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Gahz'ridian Detector
Item Level 1Quest Item
HeadQuest
Equip: Detect Gahz'ridian
Sell price: 1 copper
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Common Head, item level 1, quest Item.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Gahz'ridian Detector Effects
- Equip: Detect Gahz'ridian - Infinite
Nearby Gahz'ridian appears on the minimap.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | Quest Item | 1c |
| WoW Forever | 1 | Common | Quest Item | - |
| Classic Era | 1 | Common | Quest Item | - |
| The Burning Crusade | 1 | Common | Quest Item | - |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 1 | Common | Quest Item | - |
| MoP Classic | 1 | Common | Quest Item | - |
Items That Share Gahz'ridian Detector's Icon
Gahz'ridian Detector uses icon file 133151, which 23 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
- Deepdive Helmet ID 10506 · Armor - Cosmetic · item level 24
- Goblin Rocket Helmet ID 10588 · Armor - Cloth · item level 25
- Gnomish Mind Control Cap ID 10726 · Armor - Cloth · item level 25
- Damaged Diving Gear ID 33038 · Quest "This diving gear would certainly kill anyone who tried to use it in its present condition."
- Repaired Diving Gear ID 33040 · Quest "Renn has repaired this, but there's no telling how long it will work."
- Diving Helm ID 34082 · Quest
- Vic's Emergency Diving Helm ID 40389 · Quest
Items Numbered Next to Gahz'ridian Detector
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 9978 (9970 to 10002) were usually added in the same batch as Gahz'ridian Detector: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Embossed Plate Leggings ID 9970 · Armor - Plate · item level 24
Embossed Plate Pauldrons ID 9971 · Armor - Plate · item level 23
Embossed Plate Bracers ID 9972 · Armor - Plate · item level 23
Embossed Plate Boots ID 9973 · Armor - Plate · item level 23
Overlord's Shield ID 9974 · Armor - Shield · item level 27
Black Mageweave Vest ID 9998 · Armor - Cloth · item level 22
Black Mageweave Leggings ID 9999 · Armor - Cloth · item level 22
Margol's Horn ID 10000 · Quest · item level 17 "An ancient, brittle horn."
Black Mageweave Robe ID 10001 · Armor - Cloth · item level 23
Shadoweave Pants ID 10002 · Armor - Cloth · item level 23
Gahz'ridian Detector Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 9978 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 1 copper
- Vendor sell price
- 1 copper
- Unique (max carried)
- 1
- Material
- Wood
- Equip slot
- Head
- Flags
- 0 / 24576 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Gahz'ridian Detector in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Gahz'ridian Detector 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 Gahz'ridian Detector next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Gahz'ridian Detector in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Gahz'ridian Detector 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 Gahz'ridian Detector in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Gahz'ridian Detector is common quality, item level 1 with no level requirement.
- What slot is Gahz'ridian Detector in WoW Classic?
- Gahz'ridian Detector is a Head in Classic Era; it quest Item.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Classic Era page for Gahz'ridian Detector
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
- Appearances in the beta client
- 1 recorded look
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