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Pygmy Oil

Item Level 20
Trade Goods
Use: Pygmy Oil
Sell price: 2 silver50 copper
Current price 45 silver
Verified
All-Time typical 3 gold60 silver
88% below typicalFlat over 7 days
EU Region (Commodity) Other

A Common Trade Goods, item level 20. Crafted with Pygmy Oil.

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  • Right now 4,848 units listed across 21 price tiers.AH scan
  • Listings cluster between 75 silver and 19 gold: a 2138% spread reads as a volatile market.AH scan
  • Listings are up 46% from their 7 day average (4,848 vs 3,329 units).AH scan
  • Today's price is cheaper than 84% of recorded snapshots.AH scan

Pygmy Oil Price History

EU Region (Commodity)

Pygmy Oil is listed at 45 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 88% below its typical price of 3 gold60 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 53 silver35 copper to 9 gold49 silver. About 4,848 were available in the latest snapshot.

The current lowest price is 88% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 3 gold60 silver.

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Where it comes from
CraftedPygmy OilRecipe
Build history

First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).

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Other versions
Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 75 and sells to vendors for 7s 50c. In MoP Classic it is item level 75.

VersionItem levelQualitySells for
Retail (Midnight)20Common2s 50c
Wrath of the Lich King75Common7s 50c
MoP Classic75Common2s 50c
Pygmy Oil Game Data

Crafted By

Pygmy Oil Northrend Alchemy

The Northrend Alchemy recipe Pygmy Oil takes 1 Pygmy Suckerfish.

Used In

The 5 recipes below use Pygmy Oil, all from Northrend Alchemy. The largest single use is 12 for Indestructible Alchemist Stone.

CreatesRecipeProfessionNeeds
Indestructible Alchemist StoneRare Trinket, item level 35. Also takes 20 Deadnettle and 1 Frost Lotus.Indestructible Alchemist StoneNorthrend Alchemy12
Flask of Pure MojoAlso takes 7 Icethorn, 1 Frost Lotus and 1 Crystal Vial.Flask of Pure MojoNorthrend Alchemy3
Guru's ElixirAlso takes 1 Crystal Vial.Guru's ElixirNorthrend Alchemy3
Potion of SpeedAlso takes 2 Adder's Tongue and 1 Crystal Vial.Potion of SpeedNorthrend Alchemy1
Potion of Wild MagicAlso takes 2 Lichbloom and 1 Crystal Vial.Potion of Wild MagicNorthrend Alchemy1

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Pygmy Oil Crafting Costs

Cost to Craft: Pygmy Oil

At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 90s. One craft makes 2 Pygmy Oil. Pygmy Oil lists from 80s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 62s after the 5% auction cut, a 69% margin over its reagents. The recipe Pygmy Oil turns yellow at Northrend Alchemy skill 5 and grey at 15.

ReagentNeededLowest listedCost
Pygmy Suckerfish190 silver90 silver
Reagents for one craft90 silver
Pygmy Oil x2 at its lowest listing1 gold60 silver
Return after the 5% auction cut62 silver

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 Pygmy Oil Compares

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Pygmy Oil among Trade Goods > Other; 7 of them also come from Wrath of the Lich King.

ItemItem LevelDetailsLowest Listed Price
Pygmy Oil (this item)20Crafted with Northrend Alchemy; Used in 5 recipes (Northrend Alchemy), including Guru's Elixir and Flask of Pure Mojo80 silver
Pygmy Suckerfish20Used in Pygmy Oil (Northrend Alchemy)90 silver
Northern Spices20Used in 24 recipes (Northrend Cooking), including Mega Mammoth Meal and Tender Shoveltusk Steak1 gold
Ethereal Oil20Crafted with Northrend Alchemy; Used in 2 recipes, including Elixir of Water Walking27 gold
Frozen Orb20Used in 71 recipes, including Frosthide Leg Armor and Icescale Leg Armor42 gold
Runed Orb20Used in 20 recipes, including Belt of the Titans and Battlelord's Plate Boots30 silver
Crusader Orb20Used in 36 recipes, including Royal Moonshroud Robe and Royal Moonshroud Bracers1 gold
Primordial Saronite20Used in 18 recipes, including Leggings of Woven Death and Deathfrost Boots7 gold
Big-Mouth Clam1714 gold
Common Parchment174,900 gold
Melted Vial2399 gold

The lowest listed price among them is Runed Orb at 30 silver in the EU Auction House.

Across Regions

Pygmy Oil has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in Europe.

RegionLowest Listed PriceListed OnCheapest Realms
Europe80 silverRegion-wide
United States1 goldRegion-wide

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

Where Pygmy Oil Fits

Items That Share Pygmy Oil's Icon

Pygmy Oil uses icon file 134718, which 22 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Pygmy Oil

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 40195 (40190 to 40200) were usually added in the same batch as Pygmy Oil: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Pygmy Oil Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 40195 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
10 silver
Vendor sell price
2 silver50 copper
Stacks to
1,000
Material
Jewelry
Expansion ID
2
Flags
0 / -2147475456 / 0 / 0 / 0

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