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Dust of Decay
Item Level 10Miscellaneous
“Used by rogues to brew poison.”
Sell price: 5 copper
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Poor Miscellaneous, item level 10.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 20 and Common quality. In Classic Era it is item level 20 and Common quality. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 20 and Common quality. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 20. In MoP Classic it is item level 20.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 10 | Poor | 5c |
| WoW Forever | 20 | Common | 5c |
| Classic Era | 20 | Common | 5c |
| The Burning Crusade | 20 | Common | 5c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 20 | Poor | 5c |
| MoP Classic | 20 | Poor | 5c |
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Dust of Decay among Miscellaneous > Junk, all from Classic like Dust of Decay.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dust of Decay (this item) | 10 | Not listed | |
 Dark Iron Baby Booties | 1 | 1,375 gold on 47 realms | |
 Faded Treasure Map | 1 | 4,000 gold on 80 realms | |
 Damp Note | 1 | 4,000 gold on 77 realms | |
| Faded Note | 1 | 4,000 gold on 79 realms | |
| Dirty Note | 1 | 8,000 gold on 76 realms | |
| Moonlit Note | 1 | 4,000 gold on 71 realms | |
 Plain Letter | 1 | 1 silver on 64 realms | |
 Nat Pagle's Guide to Extreme Anglin' | 1 | 100 gold on 80 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 | 5,000 gold on 82 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 Dust of Decay's Icon
Dust of Decay uses icon file 133849, which 89 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
- Fine Sand ID 3010 · Miscellaneous
- Stormwind Seasoning Herbs ID 2665 · Trade Goods
- Disarming Mixture ID 2610 · Quest
- Strange Smelling Powder ID 2563 · Quest
- Dwarven Tinder ID 3339 · Quest
- Grave Moss ID 3369 · Trade Goods · item level 10
- Slumber Sand ID 3434 · Consumable · item level 3
- Mudsnout Composite ID 3506 · Quest
Items Numbered Next to Dust of Decay
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2928 (2924 to 2939) were usually added in the same batch as Dust of Decay: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Crocolisk Meat ID 2924 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Crocolisk Skin ID 2925 · Quest
Head of Bazil Thredd ID 2926 · Quest
Creeping Torment ID 2927 · Miscellaneous · item level 17
Essence of Pain ID 2930 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Used by rogues to brew poison."
Maiden's Anguish ID 2931 · Miscellaneous · item level 25 "Used by rogues to brew poison."
Seal of Wrynn ID 2933 · Armor · item level 19
Ruined Leather Scraps ID 2934 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Frenzy Blood ID 2939 · Quest
Dust of Decay Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 2928 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 20 copper
- Vendor sell price
- 5 copper
- Stacks to
- 20
- Material
- Cloth
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 16384 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Dust of Decay in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Dust of Decay 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 Dust of Decay next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Dust of Decay in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Dust of Decay 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 Dust of Decay in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Dust of Decay is common quality, item level 20 with no level requirement.
- What does Dust of Decay sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 5c for one Dust of Decay in Classic Era; it stacks to 20.
- What is Dust of Decay used for in WoW Classic?
- Dust of Decay is a reagent in 4 Classic Era recipes, including Instant Poison, Instant Poison II, Mind-numbing Poison and Mind-numbing Poison II.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Dust of Decay
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