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Broken Modulator
Item Level 1Miscellaneous
Sell price: 50 copper
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Poor Miscellaneous, item level 1.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 13, Common quality and is named Copper Modulator. In Classic Era it is item level 13, Common quality and is named Copper Modulator. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 13, Common quality and is named Copper Modulator. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 13, Common quality and is named Copper Modulator.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Poor | 50c |
| WoW Forever | 13 | Common | 50c |
| Classic Era | 13 | Common | 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 13 | Common | 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 13 | Common | 50c |
| MoP Classic | 1 | Poor | 50c |
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Broken Modulator among Miscellaneous > Junk, all from Classic like Broken Modulator.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Modulator (this item) | 1 | Not listed | |
 Faded Treasure Map | 1 | 1,999 gold on 80 realms | |
 Damp Note | 1 | 5 gold on 77 realms | |
| Faded Note | 1 | 5 gold on 79 realms | |
| Dirty Note | 1 | 5 gold on 76 realms | |
| Moonlit Note | 1 | 4,000 gold on 71 realms | |
 Plain Letter | 1 | 1 silver on 62 realms | |
 Nat Pagle's Guide to Extreme Anglin' | 1 | 100 gold on 81 realms | |
 A Thoroughly Read Copy of "Nat Pagle's Guide to Extreme Anglin'." | 1 | 566 gold on 82 realms | |
 Huge Ogre Cache | 1 | Use: Convert to Garrison Resources | 11,000 gold on 82 realms |
 Bulging Barrel of Oil | 1 | Use: Convert to Oil | 44 gold on 76 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Plain Letter at 1 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Broken Modulator's Icon
Broken Modulator uses icon file 132997, which 60 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:
- Kim'Jael's Wizzlegoober ID 10718 · Quest
- Mechanical Repair Kit ID 11590 · Consumable · item level 17
- Broken Lock ID 16747 · Miscellaneous
- Steam Pump Debris ID 27443 · Miscellaneous · item level 27
- Rusted Lock ID 34860 · Miscellaneous
- Fizzcrank Spare Parts ID 34972 · Quest "This stuff looks like a bunch of junk!"
Items Numbered Next to Broken Modulator
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 4363 (4358 to 4368) were usually added in the same batch as Broken Modulator: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Rough Dynamite ID 4358 · Consumable · item level 5
Handful of Copper Bolts ID 4359 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Rough Copper Bomb ID 4360 · Consumable · item level 7
Bent Copper Tube ID 4361 · Miscellaneous · item level 5
Rough Boomstick ID 4362 · Weapon - Gun · item level 5
Coarse Blasting Powder ID 4364 · Trade Goods · item level 10- Coarse Dynamite ID 4365 · Consumable · item level 10
Target Dummy ID 4366 · Consumable · item level 8
Small Seaforium Charge ID 4367 · Consumable · item level 10
Flying Tiger Goggles ID 4368 · Armor - Cloth · item level 12
Broken Modulator Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 4363 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 2 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 50 copper
- Stacks to
- 20
- Material
- Leather
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Broken Modulator in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Broken Modulator 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 Broken Modulator next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Broken Modulator in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Broken Modulator 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 Broken Modulator in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Broken Modulator is created by Copper Modulator.
- What level is Broken Modulator in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Broken Modulator is common quality, item level 13 with no level requirement.
- What does Broken Modulator sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 50c for one Broken Modulator in Classic Era; it stacks to 10.
- What is Broken Modulator used for in WoW Classic?
- Broken Modulator is a reagent in 4 Classic Era recipes, including Mechanical Squirrel, Ornate Spyglass, Small Seaforium Charge and Target Dummy.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Broken Modulator
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
- Listed as
- Copper Modulator
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