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Rune Thread
Item Level 10Trade Goods
Sell price: 12 silver50 copper
Current price
41 silver
A Common Trade Goods, item level 10. Sold by 3 vendor NPCs.
- Right now 7,215 units listed across 8 price tiers.AH scan
- Listings cluster between 41 silver and 45 silver: a 9% spread reads as a steady market.AH scan
- Listings are up 70% from their 7 day average (7,215 vs 4,244 units).AH scan
- Today's price is on the high side: only 28% of recorded snapshots were pricier.AH scan
Rune Thread Price History
EU Region (Commodity)Supply & Availability
EU Region (Commodity)7,215Units listed
8Sellers
41 silverCheapest now
Deep supply
Rune Thread is listed at 41 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 21% below its typical price of 51 silver61 copper. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 31 silver to 1 gold6 silver. About 7,215 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 21% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 51 silver61 copper.
Background
| Vendor | NPC #52534 | Dalaran |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | NPC #52535 | Tanaris 51.5, 28.1 |
| Vendor | NPC #52537 | Stormwind City 74.5, 67.1 |
Sold By
The game's collection data lists Rune Thread as sold by 10 vendor NPCs in Dalaran, Tanaris and Stormwind City. The 3 with the most spawn points are shown.
| Vendor | Zone | Map | Waypoint | Other items it sells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC #52534 | Dalaran | - | - | 162 |
| NPC #52535 | Tanaris | 51.5, 28.1 | /way #71 51.5 28.1 | 162 |
| NPC #52537 | Stormwind City | 74.5, 67.1 | /way #84 74.5 67.1 | 162 |
Tanaris 1 placement
VendorVendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
- Used in 80 or more recipes across Leatherworking: Arakkoa Decoy Scarecrow, Bag of Many Hides, Belt of Deep Shadow and more.crafting
In WoW Forever it is item level 50. In Classic Era it is item level 50. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 50. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 50. In MoP Classic it is item level 50.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 10 | Common | 12s 50c |
| WoW Forever | 50 | Common | 12s 50c |
| Classic Era | 50 | Common | 12s 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 50 | Common | 12s 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 50 | Common | 12s 50c |
| MoP Classic | 50 | Common | 12s 50c |
Used In
The 25 recipes below use Rune Thread, across Classic Leatherworking (10), Outland Leatherworking (7), Outland Tailoring (6) and Classic Tailoring (2). The largest single use is 6 for Belt of the Archmage.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blood Tiger BreastplateRare Leather Chest, item level 29. Also takes 25 Primal Tiger Leather and 3 Cured Rugged Hide. | Blood Tiger Breastplate | Classic Leatherworking | 3 |
 Blood Tiger ShouldersRare Leather Shoulder, item level 29. Also takes 25 Primal Tiger Leather and 3 Cured Rugged Hide. | Blood Tiger Shoulders | Classic Leatherworking | 3 |
 Black Dragonscale BootsEpic Mail Feet, item level 29. Also takes 18 Black Dragonscale, 3 Fiery Core and 3 Lava Core. | Black Dragonscale Boots | Classic Leatherworking | 2 |
 Black Dragonscale BreastplateRare Mail Chest, item level 28. Also takes 25 Rugged Leather, 25 Black Dragonscale and 1 Cured Rugged Hide. | Black Dragonscale Breastplate | Classic Leatherworking | 2 |
 Black Dragonscale LeggingsRare Mail Legs, item level 29. Also takes 25 Rugged Leather, 25 Black Dragonscale and 1 Cured Rugged Hide. | Black Dragonscale Leggings | Classic Leatherworking | 2 |
 Blue Dragonscale LeggingsRare Mail Legs, item level 29. Also takes 28 Rugged Leather, 36 Blue Dragonscale and 2 Cured Rugged Hide. | Blue Dragonscale Leggings | Classic Leatherworking | 2 |
 Black Dragonscale ShouldersRare Mail Shoulder, item level 29. Also takes 20 Rugged Leather, 15 Black Dragonscale and 1 Cured Rugged Hide. | Black Dragonscale Shoulders | Classic Leatherworking | 1 |
