Is Red Dye in World of Warcraft: Forever?

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

In Classic Era, Red Dye is Common quality, item level 10 with no level requirement.

What does Red Dye sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 12c for one Red Dye in Classic Era; it stacks to 10.

What is Red Dye used for in WoW Classic?

Red Dye is a reagent in 27 Classic Era recipes, including Colorful Kilt, Crimson Dawnwoven Bag, Crimson Silk Belt, Crimson Silk Cloak and 23 more.

How much is Red Dye on the auction house right now?

3s on the EU region auction house, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.

Red Dye Price - WoW Auction House, Classic and Forever

Auction House

Right now 134,107 units listed across 6 price tiers.AH scan
Listings are up 86% from their 7 day average (134,107 vs 72,042 units).AH scan
Today's price is on the high side: only 3% of recorded snapshots were pricier.AH scan

134,107Units listed

9Sellers

3 silverCheapest now

Deep supply

Auction House snapshot 18 min ago.

Pricing

This is a commodity - it shares one region-wide Auction House price across all EU realms, so there is no per-realm comparison. Prices come from recorded Blizzard snapshots.

Red Dye is listed at 3 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 52% below its typical price of 6 silver20 copper. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 1 silver3 copper to 52 silver16 copper. About 134,107 were available in the latest snapshot.

The current lowest price is 52% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 6 silver20 copper.

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Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Used in 40 recipes across Blacksmithing, Engineering, Leatherworking and Tailoring: Darrowshire Protector, Red Smoke Flare, Camp Narache Rug and more.crafting

Other versions

Across game versions

Version	Item level	Quality	Sells for
Retail (Midnight)	10	Common	12c
WoW Forever	10	Common	12c
Classic Era	10	Common	12c
The Burning Crusade	10	Common	12c
Wrath of the Lich King	10	Common	12c
MoP Classic	10	Common	12c

Red Dye Game Data

Used In

The 25 recipes below use Red Dye, across Classic Tailoring (18), Northrend Tailoring (3), Classic Blacksmithing (1) and Classic Leatherworking (1). The largest single use is 30 for Darrowshire Protector.

Creates	Recipe	Profession	Needs
Darrowshire ProtectorRare Shield, item level 24. Also takes 12 Truesilver Bar, 8 Righteous Orb and 6 Azerothian Diamond.	Darrowshire Protector	Classic Blacksmithing	30
Camp Narache RugAlso takes 6 Ironwood Lumber, 3 Devilsaur Leather, 2 Purple Dye and 2 Rune Thread.	Camp Narache Rug	Classic Leatherworking	2
Crimson Silk GlovesUncommon Cloth Hands, item level 23. Also takes 6 Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2 Elemental Fire, 2 Fire Oil, 2 Thick Leather and 2 Silken Thread.	Crimson Silk Gloves	Classic Tailoring	4
Crimson Silk RobeUncommon Cloth Chest, item level 22. Also takes 8 Bolt of Silk Cloth, 4 Elemental Fire, 2 Mana Potion and 1 Silken Thread.	Crimson Silk Robe	Classic Tailoring	4
Elder Rise RugAlso takes 12 Ironwood Lumber, 6 Bolt of Runecloth and 2 Rune Thread.	Elder Rise Rug	Classic Tailoring	4
Colorful KiltUncommon Cloth Legs, item level 15. Also takes 5 Bolt of Woolen Cloth and 1 Fine Thread.	Colorful Kilt	Classic Tailoring	3
Greater Adept's RobeUncommon Cloth Chest, item level 14. Also takes 5 Bolt of Woolen Cloth and 3 Fine Thread.	Greater Adept's Robe	Classic Tailoring	3
Crimson Silk BeltUncommon Cloth Waist, item level 20. Also takes 4 Bolt of Silk Cloth, 1 Iron Buckle and 1 Silken Thread.	Crimson Silk Belt	Classic Tailoring	2
Crimson Silk CloakUncommon Cloth Back, item level 21. Also takes 5 Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2 Fire Oil and 1 Silken Thread.	Crimson Silk Cloak	Classic Tailoring	2
Crimson Silk PantaloonsUncommon Cloth Legs, item level 22. Also takes 4 Bolt of Silk Cloth and 2 Silken Thread.	Crimson Silk Pantaloons	Classic Tailoring	2
Crimson Silk ShouldersUncommon Cloth Shoulder, item level 21. Also takes 5 Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2 Fire Oil and 2 Silken Thread.	Crimson Silk Shoulders	Classic Tailoring	2
Crimson Silk VestUncommon Cloth Chest, item level 20. Also takes 4 Bolt of Silk Cloth and 2 Fine Thread.	Crimson Silk Vest	Classic Tailoring	2
Festival DressUncommon Cosmetic Chest. Also takes 4 Bolt of Runecloth, 2 Firebloom and 1 Rune Thread.	Festival Dress	Classic Tailoring	2
Festival SuitUncommon Cosmetic Chest. Also takes 4 Bolt of Runecloth, 2 Firebloom and 1 Rune Thread.	Festival Suit	Classic Tailoring	2
Gurubashi HeaddressRare Cloth Head, item level 29. Also takes 15 Bolt of Runecloth, 10 Powerful Mojo, 10 Felcloth, 1 Pristine Black Diamond and 1 Light Feather.	Gurubashi Headdress	Classic Tailoring	2
Red Linen RobeUncommon Cloth Chest, item level 5. Also takes 3 Bolt of Linen Cloth and 2 Coarse Thread.	Red Linen Robe	Classic Tailoring	2
Haliscan JacketCommon Cosmetic Chest. Also takes 5 Bolt of Mageweave, 2 Black Dye and 3 Heavy Silken Thread.	Haliscan Jacket	Classic Tailoring	1
Red Linen BagAlso takes 4 Bolt of Linen Cloth and 1 Fine Thread.	Red Linen Bag	Classic Tailoring	1
Red Linen ShirtUncommon Shirt. Also takes 2 Bolt of Linen Cloth and 1 Coarse Thread.	Red Linen Shirt	Classic Tailoring	1
Red Linen VestUncommon Cloth Chest, item level 6. Also takes 3 Bolt of Linen Cloth and 1 Coarse Thread.	Red Linen Vest	Classic Tailoring	1
Kirin Tor Skyline BannerAlso takes 15 Coldwind Lumber, 3 Spellweave, 3 Moonshroud and 4 Blue Dye.	Kirin Tor Skyline Banner	Northrend Tailoring	4
Magnificent Flying CarpetAlso takes 12 Bolt of Imbued Frostweave, 4 Monarch Topaz, 2 Yellow Dye and 4 Iceweb Spider Silk.	Magnificent Flying Carpet	Northrend Tailoring	4
Gilded Dalaran BannerAlso takes 8 Coldwind Lumber, 3 Spellweave, 2 Blue Dye and 1 Majestic Zircon.	Gilded Dalaran Banner	Northrend Tailoring	2
Darkmoon BannerAlso takes 1 Coarse Thread and 1 Blue Dye.	Craft Darkmoon Banner		1
Holiday HatAlso takes 5 Malleable Flesh and 3 Heavy Silken Thread.	Holiday Hat		1

