Auction House

Right now 571 units listed across 7 price tiers.AH scan
Listings cluster between 998 gold and 9,999 gold: a 90% spread reads as a volatile market.AH scan
Listings are up 24% from their 7 day average (571 vs 462 units).AH scan
Today's price is cheaper than 55% of recorded snapshots.AH scan
Lowest recorded price (986 gold94 silver) in 30 days.AH scan

571Units listed

10Sellers

998 gold85 silverCheapest now

Deep supply

Auction House snapshot 37 min ago.

Pricing

This is a commodity - it shares one region-wide Auction House price across all US realms, so there is no per-realm comparison. Prices come from recorded Blizzard snapshots.

Goblin-Machined Piston is listed at 998 gold85 silver in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 26% below its typical price of 1,341 gold4 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 998 gold74 silver to 2,002 gold89 silver. About 571 were available in the latest snapshot.

The current lowest price is 26% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,341 gold4 silver.

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Build history

First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).

Used in 3 recipes across Engineering: Home Defense Gadget, Mechano-Hog, Mekgineer's Chopper.crafting

Other versions

Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 80, Common quality, sells to vendors for 10g and is named Goblin-machined Piston. In MoP Classic it is item level 80.

Version	Item level	Quality	Sells for
Retail (Midnight)	20	Rare	-
Wrath of the Lich King	80	Common	10g
MoP Classic	80	Rare	-

Goblin-Machined Piston Game Data

Used In

The 4 recipes below use Goblin-Machined Piston, across Northrend Engineering (3). The largest single use is 8 for Mechano-Hog.

Creates	Recipe	Profession	Needs
Mechano-HogAlso takes 12 Titansteel Bar, 40 Handful of Cobalt Bolts, 2 Arctic Fur, 1 Salvaged Iron Golem Parts and 1 Elementium-Plated Exhaust Pipe.	Mechano-Hog	Northrend Engineering	8
Mekgineer's ChopperAlso takes 12 Titansteel Bar, 40 Handful of Cobalt Bolts, 2 Arctic Fur, 1 Salvaged Iron Golem Parts and 1 Elementium-Plated Exhaust Pipe.	Mekgineer's Chopper	Northrend Engineering	8
Home Defense GadgetAlso takes 10 Coldwind Lumber, 5 Handful of Cobalt Bolts and 2 Overcharged Capacitor.	Home Defense Gadget	Northrend Engineering	1
Void-Forged Inline Four EngineAlso takes 1 Void-Forged Engine Block.	Void-Forged Inline Four Engine		4

Requirements & Properties

Requires: Engineering (1)

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Goblin-Machined Piston Compares

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Goblin-Machined Piston among Trade Goods > Parts; 6 of them also come from Wrath of the Lich King.

Item	Item Level	Details	Lowest Listed Price
Goblin-Machined Piston (this item)	20	Used in 3 recipes (Northrend Engineering), including Mechano-Hog and Mekgineer's Chopper	998 gold
Salvaged Iron Golem Parts	20	Used in Mechano-Hog and Mekgineer's Chopper (Northrend Engineering)	3,112 gold
Elementium-Plated Exhaust Pipe	20	Used in Mechano-Hog and Mekgineer's Chopper (Northrend Engineering)	1,499 gold
Handful of Cobalt Bolts	20	Crafted with Northrend Engineering; Used in 13 recipes (Northrend Engineering), including Titanium Toolbox and Cobalt Frag Bomb	23 gold
Overcharged Capacitor	20	Crafted with Northrend Engineering; Used in 4 recipes (Northrend Engineering), including Sonic Booster and Noise Machine	11 gold
Froststeel Tube	20	Crafted with Northrend Engineering; Used in 6 recipes (Northrend Engineering), including Mark "S" Boomstick and Sonic Booster	119 gold
Volatile Blasting Trigger	20	Crafted with Northrend Engineering; Used in 4 recipes (Northrend Engineering), including Cobalt Frag Bomb and Explosive Decoy	15 gold
Hair Trigger	20	Used in 5 recipes, including Mark "S" Boomstick and Kickback 5000	5 gold
Walnut Stock	20	Used in 6 recipes, including Mark "S" Boomstick and Armor Plated Combat Shotgun	15 gold
Inferno Ink	25	Crafted with Cataclysm Inscription; Used in 13 recipes, including Runescroll of Fortitude II and Book of Blood	39 gold
Elemental Blasting Powder	15	Crafted with Outland Engineering; Used in 13 recipes (Outland Engineering), including Fel Iron Bomb and Adamantite Grenade	14 gold

The lowest listed price among them is Hair Trigger at 5 gold in the US Auction House.

Across Regions

Goblin-Machined Piston 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	998 gold	Region-wide
Europe	1,100 gold	Region-wide

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Goblin-Machined Piston Fits

Items That Share Goblin-Machined Piston's Icon

Goblin-Machined Piston uses icon file 237444, which 11 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Titanium Rod ID 41745 · Trade Goods · item level 27
Pirate's Crowbar ID 54821 · Quest
Ghost Iron Poker ID 95356 · Miscellaneous
Rod of Bearing ID 128704 · Quest
Crowbar ID 130081 · Quest "A crowbar."
Crowbar ID 132172 · Consumable · item level 40 "A weak looking crowbar, could probably open up a few things before it breaks."
Crush Resistant Stabilizer ID 161132 · Trade Goods · item level 45

Items Numbered Next to Goblin-Machined Piston

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 44501 (44496 to 44506) were usually added in the same batch as Goblin-Machined Piston: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Formula: Enchant Weapon - Accuracy ID 44496 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Accuracy enchantment."
Enchant Weapon - Accuracy ID 44497 · Item Enhancement · item level 25
Formula: Enchant Bracer - Superior Spellpower ID 44498 · Recipe · item level 32 "Teaches you how to perform the Superior Spellpower enchantment."
Salvaged Iron Golem Parts ID 44499 · Trade Goods · item level 20
Elementium-Plated Exhaust Pipe ID 44500 · Trade Goods · item level 20 "Limited Edition"
Schematic: Mechano-Hog ID 44502 · Recipe · item level 30 "Teaches you how to make a Mechano-Hog."
Schematic: Mekgineer's Chopper ID 44503 · Recipe · item level 30 "Teaches you how to make a Mekgineer's Chopper."
Nesingwary 4000 ID 44504 · Weapon - Gun · item level 35
Dustbringer ID 44505 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 35 "Blade of the Crimson Landlord."
Saronite Arrow Maker ID 44506 · Consumable · item level 30