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Dark Rune
Item Level 10Trade Goods
Use: Dark Rune
Sell price: 20 silver
Current price
97 gold97 silver
An Uncommon Trade Goods, item level 10.
- Right now 16,110 units listed across 10 price tiers.AH scan
- Listings cluster between 125 gold and 399 gold: a 219% spread reads as a volatile market.AH scan
- Today's price is on the high side: only 25% of recorded snapshots were pricier.AH scan
Dark Rune Price History
US Region (Commodity)Supply & Availability
US Region (Commodity)16,110Units listed
57Sellers
97 gold97 silverCheapest now
Deep supply
Dark Rune is listed at 97 gold97 silver in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 32% below its typical price of 144 gold9 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 81 gold26 silver to 382 gold75 silver. About 16,110 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 32% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 144 gold9 silver.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
- Used in 32 recipes across Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Enchanting, Inscription, Leatherworking and Tailoring: Stoppered Black Potion, Darkrune Breastplate, Darkrune Gauntlets and more.crafting
Dark Rune Effects
- Use: Dark Rune
Restores at the cost of life.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 55. In Classic Era it is item level 55. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 55. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 55. In MoP Classic it is item level 55.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 10 | Uncommon | 20s |
| WoW Forever | 55 | Uncommon | 20s |
| Classic Era | 55 | Uncommon | 20s |
| The Burning Crusade | 55 | Uncommon | 20s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 55 | Uncommon | 20s |
| MoP Classic | 55 | Uncommon | 20s |
Used In
The 25 recipes below use Dark Rune, across Classic Blacksmithing (7), Classic Tailoring (4), Classic Enchanting (3), Classic Inscription (3) and Classic Leatherworking (3). The largest single use is 20 for Mindslave's Reach.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
 Darkrune BreastplateRare Plate Chest, item level 29. Also takes 20 Thorium Bar and 10 Truesilver Bar. | Darkrune Breastplate | Classic Blacksmithing | 10 |
 Gurubashi SlicerRare One-Handed Sword One-Hand, item level 29. Also takes 18 Truesilver Bar, 6 Enchanted Thorium Bar, 3 Mageblood Elixir, 2 Pristine Black Diamond and 4 Guardian Stone. | Gurubashi Slicer | Classic Blacksmithing | 10 |
 Darkrune HelmRare Plate Head, item level 29. Also takes 16 Thorium Bar, 8 Truesilver Bar and 1 Black Diamond. | Darkrune Helm | Classic Blacksmithing | 8 |
 Darkrune GauntletsRare Plate Hands, item level 29. Also takes 12 Thorium Bar, 6 Truesilver Bar and 2 Enchanted Leather. | Darkrune Gauntlets | Classic Blacksmithing | 6 |
 Dawn of DemiseEpic One-Handed Sword One-Hand, item level 30. Also takes 40 Wartorn Scrap, 8 Large Fang, 16 Enchanted Thorium Bar, 20 Essence of Undeath and 12 Arcanite Bar. | Dawn of Demise | Classic Blacksmithing | 6 |
 Gurubashi CrusherEpic Two-Handed Mace Two-Hand, item level 29. Also takes 20 Arcanite Bar, 10 Enchanted Thorium Bar, 8 Felcloth, 4 Massive Mojo and 2 Gurubashi Mojo Madness. | Gurubashi Crusher | Classic Blacksmithing | 3 |
 Gauntlets of the UnrelentingEpic Plate Hands, item level 30. Also takes 35 Wartorn Scrap, 1 Blood of Innocents, 2 Steel Weapon Chain, 4 Star Ruby and 8 Arcanite Bar. | Gauntlets of the Unrelenting | Classic Blacksmithing | 2 |
 Mindslave's ReachEpic Wand Ranged, item level 29. Also takes 18 Felcloth, 3 Gurubashi Mojo Madness, 1 Greater Dreamless Sleep Potion and 1 Simple Wood. | Mindslave's Reach | Classic Enchanting | 20 |
 Magebane NexusRare Held In Off-hand, item level 29. Also takes 20 Greater Eternal Essence, 1 Righteous Orb and 1 Simple Wood. | Magebane Nexus | Classic Enchanting | 4 |
 Darkmaster's Mystical BrazierAlso takes 12 Ironwood Lumber, 5 Essence of Undeath, 6 Large Brilliant Shard and 5 Greater Eternal Essence. | Darkmaster's Mystical Brazier | Classic Enchanting | 2 |
 Encased Frigid HeartEpic Held In Off-hand, item level 29. Also takes 16 Frozen Rune, 6 Arcanite Bar, 16 Truesilver Bar and 20 Essence of Undeath. | Encased Frigid Heart | Classic Inscription | 20 |
 Gurubashi Hoodoo StickRare Held In Off-hand, item level 29. Also takes 3 Gurubashi Mojo Madness, 3 Greater Dreamless Sleep Potion, 1 Simple Wood, 10 Powerful Mojo and 1 Azerothian Diamond. | Gurubashi Hoodoo Stick | Classic Inscription | 12 |
 Gurubashi Ceremonial StaffRare Staff Two-Hand, item level 29. Also takes 6 Arcanite Bar, 32 Primal Bat Leather, 2 Pristine Black Diamond, 1 Gurubashi Mojo Madness and 1 Simple Wood. | Gurubashi Ceremonial Staff | Classic Inscription | 10 |
 Displacement BootsEpic Leather Feet, item level 29. Also takes 35 Wartorn Scrap, 40 Enchanted Leather, 20 Rugged Leather, 12 Cured Rugged Hide and 10 Rune Thread. | Displacement Boots | Classic Leatherworking | 8 |
 Gurubashi's GraspEpic Fist Weapon One-Hand, item level 29. Also takes 24 Primal Bat Leather, 12 Enchanted Thorium Bar, 4 Massive Mojo, 2 Star Ruby and 2 Gurubashi Mojo Madness. | Gurubashi's Grasp | Classic Leatherworking | 8 |
