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Dust of Deterioration
Item Level 13Miscellaneous
“Used by rogues to brew poison.”
Sell price: 25 copper
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Poor Miscellaneous, item level 13.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 30 and Common quality. In Classic Era it is item level 30 and Common quality. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 30 and Common quality. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 30. In MoP Classic it is item level 30.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 13 | Poor | 25c |
| WoW Forever | 30 | Common | 25c |
| Classic Era | 30 | Common | 25c |
| The Burning Crusade | 30 | Common | 25c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 30 | Poor | 25c |
| MoP Classic | 30 | Poor | 25c |
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Dust of Deterioration among Miscellaneous > Junk, all from Classic like Dust of Deterioration.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dust of Deterioration (this item) | 13 | 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.
Dust of Deterioration Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 8924 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 1 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 25 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 Deterioration in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Dust of Deterioration 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 Deterioration next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Dust of Deterioration in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Dust of Deterioration 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 Deterioration in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Dust of Deterioration is common quality, item level 30 with no level requirement.
- What does Dust of Deterioration sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 25c for one Dust of Deterioration in Classic Era; it stacks to 20.
- What is Dust of Deterioration used for in WoW Classic?
- Dust of Deterioration is a reagent in 7 Classic Era recipes, including Atrophic Poison, Instant Poison III, Instant Poison IV, Instant Poison V and 3 more.
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 Deterioration
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