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Cobalt Bar
Item Level 20Trade Goods
Sell price: 24 silver
Current price
17 gold75 silver
A Common Trade Goods, item level 20. Crafted with Smelt Cobalt.
- Right now 15,668 units listed across 22 price tiers.AH scan
- Listings cluster between 27 gold and 32 gold: a 18% spread reads as a steady market.AH scan
- Listings are down 16% from their 7 day average (15,668 vs 18,550 units).AH scan
- Today's price is cheaper than 85% of recorded snapshots.AH scan
Cobalt Bar Price History
US Region (Commodity)Supply & Availability
US Region (Commodity)15,668Units listed
123Sellers
17 gold75 silverCheapest now
Deep supply
Cobalt Bar is listed at 17 gold75 silver in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 20% below its typical price of 22 gold8 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 13 gold48 silver to 44 gold84 silver. About 15,668 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 20% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 22 gold8 silver.
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| Crafted | Smelt Cobalt | Recipe |
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First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).
- Used in 49 recipes across Blacksmithing, Engineering, Inscription and Jewelcrafting: Brilliant Saronite Belt, Brilliant Saronite Bracers, Brilliant Saronite Gauntlets and more.crafting
In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 72 and sells to vendors for 37s 50c. In MoP Classic it is item level 72.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 20 | Common | 24s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 72 | Common | 37s 50c |
| MoP Classic | 72 | Common | 24s |
Crafted By
Used In
The 25 recipes below use Cobalt Bar, across Northrend Blacksmithing (18), Northrend Engineering (4), Northrend Jewelcrafting (2) and Northrend Inscription (1). The largest single use is 12 for Honed Cobalt Cleaver.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Cost to Craft: Smelt Cobalt
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 14g. Cobalt Bar lists from 14g 75s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 1s 25c after the 5% auction cut, a 0.1% margin over its reagents. The recipe Smelt Cobalt turns yellow at Northrend Mining skill 1 and grey at 25.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cobalt Ore | 1 | 14 gold | 14 gold |
| Reagents for one craft | 14 gold | ||
| Cobalt Bar at its lowest listing | 14 gold75 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 1 silver25 copper | ||
What Else the Reagents Make
- Cobalt Ore goes into 3 other recipes in Blacksmithing: Relic of the Past III, Relic of the Past I and Relic of the Past II.
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest US Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Cobalt Bar among Trade Goods > Metal & Stone; 6 of them also come from Wrath of the Lich King.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobalt Bar (this item) | 20 | Crafted with Northrend Mining; Used in 49 recipes, including Cobalt Legplates and Cobalt Belt | 14 gold |
| Cobalt Ore | 20 | Used in 4 recipes, including Cobalt Bar and Relic of the Past I | 14 gold |
 Saronite Ore | 20 | Used in 3 recipes, including Saronite Bar and Relic of the Past IV | 5 gold |
 Titanium Ore | 20 | Used in Titanium Bar (Northrend Mining) | 46 gold |
 Titansteel Bar | 20 | Crafted with Northrend Mining; Used in 46 recipes, including Titansteel Destroyer and Titansteel Bonecrusher | 399 gold |
 Titanium Bar | 20 | Crafted with Northrend Mining; Used in 47 recipes, including Titanium Toolbox and Titansteel Bar | 92 gold |
 Saronite Bar | 15 | Crafted with Northrend Mining; Used in 92 recipes, including Titanium Toolbox and Mark "S" Boomstick | 12 gold |
 Fel Iron Ore | 15 | Used in 6 recipes, including Fel Iron Bar and Relic of the Past I | 5 gold |
 Adamantite Ore | 15 | Used in Adamantite Bar (Outland Mining) | 1 gold |
 Fel Iron Bar | 15 | Crafted with Outland Mining; Used in 29 recipes, including Felsteel Bar and Fel Iron Plate Gloves | 12 gold |
 Adamantite Bar | 15 | Crafted with Outland Mining; Used in 30 recipes, including Adamantite Maul and Adamantite Cleaver | 3 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Adamantite Ore at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Across Regions
Cobalt Bar 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 | 12 gold | Region-wide | |
| United States | 14 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Cobalt Bar's Icon
Cobalt Bar uses icon file 133228, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:
- Frostveined Shale ID 146706 · Quest
Items Numbered Next to Cobalt Bar
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 36916 (36908 to 36921) were usually added in the same batch as Cobalt Bar: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Frost Lotus ID 36908 · Trade Goods · item level 20- Cobalt Ore ID 36909 · Trade Goods · item level 20
- Titanium Ore ID 36910 · Trade Goods · item level 20
- Saronite Ore ID 36912 · Trade Goods · item level 20
- Saronite Bar ID 36913 · Trade Goods · item level 15
Bloodstone ID 36917 · Trade Goods · item level 20
Scarlet Ruby ID 36918 · Trade Goods · item level 20
Cardinal Ruby ID 36919 · Trade Goods · item level 20
Sun Crystal ID 36920 · Trade Goods · item level 20
Autumn's Glow ID 36921 · Trade Goods · item level 20
Cobalt Bar Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 36916 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 96 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 24 silver
- Stacks to
- 1,000
- Material
- Metal
- Expansion ID
- 2
- Flags
- 0 / -2147475456 / 0 / 16384 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.