 Languished LeatherAlso takes 50 Wartorn Scrap, 40 Enchanted Leather, 6 Essence of Undeath and 1 Frozen Rune. | Languished Leather | Classic Leatherworking | 2 |
 Necrotic GownEpic Cloth Chest, item level 30. Also takes 50 Wartorn Scrap, 40 Essence of Undeath, 20 Felcloth, 12 Bolt of Runecloth and 12 Frozen Rune. | Necrotic Gown | Classic Tailoring | 15 |
 Bindings of the Harvested SoulEpic Cloth Wrist, item level 29. Also takes 15 Wartorn Scrap, 10 Essence of Undeath, 8 Felcloth, 6 Bolt of Runecloth and 4 Frozen Rune. | Bindings of the Harvested Soul | Classic Tailoring | 5 |
 Cursed ClothAlso takes 50 Wartorn Scrap, 20 Felcloth, 6 Essence of Undeath and 1 Frozen Rune. | Cursed Cloth | Classic Tailoring | 2 |
 Felcloth BagAlso takes 12 Felcloth, 6 Enchanted Leather and 4 Ironweb Spider Silk. | Felcloth Bag | Classic Tailoring | 2 |
 Spectral EssenceUncommon Trinket, item level 29. Also takes 5 Essence of Undeath. | Empower Spectral Essence | 3 | |
 Signet of Beckoning: FireAlso takes 5 Firebloom. | Create Signet of Beckoning: Fire | 1 | |
| Signet of Beckoning: StoneAlso takes 5 Dense Stone. | Create Signet of Beckoning: Earth | 1 | |
| Signet of Beckoning: ThunderAlso takes 5 Elemental Air. | Create Signet of Beckoning: Air | 1 | |
| Signet of Beckoning: WaterAlso takes 5 Enchanted Water. | Create Signet of Beckoning: Water | 1 |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Dark Rune among Trade Goods > Other, all from Classic like Dark Rune.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Rune (this item) | 10 | Used in 31 recipes, including Runed Stygian Leggings and Runed Stygian Belt | 61 gold |
 Righteous Orb | 10 | Used in 14 recipes, including Arcanite Champion and Truefaith Vestments | 40 gold |
 Ancient Suramar Scroll | 10 | 25 gold | |
 Highmountain Ritual-Stone | 10 | 19 gold | |
 Mark of the Deceiver | 10 | 19 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) | 37 silver |
 Bleach | 10 | Used in 11 recipes, including White Linen Shirt and Phoenix Gloves | 1 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 | 1 silver |
| Discolored Worg Heart | 10 | Used in Discolored Healing Potion (Classic Alchemy) | 850 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Bleach at 1 silver in the US Auction House.
Across Regions
Dark Rune 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 | 61 gold | Region-wide | |
| Europe | 110 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Dark Rune's Icon
Dark Rune uses icon file 136192, which 5 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:
- Glyphs of Calling ID 20464 · Miscellaneous
- Arcanum of Shadow Warding ID 29199 · Quest · item level 27 "A magical disruption has fractured this arcanum, rendering it useless."
- Glyphs of Calling ID 68037 · Quest
- Crawliac Hexrune ID 133100 · Gem · item level 44
- Ravencrest Family Seal ID 140531 · Consumable "Discovered on a gravestone."
Items Numbered Next to Dark Rune
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 20520 (20515 to 20530) were usually added in the same batch as Dark Rune: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Abyssal Scepter ID 20515 · Quest
Bobbing Apple ID 20516 · Consumable · item level 23 "Crisp, delicious and hopefully worm-free."
Razorsteel Shoulders ID 20517 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
Scroll: Create Crest of Beckoning ID 20518 · Quest
Southsea Pirate Hat ID 20519 · Quest
Fury Visor ID 20521 · Armor - Plate · item level 27- Scroll: Create Crest of Beckoning ID 20526 · Quest
- Scroll: Create Crest of Beckoning ID 20527 · Quest
- Scroll: Create Crest of Beckoning ID 20528 · Quest
Robes of Servitude ID 20530 · Armor - Cloth · item level 27
Dark Rune Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 20520 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 80 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 20 silver
- Stacks to
- 1,000
- Material
- Wood
- Flags
- 0 / -2147475456 / 0 / 16384 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Dark Rune in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Dark Rune 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 Dark Rune next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Dark Rune in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Dark Rune 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 Dark Rune in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Dark Rune is Uncommon quality, item level 55 with no level requirement.
- What does Dark Rune sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 20s for one Dark Rune in Classic Era; it stacks to 20.
- What is Dark Rune used for in WoW Classic?
- Dark Rune is a reagent in 12 Classic Era recipes, including Create Signet of Beckoning: Air, Create Signet of Beckoning: Earth, Create Signet of Beckoning: Fire, Create Signet of Beckoning: Water and 8 more.
- How much is Dark Rune on the auction house right now?
- 97g 97s 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 Dark Rune
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
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