Is Philosopher's Stone in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Philosopher's Stone 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.

Where do you get Philosopher's Stone in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Philosopher's Stone is created by Philosophers' Stone.

What level is Philosopher's Stone in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Philosopher's Stone is common quality, item level 45 with no level requirement.

What does Philosopher's Stone sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 2s 50c for one Philosopher's Stone in Classic Era.

Philosopher's Stone - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

An Uncommon Trinket, item level 24, requires level 15, binds when picked up. Crafted with Philosopher's Stone.

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Philosopher's Stone	Recipe

Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Used in 1 recipe across Alchemy: Alchemist Stone.crafting

Other versions

Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 45 and Common quality. In Classic Era it is item level 45 and Common quality. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 45 and requires level 35. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 45 and requires level 35. In MoP Classic it is item level 45 and requires level 35.

Version	Item level	Required level	Quality	Binding	Sells for
Retail (Midnight)	24	15	Uncommon	Binds when picked up	2s 50c
WoW Forever	45	-	Common	Binds when picked up	2s 50c
Classic Era	45	-	Common	Binds when picked up	2s 50c
The Burning Crusade	45	35	Uncommon	Binds when picked up	2s 50c
Wrath of the Lich King	45	35	Uncommon	Binds when picked up	2s 50c
MoP Classic	45	35	Uncommon	Binds when picked up	2s 50c

Philosopher's Stone Game Data

Crafted By

Philosopher's Stone Classic Alchemy

The Classic Alchemy recipe Philosopher's Stone takes 4 Iron Bar, 1 Black Vitriol, 4 Purple Lotus and 4 Firebloom.

Used In

The 1 recipe below uses Philosopher's Stone, all from Outland Alchemy.

Creates	Recipe	Profession	Needs
Alchemist StoneEpic Trinket, item level 30. Also takes 1 Earthstorm Diamond, 1 Skyfire Diamond, 2 Fel Lotus and 5 Primal Might.	Alchemist Stone	Outland Alchemy	1

Requirements & Properties

Requires: Classic Alchemy (50)

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Philosopher's Stone Crafting Costs

Cost to Craft: Philosopher's Stone

At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 66g 1s, and Purple Lotus is the largest share at 48%. The Classic Alchemy recipe Philosopher's Stone is taught by Recipe: Philosopher's Stone. It turns yellow at Classic Alchemy skill 240 and grey at 280.

Reagent	Needed	Lowest listed	Cost
Iron Bar	4	5 gold25 silver	21 gold
Black Vitriol	1	17 silver	17 silver
Purple Lotus	4	7 gold84 silver	31 gold36 silver
Firebloom	4	3 gold37 silver	13 gold48 silver
Reagents for one craft			66 gold1 silver

What Else the Reagents Make

Iron Bar goes into 34 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Mining and Alchemy, including Barbaric Iron Breastplate, Green Iron Hauberk, Barbaric Iron Gloves and Massive Iron Axe. It is itself made by the recipe Smelt Iron.
Purple Lotus goes into 8 other recipes across Alchemy, Enchanting and Tailoring, including Dreamless Sleep Potion, Elixir of Dream Vision, Elixir of Greater Water Breathing and Cenarion Herb Bag.
Firebloom goes into 7 other recipes across Alchemy, Enchanting and Tailoring, including Elixir of Greater Firepower, Brilliant Wizard Oil, Festival Dress and Festival Suit.

Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest EU Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Philosopher's Stone Compares

Who It Suits

Philosopher's Stone carries Agility or Strength or Intellect, the primary stat of Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Discipline, Holy and Shadow Priest; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Arcane, Fire and Frost Mage; Affliction, Demonology and Destruction Warlock; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Philosopher's Stone Fits

Items That Share Philosopher's Stone's Icon

Philosopher's Stone uses icon file 134333, which 94 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Ivy Orb ID 9800 · Armor · item level 18
Sorcerer Sphere ID 9882 · Armor · item level 23
Ley Orb ID 7508 · Armor · item level 6
Arcane Orb ID 7507 · Armor · item level 5
Globe of Water ID 7079 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Orb of Lorica ID 11262 · Armor · item level 24
Large Soran'ruk Fragment ID 6915 · Quest

Items Numbered Next to Philosopher's Stone

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 9149 (9144 to 9155) were usually added in the same batch as Philosopher's Stone: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Wildvine Potion ID 9144 · Consumable · item level 20
Rig Blueprints ID 9153 · Quest
Elixir of Detect Undead ID 9154 · Consumable · item level 20
Arcane Elixir ID 9155 · Consumable · item level 20

Philosopher's Stone Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 9149 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price: 10 silver
Vendor sell price: 2 silver50 copper
Material: Wood
Equip slot: Trinket
Flags: 524288 / 24576 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Philosopher's Stone in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Philosopher's Stone 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 Philosopher's Stone next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Philosopher's Stone in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Philosopher's Stone 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.
Where do you get Philosopher's Stone in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Philosopher's Stone is created by Philosophers' Stone.
What level is Philosopher's Stone in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Philosopher's Stone is common quality, item level 45 with no level requirement.
What does Philosopher's Stone sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 2s 50c for one Philosopher's Stone 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