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Snowball
Item Level 3Miscellaneous
Use: Snowball
Sell price: 2 copper
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Common Miscellaneous, item level 3. Sold by a vendor NPC.
Background
| Vendor | NPC #54650 | Netherstorm 33.1, 64.3 |
|---|---|---|
| Crafted | Snowmaster 9000 | Recipe |
Sold By
The game's collection data lists Snowball as sold by a vendor NPC in Netherstorm. The vendor stands at 33.1, 64.3 on the Netherstorm map.
| Vendor | Zone | Map | Waypoint | Other items it sells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC #54650 | Netherstorm | 33.1, 64.3 | /way #109 33.1 64.3 | 205 |
Netherstorm 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 2 recipes across Cooking and Engineering: Snow in a Cone, Snowmaster 9000.crafting
Snowball Effects
- Use: Snowball
Throw me!
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 | 2c |
| WoW Forever | 5 | Common | - |
| Classic Era | 5 | Common | - |
| The Burning Crusade | 5 | Common | - |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 5 | Common | - |
| MoP Classic | 5 | Common | - |
Crafted By
Used In
The 4 recipes below use Snowball, across Classic Engineering (1) and Dragon Isles Cooking (1). The largest single use is 4 for Snowmaster 9000.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
 Snowmaster 9000Also takes 8 Mithril Bar, 4 Gyrochronatom and 1 Frost Oil. | Snowmaster 9000 | Classic Engineering | 4 |
 Snow in a ConeAlso takes 1 Pastry Packets and 2 Thaldraszian Cocoa Powder. | Snow in a Cone | Dragon Isles Cooking | 3 |
| Snowball | Snowball | 1 | |
| Snowman | Snowman | 1 |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 8 items nearest to Snowball among Miscellaneous > Holiday.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowball (this item) | 3 | Not listed | |
 Pineapple Lounge Cushion | 1 | Not listed | |
 Safari Lounge Cushion | 1 | Not listed | |
 Zhevra Lounge Cushion | 1 | Not listed | |
 Fuzzy Green Lounge Cushion | 1 | Not listed | |
 Crashin' Thrashin' Roller Controller | 23 | Use: Crashin' Thrashin' Roller | Not listed |
 Crashin' Thrashin' Cannon Controller | 23 | Use: Crashin' Thrashin' Cannon | Not listed |
 Crashin' Thrashin' Mortar Controller | 23 | Use: Crashin' Thrashin' Mortar | Not listed |
 Crashin' Thrashin' Killdozer Controller | 23 | Use: Crashin' Thrashin' Killdozer | Not listed |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Where to Buy Snowball
Snowball is listed at 1 vendor placement. NPC 54650 stands in Netherstorm at map coordinates 33.1, 64.3.
- NPC 54650 in Netherstorm at 33.1, 64.3
Items That Share Snowball's Icon
Snowball uses icon file 132387, which 9 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:
- Hardpacked Snowball ID 21038 · Consumable · item level 3
- Huge Snowball ID 35557 · Miscellaneous · item level 3
- Bonecrushing Hail ID 137468 · Gem · item level 50
- Drugon's Snowglobe ID 141517 · Gem · item level 50
- Icy Snowball ID 155823 · Miscellaneous · item level 3 "Snowball Fight!"
- Assorted Fractals ID 200813 · Consumable
Items Numbered Next to Snowball
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 17202 (17196 to 17224) were usually added in the same batch as Snowball: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Holiday Spirits ID 17196 · Consumable
Gingerbread Cookie ID 17197 · Consumable
Winter Veil Eggnog ID 17198 · Consumable
Recipe: Gingerbread Cookie ID 17200 · Recipe "Teaches you how to bake a Gingerbread Cookie."- Recipe: Winter Veil Eggnog ID 17201 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Winter Veil Eggnog."
Sulfuron Ingot ID 17203 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Eye of Sulfuras ID 17204 · Trade Goods · item level 25
Spider Sausage ID 17222 · Consumable · item level 15
Thunderstrike ID 17223 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 29
Scrying Scope ID 17224 · Quest
Snowball Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 17202 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 10 copper
- Vendor sell price
- 2 copper
- Stacks to
- 200
- Flags
- 64 / 8192 / 0 / 16384 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Snowball in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Snowball 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 Snowball next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Snowball in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Snowball 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.
- Where do you get Snowball in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Snowball is created by SnowMaster 9000.
- What level is Snowball in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Snowball is common quality, item level 5 with no level requirement.
- What is Snowball used for in WoW Classic?
- Snowball is a reagent in 6 Classic Era recipes, including Snowball, Snowman, SnowMaster 9000, Summon Helper and 2 more.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Snowball
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