 Blackstorm LeggingsRare Leather Legs, item level 27. Also takes 10 Rugged Leather, 8 Breath of Wind and 2 Cured Thick Hide. | Blackstorm Leggings | Classic Leatherworking | 1 |
 Blue Dragonscale BreastplateRare Mail Chest, item level 28. Also takes 28 Rugged Leather, 30 Blue Dragonscale and 1 Cured Rugged Hide. | Blue Dragonscale Breastplate | Classic Leatherworking | 1 |
 Blue Dragonscale ShouldersRare Mail Shoulder, item level 29. Also takes 28 Rugged Leather, 30 Blue Dragonscale, 2 Enchanted Leather and 1 Cured Rugged Hide. | Blue Dragonscale Shoulders | Classic Leatherworking | 1 |
 Belt of the ArchmageEpic Cloth Waist, item level 29. Also takes 16 Bolt of Runecloth, 10 Ghost Dye, 10 Mooncloth, 12 Essence of Water, 12 Essence of Fire and 6 Large Brilliant Shard. | Belt of the Archmage | Classic Tailoring | 6 |
 Beloved Plush DollAlso takes 4 Ironwood Lumber, 3 Bolt of Runecloth, 3 Bolt of Mageweave, 3 Bolt of Silk Cloth and 1 Mooncloth. | Beloved Plush Doll | Classic Tailoring | 2 |
 Arakkoa Decoy ScarecrowAlso takes 12 Olemba Lumber, 3 Heavy Knothide Leather and 2 Cobra Scales. | Arakkoa Decoy Scarecrow | Outland Leatherworking | 3 |
 Bag of Many HidesAlso takes 15 Heavy Knothide Leather, 5 Wind Scales, 5 Fel Hide, 5 Nether Dragonscales and 5 Thick Clefthoof Leather. | Bag of Many Hides | Outland Leatherworking | 3 |
 Belt of Deep ShadowEpic Leather Waist, item level 32. Also takes 2 Nether Vortex, 4 Heavy Knothide Leather, 10 Primal Shadow and 10 Primal Air. | Belt of Deep Shadow | Outland Leatherworking | 2 |
 Belt of Natural PowerEpic Leather Waist, item level 32. Also takes 2 Nether Vortex, 4 Heavy Knothide Leather, 10 Primal Life and 10 Primal Air. | Belt of Natural Power | Outland Leatherworking | 2 |
 Belt of the Black EagleEpic Mail Waist, item level 32. Also takes 2 Nether Vortex, 4 Heavy Knothide Leather, 10 Primal Air and 10 Wind Scales. | Belt of the Black Eagle | Outland Leatherworking | 2 |
 Boots of Natural GraceEpic Leather Feet, item level 32. Also takes 2 Primal Nether, 4 Heavy Knothide Leather and 12 Primal Life. | Boots of Natural Grace | Outland Leatherworking | 2 |
 Boots of the Crimson HawkEpic Mail Feet, item level 32. Also takes 2 Primal Nether, 4 Heavy Knothide Leather, 10 Primal Air and 6 Wind Scales. | Boots of the Crimson Hawk | Outland Leatherworking | 2 |
 Arcanoweave BootsRare Cloth Feet, item level 32. Also takes 8 Bolt of Netherweave and 16 Arcane Dust. | Arcanoweave Boots | Outland Tailoring | 2 |
 Arcanoweave BracersRare Cloth Wrist, item level 32. Also takes 6 Bolt of Netherweave and 12 Arcane Dust. | Arcanoweave Bracers | Outland Tailoring | 2 |
 Arcanoweave RobeRare Cloth Chest, item level 32. Also takes 12 Bolt of Netherweave and 20 Arcane Dust. | Arcanoweave Robe | Outland Tailoring | 2 |
 Belt of BlastingEpic Cloth Waist, item level 32. Also takes 2 Nether Vortex, 4 Bolt of Imbued Netherweave and 15 Primal Fire. | Belt of Blasting | Outland Tailoring | 2 |
 Belt of the Long RoadEpic Cloth Waist, item level 32. Also takes 2 Nether Vortex, 4 Bolt of Imbued Netherweave, 10 Primal Life and 10 Primal Water. | Belt of the Long Road | Outland Tailoring | 2 |
 Boots of BlastingEpic Cloth Feet, item level 32. Also takes 2 Primal Nether, 4 Shadowcloth and 4 Spellcloth. | Boots of Blasting | Outland Tailoring | 2 |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Rune Thread among Trade Goods > Cloth.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rune Thread (this item) | 10 | Used in 120 recipes, including Runecloth Belt and Frostweave Tunic | 41 silver |
 Fine Thread | 10 | Used in 119 recipes, including Fine Leather Cloak and Dark Leather Cloak | 1 silver |
 Heavy Silken Thread | 10 | Used in 63 recipes, including Turtle Scale Gloves and Turtle Scale Breastplate | 74 silver |
 Eternium Thread | 20 | Used in 81 recipes, including Duskweave Leggings and Frostwoven Shoulders | 1 silver |
 Coarse Thread | 10 | Used in 51 recipes, including Handstitched Leather Boots and Brown Linen Vest | 1 silver |
