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Tainted Vial
Item Level 15Trade Goods
Sell price: 2 silver50 copper
Current price
500 gold
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This item used to be the Crystal Vial, however in patch 4.0.3a Blizzard changed the Empty Vial to the new-and-improved Crystal Vial. That is now the only vial that alchemists need, and this has been relegated to vendor trash.
This, as well as the Leaded and Imbued Vials, has had its icon updated for Wrath of the Lich King.
rofl. if this would seriously make you reroll alliance, thrall would have kicked your whiny ass out ages ago.
- Right now 41 units listed across 1 price tiers.live market
- Listings cluster between 500 gold and 500 gold: a 0% spread reads as a steady market.live market
- Today's price is on the high side: only 4% of recorded snapshots were pricier.live market
Tainted Vial Price History
US Region (Commodity)Supply & Availability
US Region (Commodity)41Units listed
2Sellers
500 goldCheapest now
Thin supply
Tainted Vial is listed at 500 gold in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 127% above its 30-day median of 220 gold. Over the last 30 days it has ranged from 19 gold to 4,900 gold20 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window. About 41 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 127% above typical, against a 30D typical of 220 gold.
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Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Tainted Vial among Trade Goods > Other, all from Classic like Tainted Vial.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tainted Vial (this item) | 15 | 500 gold | |
 Common Parchment | 17 | 137 gold | |
 Big-Mouth Clam | 17 | 15 gold | |
 Cracked Vial | 11 | 49 gold | |
 Large Venom Sac | 10 | Used in Potion of Curing and Strong Anti-Venom (Classic Alchemy) | 2 silver |
 Small Venom Sac | 10 | Used in Anti-Venom (Classic Alchemy) | 2 gold |
 Bleach | 10 | Used in 11 recipes, including White Linen Shirt and Phoenix Gloves | 5 silver |
 Mild Spices | 10 | Used in Spice Bread and Delicious Chocolate Cake (Classic Cooking) | 1 silver |
 Weak Flux | 10 | Used in 13 recipes (Classic Blacksmithing), including Bronze Shortsword and Heavy Copper Broadsword | 3 silver |
| Discolored Worg Heart | 10 | Used in Discolored Healing Potion (Classic Alchemy) | 20,000 gold |
 Strong Flux | 10 | Used in 15 recipes (Classic Blacksmithing), including Deadly Bronze Poniard and Heavy Bronze Mace | 22 silver |
The lowest listed price among them is Mild Spices at 1 silver in the US Auction House.
Across Regions
Tainted Vial 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 | 450 gold | Region-wide | |
| United States | 500 gold | Region-wide |
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Tainted Vial in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Tainted Vial 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 Tainted Vial next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Tainted Vial in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Tainted Vial 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 Tainted Vial in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Tainted Vial is Common quality, item level 35 with no level requirement.
- What does Tainted Vial sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 1s 25c for one Tainted Vial in Classic Era.
- What is Tainted Vial used for in WoW Classic?
- Tainted Vial is a reagent in 60 Classic Era recipes, including Arcane Elixir, Atrophic Poison, Conductive Shield Coating, Crippling Poison II and 56 more.
- How much is Tainted Vial on the auction house right now?
- 500g on the US 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 Tainted Vial