Cataclysm Housing Decor in WoW

Our WoW housing decor database holds 50 items under the Cataclysm expansion tag. That is 2.0% of the 2,526 decor items we list from the current game client, using the same category and tag names the in-game Decor Catalog filters on. Every row below is read from the game files, not typed in by hand.

By catalog category these items split as Accents (17), Structural (10), Furnishings (9), Lighting (9), Miscellaneous (2), Nature (2) and Functional (1). Categories are how the in-game catalog groups decor when you open it to shop for a room.

By size the tags read Tiny (5), Small (14), Medium (11), Large (15) and Huge (5). Size matters when you plan a layout, because large pieces take floor space and small ones fill gaps.

The most common style tags among these items are Alliance (30), Simple (29), Horde (4), Lavish (3), Nature (3) and Spooky (3). One decor item can carry more than one tag, so these counts overlap.

The most common culture tags among these items are Human (37), Troll (3) and Dwarven (2). One decor item can carry more than one tag, so these counts overlap.

We hold an in-game render for 50 of these 50 items; the rest show their inventory icon.

Of the 50 Cataclysm items, 38 have at least one source we can name from the client files, and 12 do not. The unlabelled ones are mostly sold by vendors whose stock lives on Blizzard's servers rather than in the game files, so we leave them blank instead of guessing.

• Vendors and renown: 3 of 50 items (6.0%). How it works
• Achievements: 4 of 50 items (8.0%). How it works
• Quests: 9 of 50 items (18%). How it works
• Crafted by professions: 21 of 50 items (42%). How it works
• Boss drops: 1 of 50 items (2.0%). How it works
• Listed on the Auction House: 21 of 50 items (42%). How it works
• No source in the game files: 12 of 50 items (24%).

One decor item can have more than one source, so these counts overlap. The guides linked above list the vendor, achievement category, quest or boss behind each item.

Every decor item has a placement cost in the game data, and a house can only hold so much of it. Across the 50 Cataclysm items that carry a cost, the range runs from 1 to 5, with a median of 1 and an average of 2.5.

The cheapest to place are "Unity of Thorns" Tapestry (1), Arakkoan Alchemist's Bottle (1), Arakkoan Alchemist's Concoction (1), Dried Gilnean Roses (1) and Gilnean Banded Crate (1), each shown with its cost in brackets.

The most expensive to place are Surwich Peddler's Wagon (5), Surwich Expedition Tent (5) and Smoke Lamppost (5).

If you are fitting a room into a tight budget, sort the full catalog by lowest placement cost and filter to this tag; the housing planner then lets you try the layout with the real models.

Sort the catalog by lowest placement cost or open the housing planner.

21 of the 50 Cataclysm items have a live listing on at least one US connected realm in our scans. Crafted and tradable decor is a realm-market item, so each realm sets its own price; the figure below is the lowest current US listing and Realms counts how many US connected realms list it.

The priciest lowest-listings are Scaled Twilight Mosaic (7,500g), Standing Smoke Lamp (6,970g), "Unity of Thorns" Tapestry (5,500g).

The cheapest decor on the AH, all categories.