Is Hawk Owl in World of Warcraft: Forever?

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

In Classic Era, Hawk Owl is common quality, item level 30 with no level requirement.

What does Hawk Owl sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 12s 50c for one Hawk Owl in Classic Era.

Hawk Owl - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

Teaches the battle pet Hawk Owl.collections

An Uncommon Miscellaneous, item level 1.

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Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Use: Learning
Effect: Hawk Owl - Infinite
Right Click to summon and dismiss your owl.

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

Other versions

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.

Version	Item level	Quality	Binding	Sells for
Retail (Midnight)	1	Uncommon	-	12s 50c
WoW Forever	30	Common	-	12s 50c
Classic Era	30	Common	Binds when used	12s 50c
The Burning Crusade	30	Common	Binds when used	12s 50c
Wrath of the Lich King	30	Common	-	12s 50c
MoP Classic	30	Common	-	12s 50c

Where Hawk Owl Fits

Items That Share Hawk Owl's Icon

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

Great Horned Owl ID 8500 · 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 Hawk Owl

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8501 (8496 to 8523) were usually added in the same batch as Hawk Owl: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Parrot Cage (Cockatiel) ID 8496 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."
Rabbit Crate (Snowshoe) ID 8497 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."
Emerald Whelpling ID 8498 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."
Tiny Crimson Whelpling ID 8499 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."
Great Horned Owl ID 8500 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."
Large Fin ID 8508 · Miscellaneous
Field Testing Kit ID 8523 · Quest

Hawk Owl Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 8501 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.

Hawk Owl in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Hawk 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 Hawk Owl next to the live retail market on this page.

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

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

Hawk Owl