An Uncommon Trinket, item level 22, binds when equipped. Crafted with Gnomish Shrink Ray.
On Gnomish Shrink Ray's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 574 gold13 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 65 gold44 silver to 2,870 gold41 silver. About 16 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 335% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 574 gold13 silver.
| Crafted | Gnomish Shrink Ray | Recipe |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Shrinks the target reducing their attack power. That's what it usually does anyway.....
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 41 and Common quality. In Classic Era it is item level 41 and Common quality. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 41 and Common quality. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 41. In MoP Classic it is item level 41.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 22 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 7s 50c |
| WoW Forever | 41 | Common | Binds when equipped | 7s 50c |
| Classic Era | 41 | Common | Binds when equipped | 7s 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 41 | Common | Binds when equipped | 7s 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 41 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 7s 50c |
| MoP Classic | 41 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 7s 50c |
The Classic Engineering recipe Gnomish Shrink Ray takes 1 Mithril Tube, 1 Unstable Trigger, 4 Mithril Bar and 2 Jade.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 60g 20s, and Mithril Bar is the largest share at 50%. Gnomish Shrink Ray lists from 2,499g 89s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 2,314g 69s after the 5% auction cut, a 3,845% margin over its reagents. The recipe Gnomish Shrink Ray turns yellow at Classic Engineering skill 225 and grey at 245.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mithril Tube | 1 | 10 gold | 10 gold |
 Unstable Trigger | 1 | 13 gold80 silver | 13 gold80 silver |
 Mithril Bar | 4 | 7 gold50 silver | 30 gold |
 Jade | 2 | 3 gold20 silver | 6 gold40 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 60 gold20 silver | ||
| Gnomish Shrink Ray at its lowest listing | 2,499 gold89 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 2,314 gold69 silver | ||
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest US Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The 3 items nearest to Gnomish Shrink Ray (item level 22) in item level among Armor > Miscellaneous, Trinket slot, from item level 27 to 31.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gnomish Shrink Ray (this item) | 22 | Crafted with Classic Engineering | 2,499 gold on 15 realms | |
 Uther's Strength | 27 | 20 | 1 gold on 49 realms | |
 High-Powered Flashlight | 27 | 21 | +16 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Engineering | 1 gold on 64 realms |
 Mercurial Stone | 31 | 26 | +12 Critical Strike, +8 Stamina. Crafted with Outland Alchemy | 1,000 gold on 54 realms |
Mercurial Stone has the highest item level here (31). The lowest listed price among them is Uther's Strength at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Gnomish Shrink Ray among Armor > Miscellaneous, Trinket slot: Ocean Tarot (item level 41), Laughing Tarot (item level 42), Savage Tarot (item level 43), Prophecy Tarot (item level 46) and Endless Tincture of Renewed Combat (item level 52).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Gnomish Shrink Ray uses icon file 133003, which 14 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Eggscilloscope Prototype ID 12286 · QuestUmi's Mechanical Yeti ID 12928 · QuestZorbin's Ultra-Shrinker ID 18904 · QuestNat Pagle's Broken Reel ID 19947 · Armor · item level 29 "The inscription reads: Fer really long castin'."Sextant of Unstable Currents ID 30626 · Armor · item level 32War Golem Part ID 36852 · QuestGnomish Playback Device ID 52709 · Quest "There's a good one in here ... somewhere..."Flux Exhaust Sieve ID 63336 · QuestBlizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 10716 (10711 to 10721) were usually added in the same batch as Gnomish Shrink Ray: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Dragon's Blood Necklace ID 10711 · Armor · item level 24
Cuely's Elixir ID 10712 · Quest
Plans: Inlaid Mithril Cylinder ID 10713 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Inlaid Mithril Cylinder. This item is used by Gnomish Engineers."
Crystallized Azsharite ID 10714 · Quest "Hot out of the oven."Kim'Jael's Scope ID 10715 · Quest
Kim'Jael's Compass ID 10717 · Quest
Kim'Jael's Wizzlegoober ID 10718 · Quest
Mobile Alarm ID 10719 · Consumable · item level 18
Gnomish Net-o-Matic Projector ID 10720 · Armor · item level 23
Gnomish Harm Prevention Belt ID 10721 · Armor - Leather · item level 23The raw ItemSparse values for item 10716 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Gnomish Shrink Ray 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 Gnomish Shrink Ray next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Gnomish Shrink Ray
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
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