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551Units listed

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Pricing

This is a commodity - it shares one region-wide Auction House price across all US realms, so there is no per-realm comparison. Prices come from recorded Blizzard snapshots.

Cobalt Skeleton Key is listed at 1 gold in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 47% below its typical price of 1 gold88 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 75 silver36 copper to 49 gold72 silver. About 551 were available in the latest snapshot.

The current lowest price is 47% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 1 gold88 silver.

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Cobalt Skeleton Key	Recipe

Build history

First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).

Use: Cobalt Skeleton Key
Allows opening of locks that require up to 30 lockpicking skill. The skeleton key is consumed in the process.

Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.

Other versions

Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 70. In MoP Classic it is item level 70.

Version	Item level	Quality	Sells for
Retail (Midnight)	27	Uncommon	6s 25c
Wrath of the Lich King	70	Uncommon	6s 25c
MoP Classic	70	Uncommon	6s 25c

Cobalt Skeleton Key Game Data

Crafted By

Cobalt Skeleton Key Northrend Blacksmithing

4Cobalt Bar

The Northrend Blacksmithing recipe Cobalt Skeleton Key takes 4 Cobalt Bar.

Requirements & Properties

Requires: Northrend Blacksmithing (1)

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Cobalt Skeleton Key Crafting Costs

Cost to Craft: Cobalt Skeleton Key

At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 59g. One craft makes 10 Cobalt Skeleton Key. Cobalt Skeleton Key lists from 1g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 49g 50s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. The recipe Cobalt Skeleton Key turns yellow at Northrend Blacksmithing skill 1 and grey at 5.

Reagent	Needed	Lowest listed	Cost
Cobalt Bar	4	14 gold75 silver	59 gold
Reagents for one craft			59 gold
Cobalt Skeleton Key x10 at its lowest listing			10 gold
Return after the 5% auction cut			−49 gold50 silver

What Else the Reagents Make

Cobalt Bar goes into 48 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting and Inscription, including Honed Cobalt Cleaver, Saronite Ambusher, Spiked Cobalt Belt and Spiked Cobalt Bracers. It is itself made by the recipe Smelt Cobalt.

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.

How Cobalt Skeleton Key Compares

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Cobalt Skeleton Key among Consumable > Other, all from Wrath of the Lich King like Cobalt Skeleton Key.

Item	Item Level	Details	Lowest Listed Price
Cobalt Skeleton Key (this item)	27	Crafted with Northrend Blacksmithing	1 gold
Scroll of Intellect VII	27	Crafted with Northrend Inscription; Use: Intellect	4 silver
Scroll of Stamina VII	27	Crafted with Northrend Inscription; Use: Stamina	3 silver
Scroll of Versatility VII	27	Crafted with Northrend Inscription; Use: Versatility	3 silver
Scroll of Agility VII	27	Crafted with Northrend Inscription; Use: Agility	3 silver
Scroll of Strength VII	27	Crafted with Northrend Inscription; Use: Strength	3 silver
Scroll of Recall III	27	Crafted with Northrend Inscription; Use: Scroll of Recall	99 silver
Frostweave Net	28	Crafted with Northrend Tailoring	2 gold
Titanium Skeleton Key	30	Crafted with Northrend Blacksmithing	1 gold
Scroll of Intellect VIII	30	Crafted with Northrend Inscription; Use: Intellect	91 silver
Scroll of Stamina VIII	30	Crafted with Northrend Inscription; Use: Stamina	50 silver

The lowest listed price among them is Scroll of Stamina VII at 3 silver in the US Auction House.

Across Regions

Cobalt Skeleton Key has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in United States.

Region	Lowest Listed Price	Listed On	Cheapest Realms
United States	1 gold	Region-wide
Europe	3 gold	Region-wide

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Cobalt Skeleton Key Fits

Items That Share Cobalt Skeleton Key's Icon

Cobalt Skeleton Key uses icon file 134241, which 44 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

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Darkspine Chest Key ID 34477 · Quest
Grimtotem Key ID 33061 · Quest
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Items Numbered Next to Cobalt Skeleton Key

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 43854 (43849 to 43859) were usually added in the same batch as Cobalt Skeleton Key: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Chain of the Sovereign ID 43849 · Armor · item level 34
Tattered Certificate of Ownership ID 43850 · Consumable · item level 21 "A deed to a pet well-loved."
Fur Clothing Scraps ID 43851 · Miscellaneous · item level 27
Thick Fur Clothing Scraps ID 43852 · Miscellaneous · item level 27
Titanium Skeleton Key ID 43853 · Consumable · item level 30
Adepts Wristwraps ID 43855 · Armor - Cloth · item level 34
Sigrid's Mittens ID 43856 · Armor - Cloth · item level 34
Duke Lankral's Velvet Slippers ID 43857 · Armor - Cloth · item level 34
Vrykul Crusher ID 43858 · Weapon - Staff · item level 34
Shadow Vault Cowl ID 43859 · Armor - Cloth · item level 34