Is Rune of the Guard Captain in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Rune of the Guard Captain 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 Rune of the Guard Captain in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Rune of the Guard Captain is uncommon quality, item level 51 with no level requirement.

What does Rune of the Guard Captain sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 1g 62s for one Rune of the Guard Captain in Classic Era.

What slot is Rune of the Guard Captain in WoW Classic?

Rune of the Guard Captain is a Trinket in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

Rune of the Guard Captain - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

How Rune of the Guard Captain Compares

Who It Suits

Rune of the Guard Captain carries Agility or Strength, the primary stat of Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Protection and Retribution Paladin; Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight; Enhancement Shaman; Brewmaster and Windwalker Monk; Feral and Guardian Druid; Havoc and Vengeance Demon Hunter.

Similar Items

The 2 items nearest to Rune of the Guard Captain (item level 26) in item level among Armor > Miscellaneous, Trinket slot, from item level 27 to 31.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Rune of the Guard Captain (this item)	26		+3 Agility or Strength, +5 Critical Strike	Not listed
High-Powered Flashlight	27	21	+16 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Engineering	Not listed
Mercurial Stone	31	26	+12 Critical Strike, +8 Stamina. Crafted with Outland Alchemy	Not listed

Mercurial Stone has the highest item level here (31).

Next item levels up from Rune of the Guard Captain among Armor > Miscellaneous, Trinket slot: Ghost Iron Dragonling (item level 39), Ocean Tarot (item level 41), Laughing Tarot (item level 42), Savage Tarot (item level 43) and Prophecy Tarot (item level 46).

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

Rune of the Guard Captain in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Rune of the Guard Captain 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 Rune of the Guard Captain next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Rune of the Guard Captain in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Rune of the Guard Captain 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 Rune of the Guard Captain in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Rune of the Guard Captain is uncommon quality, item level 51 with no level requirement.
What does Rune of the Guard Captain sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 1g 62s for one Rune of the Guard Captain in Classic Era.
What slot is Rune of the Guard Captain in WoW Classic?: Rune of the Guard Captain is a Trinket in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 1.60.1.70205, 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

About Rune of the Guard Captain

Rune of the Guard Captain is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.