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Strange Dust
Item Level 10Trade Goods
Current price
33 silver
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I found that the easiest way to aquire Strange Dust was through disenchanting items I can craft. I would buy several stacks of linen cloth at 15s each, craft Brown Linen Robes and then DE for 2-5 Strange Dust.
Six stacks of linen cloth = 90s. That creates 20 robes that DE for an average of 60 Strange Dust and sometimes Lesser Magic Essences.
Total savings anywhere from 1.35g - 3g.
the easiest way to get loads is to have a jewelcrafter make you a load of solid bronze rings or buy them on the AH, as they are usually very cheap. they will DE into 4-6 strange dust each.
Strange Dust is disenchanted from Uncommon (green) items with an item level of 1 - 25 (Required level 1 - 24).
Here is a table showing the likelyhood of obtaining Strange Dust through disenchanting:
Uncommon ArmorUncommon WeaponsItem LevelResultItem LevelResult21-2575% chance of 4-6x21-2515% chance of 4-6x16-2075% chance of 2-3x16-2020% chance of 2-3x1-1580% chance of 1-2x1-1520% chance of 1-2x
(this is non-inclusive of [spell=83966])Items that disenchant into Strange Dust are found from:
Alliance Questing ZonesHorde Questing ZonesCrafting ProfessionsVendors
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- Right now 256,863 units listed across 20 price tiers.live market
- Listings cluster between 50 silver and 65 silver: a 25% spread reads as a volatile market.live market
- Today's price is on the high side: only 31% of recorded snapshots were pricier.live market
Strange Dust Price History
EU Region (Commodity)Supply & Availability
EU Region (Commodity)256,863Units listed
121Sellers
33 silverCheapest now
Deep supply
Strange Dust is listed at 33 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 57% below its typical price of 76 silver60 copper. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 28 silver35 copper to 1 gold93 silver. About 256,863 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 57% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 76 silver60 copper.
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- Used in 15 recipes across Enchanting: Lesser Health, Minor Absorption, Minor Agility and more.crafting
Used In
The 15 recipes below use Strange Dust, all from Classic Enchanting. The largest single use is 6 for Minor Agility.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Strange Dust among Trade Goods > Enchanting; 9 of them also come from Classic.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strange Dust (this item) | 10 | Used in 15 recipes (Classic Enchanting), including Runed Copper Rod and Minor Wizard Oil | 30 silver |
 Light Illusion Dust | 10 | Used in 36 recipes, including Lesser Mystic Wand and Greater Mystic Wand; Use: Rich Illusion Dust | 85 silver |
 Rich Illusion Dust | 10 | Used in 43 recipes, including Enchanted Thorium Bar and Greater Arcane Protection Potion; Use: Light Illusion Dust | 77 silver |
 Lesser Magic Essence | 10 | Used in 10 recipes (Classic Enchanting), including Runed Copper Rod and Lesser Magic Wand; Use: Greater Magic Essence | 70 silver |
 Greater Magic Essence | 10 | Used in 7 recipes (Classic Enchanting), including Greater Magic Wand; Use: Lesser Magic Essence | 95 silver |
 Lesser Eternal Essence | 10 | Used in 26 recipes (Classic Enchanting), including Lesser Mystic Wand and Greater Mystic Wand; Use: Greater Eternal Essence | 11 gold |
 Greater Eternal Essence | 10 | Used in 36 recipes, including Enchanted Leather and Enchanted Runecloth Bag; Use: Lesser Eternal Essence | 35 gold |
 Small Brilliant Shard | 10 | Used in 14 recipes (Classic Enchanting) | 51 silver |
 Large Brilliant Shard | 10 | Used in 48 recipes, including Smoking Heart of the Mountain and Bottomless Bag | 25 silver |
 Sha Crystal Fragment | 32 | Use: Create Sha Crystal | 4 gold |
 Arcane Dust | 15 | Crafted with Outland Enchanting; Used in 49 recipes, including Bolt of Imbued Netherweave and Arcanoweave Bracers | 1 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Large Brilliant Shard at 25 silver in the EU Auction House.
Across Regions
Strange Dust 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 | 30 silver | Region-wide | |
| United States | 49 silver | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Strange Dust in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Strange Dust 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 Strange Dust next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Strange Dust in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Strange Dust 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 Strange Dust in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Strange Dust is Common quality, item level 10 with no level requirement.
- What is Strange Dust used for in WoW Classic?
- Strange Dust is a reagent in 28 Classic Era recipes, including Blackfathom Mana Oil, Enchant 2H Weapon - Lesser Spirit, Enchant 2H Weapon - Minor Impact, Enchant Boots - Minor Agility and 24 more.
- How much is Strange Dust on the auction house right now?
- 33s 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 Strange Dust