A Common Profession, item level 3, requires level 2.
On Kobold Excavation Pick's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,162,291 gold62 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Apr 2026), ranging from 143,740 gold99 silver to 9,999,999 gold99 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 760% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,162,291 gold62 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 7. In Classic Era it is item level 7. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 7. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 7. In MoP Classic it is item level 7.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 3 | 2 | Common | 55c |
| WoW Forever | 7 | 2 | Common | 55c |
| Classic Era | 7 | 2 | Common | 55c |
| The Burning Crusade | 7 | 2 | Common | 55c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 7 | 2 | Common | 55c |
| MoP Classic | 7 | 2 | Common | 55c |
The 10 items nearest to Kobold Excavation Pick among Profession > Mining.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kobold Excavation Pick (this item) | 3 | 9,999,995 gold on 7 realms | |
| Mining Pick | 1 | Used in Gnomish Army Knife (Northrend Engineering); Use: +4 Mining Skill; Use: Mining Tool Equipped (DNT) | 1 silver on 59 realms |
 Thalassian Pickaxe | 80 | Crafted with Midnight Blacksmithing; Use: Mining Tool Equipped (DNT); Use: Prof Gear Skill Bonus (DNT) | 13 gold on 82 realms |
| Sun-Blessed Pickaxe | 106 | Crafted with Midnight Blacksmithing; Use: Mining Tool Equipped (DNT); Use: Prof Gear Skill Bonus (DNT) | 350 gold on 83 realms |
 Draconium Pickaxe | 317 | Crafted with Dragon Isles Blacksmithing; Use: Mining Tool Equipped (DNT); Use: Prof Gear Skill Bonus (DNT) | 40 gold on 53 realms |
 Bottomless Stonecrust Ore Satchel | 317 | Crafted with Dragon Isles Engineering; Use: Mining Gear Equipped (DNT) | 1 gold on 59 realms |
 Bismuth Miner's Headgear | 486 | Crafted with Khaz Algar Engineering; Use: Mining Gear Equipped (DNT); Use: Hard Hat | 444 gold on 51 realms |
| Miner's Bismuth Hoard | 486 | Crafted with Khaz Algar Engineering; Use: Mining Gear Equipped (DNT); Use: Prof Gear Skill Bonus (DNT) | 149 gold on 60 realms |
| Proficient Pickaxe | 486 | Crafted with Khaz Algar Blacksmithing; Use: Mining Tool Equipped (DNT); Use: Prof Gear Skill Bonus (DNT) | 43 gold on 52 realms |
| Farstrider Hardhat | 486 | Crafted with Midnight Engineering; Use: Mining Gear Equipped (DNT); Use: Prof Gear Skill Bonus (DNT) | 50 gold on 77 realms |
| Farstrider Rock Satchel | 486 | Crafted with Midnight Engineering; Use: Mining Gear Equipped (DNT); Use: Prof Gear Skill Bonus (DNT) | 96 gold on 73 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Mining Pick at 1 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Kobold Excavation Pick uses icon file 134708, which 14 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Tunnel Pick ID 756 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 18 "Also serves as a mining pick."Gouging Pick ID 1819 · Profession · item level 14 "Also serves as a mining pick."Mining Pick ID 2901 · ProfessionRock Chipper ID 6206 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 8Shovelphlange's Mining Axe ID 9378 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 22Jaron's Pick ID 12891 · QuestRuneseeking Pick ID 33806 · QuestTwilight Pick ID 54788 · Quest "Blood is crusted over the end of the pick."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 778 (772 to 783) were usually added in the same batch as Kobold Excavation Pick: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Large Candle ID 772 · Quest
Gold Dust ID 773 · Quest
Malachite ID 774 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Vendetta ID 776 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 20
Prowler Teeth ID 777 · Miscellaneous
Shiny Seashell ID 779 · Miscellaneous
Torn Murloc Fin ID 780 · Quest
Stone Gnoll Hammer ID 781 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 4
Painted Gnoll Armband ID 782 · Quest
Light Hide ID 783 · Trade Goods · item level 10The raw ItemSparse values for item 778 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Kobold Excavation Pick 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 Kobold Excavation Pick next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Kobold Excavation Pick
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
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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