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Handbook of Backstab
Item Level 25Recipe
Requires Level 25
“This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable.”
Sell price: 10 gold
Current price
15 gold1 silver
- Today's price is cheaper than 67% of recorded snapshots.live market
Handbook of Backstab Price History on Area 52
Area 52 Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Area 52 Auction House1Units listed
1Sellers
15 gold1 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Handbook of Backstab's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 76 gold51 silver across its tracked history (Oct 2022 to Feb 2026), ranging from 15 gold1 silver to 2,307 gold91 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 80% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 76 gold51 silver.
Similar Items
The 9 recipes nearest to Handbook of Backstab in required skill among Recipe > Book, all from Classic like Handbook of Backstab.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handbook of Backstab (this item) | 15 gold on 2 realms | ||
 Libram of Tenacity | 39 gold on 55 realms | ||
| Tome of Polymorph: Black Cat | Polymorph | 1,650 gold on 61 realms | |
| Ancient Tome of Teleport: Dalaran | Ancient Teleport: Dalaran | 1,424 gold on 62 realms | |
| Ancient Tome of Portal: Dalaran | Ancient Portal: Dalaran | 4,545 gold on 73 realms | |
| Tome of Polymorph: Polar Bear Cub | Polymorph | 39,000 gold on 54 realms | |
| Tome of Polymorph: Monkey | Polymorph | 3,361 gold on 76 realms | |
| Tome of Polymorph: Porcupine | Polymorph | 20,000 gold on 55 realms | |
 Tome of Hex: Cockroach | Hex | 145 gold on 55 realms | |
| Tome of Polymorph: Duck | Polymorph | 12,000 gold on 66 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Libram of Tenacity at 39 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Handbook of Backstab in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Handbook of Backstab 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 Handbook of Backstab next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Handbook of Backstab in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Handbook of Backstab 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 Handbook of Backstab in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Handbook of Backstab is Rare quality, item level 60 and requires level 60.
- What does Handbook of Backstab sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 10g for one Handbook of Backstab in Classic Era.
- How much is Handbook of Backstab on the auction house right now?
- 15g 1s on Area 52, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Handbook of Backstab