price
12 silver50 copper
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.

Great Horned Owl in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Great Horned Owl 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 Great Horned Owl next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Great Horned Owl in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Great Horned Owl 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 Great Horned Owl in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Great Horned Owl is common quality, item level 30 with no level requirement.
What does Great Horned Owl sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 12s 50c for one Great Horned Owl in Classic Era.

Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Classic Era page for Great Horned Owl

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