 Linen Cloth | 10 | Used in 10 recipes, including Bolt of Linen Cloth and Rough Weightstone | 2 silver |
 Wool Cloth | 10 | Used in 13 recipes, including Bolt of Woolen Cloth and Coarse Weightstone | 9 silver |
 Bolt of Linen Cloth | 10 | Crafted with Classic Tailoring; Used in 28 recipes (Classic Tailoring), including Brown Linen Vest and Linen Boots | 13 silver |
 Bolt of Woolen Cloth | 10 | Crafted with Classic Tailoring; Used in 33 recipes, including Green Woolen Vest and Woolen Boots | 32 silver |
 Spider's Silk | 10 | Used in 6 recipes, including Toughened Leather Gloves and Spidersilk Boots | 93 gold |
| Silken Thread | 10 | Used in 51 recipes, including Guardian Leather Bracers and Barbaric Belt | 3 silver |
The lowest listed price among them is Coarse Thread at 1 silver in the EU Auction House.
Across Regions
Rune Thread 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 | 41 silver | Region-wide | |
| United States | 60 silver | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Where to Buy Rune Thread
Rune Thread is listed at 10 vendor placements; the first 4 are below. NPC 69323 stands in Gadgetzan.
- NPC 69323 in Gadgetzan
- NPC 52537 in Stormwind City at 74.5, 67.1
- NPC 52546 in Stormwind City at 75.0, 67.7
- NPC 69974 in Stormwind City at 74.5, 67.1
Items That Share Rune Thread's Icon
Rune Thread uses icon file 136120, which 7 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:
- Fragment of the Nightmare's Corruption ID 21146 · Quest "-Hinterlands"
- Fragment of the Nightmare's Corruption ID 21147 · Quest "-Ashenvale"
- Fragment of the Nightmare's Corruption ID 21148 · Quest "-Feralas"
- Fragment of the Nightmare's Corruption ID 21149 · Quest "-Duskwood"
Items Numbered Next to Rune Thread
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 14341 (14336 to 14365) were usually added in the same batch as Rune Thread: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Eternal Wraps ID 14336 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Eternal Cord ID 14337 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Empty Water Tube ID 14338 · Quest
Moonwell Water Tube ID 14339 · Quest
Freezing Lich Robes ID 14340 · Armor - Cloth · item level 24
Mooncloth ID 14342 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Small Brilliant Shard ID 14343 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Large Brilliant Shard ID 14344 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Mystic's Slippers ID 14364 · Armor - Cloth · item level 11
Mystic's Cape ID 14365 · Armor - Cloth · item level 8
Rune Thread Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 14341 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 50 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 12 silver50 copper
- Stacks to
- 1,000
- Material
- Leather
- Flags
- 0 / -2147475456 / 0 / 16384 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Rune Thread in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Rune Thread 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 Thread next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Rune Thread in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Rune Thread 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 Thread in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Rune Thread is Common quality, item level 50 with no level requirement.
- What does Rune Thread sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 12s 50c for one Rune Thread in Classic Era; it stacks to 20.
- What is Rune Thread used for in WoW Classic?
- Rune Thread is a reagent in 59 Classic Era recipes, including Belt of the Archmage, Black Dragonscale Boots, Black Dragonscale Breastplate, Black Dragonscale Leggings and 55 more.
- How much is Rune Thread on the auction house right now?
- 41s 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.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Rune Thread
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