This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Uncommon Key, item level 1, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 1c |
| WoW Forever | 1 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | - |
| Classic Era | 1 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | - |
| The Burning Crusade | 1 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | - |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 1 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | - |
| MoP Classic | 1 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | - |
Key to the City uses icon file 134247, which 44 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Dalson's Tears Cauldron Key ID 13195 · QuestGahrron's Withering Cauldron Key ID 13196 · QuestGolden Skeleton Key ID 15870 · Consumable · item level 13Shackle Key ID 19064 · QuestWarmaul Prison Key ID 25604 · QuestThe Doctor's Key ID 30712 · KeyZuluhed's Key ID 31664 · QuestLarge Gjalerbron Cage Key ID 33290 · QuestBlizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12382 (12364 to 12405) were usually added in the same batch as Key to the City: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Huge Emerald ID 12364 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Dense Stone ID 12365 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Thick Yeti Fur ID 12366 · Quest
Pristine Yeti Horn ID 12367 · Quest
Alexi's Gambit ID 12368 · Quest
Moontouched Feather ID 12383 · Quest
Cache of Mau'ari ID 12384 · Quest
Ancient Egg ID 12402 · Quest
Dense Sharpening Stone ID 12404 · Consumable · item level 20
Thorium Armor ID 12405 · Armor - Plate · item level 26The raw ItemSparse values for item 12382 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Key to the City 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 Key to the City next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Classic Era page for Key to the City
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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