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Red Dye Compares

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Red Dye among Trade Goods > Other.

Item	Item Level	Details	Lowest Listed Price
Red Dye (this item)	10	Used in 40 recipes, including Red Linen Robe and Red Linen Shirt	2 silver
Black Dye	10	Used in 19 recipes, including Black Swashbuckler's Shirt and Black Silk Pack	6 silver
Green Dye	10	Used in 24 recipes, including Green Linen Shirt and Green Woolen Vest	7 silver
Crystal Vial	10	Used in 119 recipes, including Elixir of Lion's Strength and Minor Healing Potion	1 silver
Yellow Dye	10	Used in 5 recipes, including Bright Yellow Shirt and Yellow Lumberjack Shirt	3 silver
Purple Dye	10	Used in 6 recipes, including Rich Purple Silk Shirt and Ghost Dye	22 silver
Simple Wood	10	Used in 13 recipes, including Lesser Magic Wand and Greater Magic Wand	1 silver
Blue Dye	10	Used in 22 recipes, including Blue Linen Shirt and Azure Silk Gloves	14 silver
Pink Dye	10	Used in Pink Mageweave Shirt and Pink Party Hat	33 silver
Star Wood	10	Used in 4 recipes, including Lesser Mystic Wand and Greater Mystic Wand	4 gold
Simple Flour	10	Used in 6 recipes, including Spice Bread and Delicious Chocolate Cake	1 silver

The lowest listed price among them is Crystal Vial at 1 silver in the EU Auction House.

Across Regions

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

Region	Lowest Listed Price	Listed On	Cheapest Realms
Europe	2 silver	Region-wide
United States	2 silver	Region-wide

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

Where Red Dye Fits

Items That Share Red Dye's Icon

Red Dye uses icon file 134732, which 10 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Bethor's Potion ID 3251 · Quest
Vial of Innocent Blood ID 5620 · Quest
Fire Sapta ID 6636 · Consumable
Oil of Immolation ID 8956 · Consumable · item level 18
Elemental Sapta ID 27317 · Consumable
Trollbane ID 38342 · Quest "Origin unknown."
Elemental Sapta ID 52189 · Quest
Elemental Sapta ID 52202 · Quest

Items Numbered Next to Red Dye

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2604 (2594 to 2609) were usually added in the same batch as Red Dye: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Flagon of Dwarven Mead ID 2594 · Consumable · item level 11
Jug of Badlands Bourbon ID 2595 · Consumable · item level 15
Skin of Dwarven Stout ID 2596 · Consumable · item level 7
Pattern: Red Linen Robe ID 2598 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Red Linen Robe."
Pattern: Gray Woolen Robe ID 2601 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Gray Woolen Robe."
Green Dye ID 2605 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Lurker Venom ID 2606 · Quest
Mo'grosh Crystal ID 2607 · Quest
Threshadon Ambergris ID 2608 · Miscellaneous · item level 5
Disarming Colloid ID 2609 · Quest

Red Dye Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 2604 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price: 50 copper
Vendor sell price: 12 copper
Stacks to: 1,000
Material: Liquid
Flags: 0 / -2147475456 / 0 / 16384 / 0

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

Red Dye in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Red Dye 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 Red Dye next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Red Dye in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Red Dye 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 Red Dye in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Red Dye is Common quality, item level 10 with no level requirement.
What does Red Dye sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 12c for one Red Dye in Classic Era; it stacks to 10.
What is Red Dye used for in WoW Classic?: Red Dye is a reagent in 27 Classic Era recipes, including Colorful Kilt, Crimson Dawnwoven Bag, Crimson Silk Belt, Crimson Silk Cloak and 23 more.
How much is Red Dye on the auction house right now?: 3s on the EU region auction house, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.

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

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