A Rare Quest, item level 25, requires level 23. Sold by 2 vendor NPCs.
On Harnessing Shadows's most active realm, the Auction House minimum price has held steady at 124,998 gold over the last 30 days.
| Vendor | NPC #44245 | Stormwind City 78.7, 69.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | NPC #46556 | Orgrimmar 48.7, 71.7 |
The game's collection data lists Harnessing Shadows as sold by 2 vendor NPCs in Stormwind City and Orgrimmar. The first vendor stands at 78.7, 69.1 on the Stormwind City map.
| Vendor | Zone | Map | Waypoint | Other items it sells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC #44245 | Stormwind City | 78.7, 69.1; 76.1, 66.8; 79.1, 69.4 | /way #84 78.7 69.1 | 345 |
| NPC #46556 | Orgrimmar | 48.7, 71.7 | /way #85 48.7 71.7 | 345 |
Stormwind City 3 placements
VendorVendorVendorOrgrimmar 1 placement
VendorVendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 60 and requires level 54. In Classic Era it is item level 60 and requires level 54. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 60 and requires level 54. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 60 and requires level 54. In MoP Classic it is item level 60 and requires level 54.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 25 | 23 | Rare |
| WoW Forever | 60 | 54 | Rare |
| Classic Era | 60 | 54 | Rare |
| The Burning Crusade | 60 | 54 | Rare |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 60 | 54 | Rare |
| MoP Classic | 60 | 54 | Rare |
The 10 items nearest to Harnessing Shadows among Quest, all from Classic like Harnessing Shadows.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harnessing Shadows (this item) | 25 | Not listed | |
 Soothsayer's Runes | 25 | Not listed | |
 Moonfang's Pelt | 35 | Not listed | |
 Sealed Tome of the Lost Legion | 35 | Use: Unlock Tome | Not listed |
 Imbued Crystal | 1 | Not listed | |
 Monstrous Egg | 1 | Not listed | |
 Mysterious Grimoire | 1 | Not listed | |
 Ornate Weapon | 1 | Not listed | |
 A Treatise on Strategy | 1 | Not listed | |
 Banner of the Fallen | 1 | Not listed | |
 Captured Insignia | 1 | Not listed |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Harnessing Shadows is listed at 2 vendor placements. NPC 44245 stands in Stormwind City at map coordinates 78.7, 69.1.
Harnessing Shadows uses icon file 133737, which 72 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Mor'zul's Instructions ID 18818 · QuestTwilight Lexicon - Chapter 3 ID 20396 · QuestAugustus' Receipt Book ID 15884 · QuestStudies in Spirit Speaking ID 15790 · Quest "This book is written in a language you cannot understand."Antheol's Elemental Grimoire ID 22414 · QuestTome of Knowledge ID 13385 · Armor · item level 25Libram of Resilience ID 11736 · Recipe · item level 21 "Dark runes skitter across the surface."Manual of the Nethermancer ID 28260 · Armor · item level 32Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 18360 (18354 to 18365) were usually added in the same batch as Harnessing Shadows: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Pimgib's Collar ID 18354 · Armor · item level 24Garona: A Study on Stealth and Treachery ID 18356 · Quest · item level 25 "The tome is magically sealed."
Codex of Defense ID 18357 · Quest · item level 25 "The tome is magically sealed."
The Arcanist's Cookbook ID 18358 · Quest · item level 25 "The tome is magically sealed."
The Light and How to Swing It ID 18359 · Quest · item level 25 "-By Uther"
The Greatest Race of Hunters ID 18361 · Quest · item level 25 "A Tale of a Female Troll and Her Tiger"Holy Bologna: What the Light Won't Tell You ID 18362 · Quest · item level 25 "-By Shadow Priest Allister"
Frost Shock and You ID 18363 · Quest · item level 25 "-By Drek'Thar"
The Emerald Dream ID 18364 · Quest · item level 25 "Fact or Carefully Planned Out Farce Perpetrated By My Brother -By Illidan"
A Thoroughly Read Copy of "Nat Pagle's Guide to Extreme Anglin'." ID 18365 · Miscellaneous "Someone really loves to fish."The raw ItemSparse values for item 18360 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Harnessing Shadows 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 Harnessing Shadows next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Classic Era page for Harnessing Shadows
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
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