A Common Consumable, item level 3. Crafted with Rough Sharpening Stone.
Rough Sharpening Stone is listed at 1 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 83% below its typical price of 5 silver77 copper. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 1 silver6 copper to 1 gold81 silver. About 2,422 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 83% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 5 silver77 copper.
| Crafted | Rough Sharpening Stone | Recipe |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Sharpens your bladed weapon, increasing weapon damage for 1 hour. Cannot be applied to items higher than level.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 5. In Classic Era it is item level 5. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 5. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 5. In MoP Classic it is item level 5.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 3 | Common | 3c |
| WoW Forever | 5 | Common | 3c |
| Classic Era | 5 | Common | 3c |
| The Burning Crusade | 5 | Common | 3c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 5 | Common | 3c |
| MoP Classic | 5 | Common | 3c |
The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Rough Sharpening Stone takes 1 Rough Stone.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 3s. Rough Sharpening Stone lists from 6s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 2s 70c after the 5% auction cut, a 90% margin over its reagents. The recipe Rough Sharpening Stone turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 15 and grey at 55.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rough Stone | 1 | 3 silver | 3 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 3 silver | ||
| Rough Sharpening Stone at its lowest listing | 6 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 2 silver70 copper | ||
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.
The 10 items nearest to Rough Sharpening Stone among Consumable > Other, all from Classic like Rough Sharpening Stone.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rough Sharpening Stone (this item) | 3 | Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing; Use: Sharpen Blade | 6 silver |
 Rough Weightstone | 3 | Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing; Use: Enhance Blunt Weapon | 4 silver |
 Red Ribboned Wrapping Paper | 3 | Use: Wrapping Paper - Dummy Spell | 67 silver |
 Blue Ribboned Wrapping Paper | 3 | Use: Wrapping Paper - Dummy Spell | 3 gold |
 Enriched Lasher Root | 3 | 1 gold | |
 Cro's Apple | 3 | Use: Apple Crush | Not listed |
 Oil of Olaf | 4 | Use: Lesser Armor | 90 silver |
 Explosive Rocket | 4 | Use: Rocket Blast | 2,227 gold |
 Scroll of Strength | 1 | Crafted with Classic Inscription; Use: Strength | 50 silver |
 Scroll of Intellect | 1 | Crafted with Classic Inscription; Use: Intellect | 85 silver |
 Scroll of Stamina | 1 | Crafted with Classic Inscription; Use: Stamina | 40 silver |
The lowest listed price among them is Rough Weightstone at 4 silver in the EU Auction House. 9 of the 10 have a current listing.
Rough Sharpening Stone has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in United States.
| Region | Lowest Listed Price | Listed On | Cheapest Realms |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 silver | Region-wide | |
| Europe | 6 silver | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Rough Sharpening Stone uses icon file 135248, which 8 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Elementium Ingot ID 18562 · Trade Goods · item level 10Dwarf Archaeology Fragment ID 52577 · Trade GoodsLorewalker's Lodestone ID 87548 · Miscellaneous "Usable only in Pandaria."Draenor Archaeologist's Lodestone ID 117389 · Miscellaneous "Usable only in Draenor."Leyline Feed Fragment ID 140318 · Quest "They pulse in synchrony with the larger column."Recruit's Whetstone ID 223508 · Armor · item level 200 "Blades, tusks, nails. Everything needs a good sharpening."Intricately Carved Barter Boulder ID 225798 · Miscellaneous · item level 80 "Barring big breaks, barter boulders bore builders but are beloved by barterers."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2862 (2855 to 2867) were usually added in the same batch as Rough Sharpening Stone: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Putrid Claw ID 2855 · Quest
Iron Pike ID 2856 · Quest
Runed Copper Belt ID 2857 · Armor - Mail · item level 11
Darkhound Blood ID 2858 · Quest
Vile Fin Scale ID 2859 · Quest
Coarse Sharpening Stone ID 2863 · Consumable · item level 7
Runed Copper Breastplate ID 2864 · Armor - Mail · item level 11
Rough Bronze Leggings ID 2865 · Armor - Mail · item level 13
Rough Bronze Cuirass ID 2866 · Armor - Mail · item level 14
Rough Bronze Bracers ID 2867 · Armor - Mail · item level 14The raw ItemSparse values for item 2862 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Rough Sharpening 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 Rough Sharpening Stone next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Rough Sharpening Stone
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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