An Uncommon Trinket, item level 22, requires level 13, binds when equipped. Crafted with Mechanical Dragonling.
On Mechanical Dragonling's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 4,340 gold96 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 221 gold68 silver to 12,488 gold22 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 88% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 4,340 gold96 silver.
| Crafted | Mechanical Dragonling | Recipe |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Activates your Mechanical Dragonling to fight for you for 1 min.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 40, requires level 30 and Common quality. In Classic Era it is item level 40, requires level 30 and Common quality. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 40, requires level 30 and Common quality. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 40 and requires level 30. In MoP Classic it is item level 40 and requires level 30.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 22 | 13 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 60s |
| WoW Forever | 40 | 30 | Common | Binds when equipped | 60s |
| Classic Era | 40 | 30 | Common | Binds when equipped | 60s |
| The Burning Crusade | 40 | 30 | Common | Binds when equipped | 60s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 40 | 30 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 60s |
| MoP Classic | 40 | 30 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 60s |
The Classic Engineering recipe Mechanical Dragonling takes 1 Bronze Framework, 2 Iron Strut, 2 Gyrochronatom and 1 Citrine.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 33g 11s, and Gyrochronatom is the largest share at 52%. Mechanical Dragonling lists from 500g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 441g 89s after the 5% auction cut, a 1,335% margin over its reagents. The Classic Engineering recipe Mechanical Dragonling is taught by Schematic: Mechanical Dragonling. It turns yellow at Classic Engineering skill 220 and grey at 240.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze Framework | 1 | 8 gold50 silver | 8 gold50 silver |
 Iron Strut | 2 | 2 gold54 silver | 5 gold8 silver |
 Gyrochronatom | 2 | 8 gold54 silver | 17 gold8 silver |
 Citrine | 1 | 2 gold45 silver | 2 gold45 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 33 gold11 silver | ||
| Mechanical Dragonling at its lowest listing | 500 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 441 gold89 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.
Mechanical Dragonling uses icon file 134153, which 16 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Tiny Crimson Whelpling ID 8499 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."The Skull of Scryer ID 16869 · QuestThe Skull of Somnus ID 16870 · QuestThe Skull of Chronalis ID 16871 · QuestThe Skull of Axtroz ID 16872 · QuestHead of Onyxia ID 18422 · Quest · item level 25 "The head of the Black Dragonflight's Brood Mother"Head of Onyxia ID 18423 · Quest · item level 25 "The head of the Black Dragonflight's Brood Mother"Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 4396 (4391 to 4401) were usually added in the same batch as Mechanical Dragonling: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Compact Harvest Reaper Kit ID 4391 · Consumable · item level 15
Advanced Target Dummy ID 4392 · Consumable · item level 16
Craftsman's Monocle ID 4393 · Armor - Cloth · item level 21
Big Iron Bomb ID 4394 · Consumable · item level 19
Goblin Land Mine ID 4395 · Consumable · item level 17
Gnomish Cloaking Device ID 4397 · Armor · item level 22
Large Seaforium Charge ID 4398 · Consumable · item level 17
Wooden Stock ID 4399 · Trade Goods · item level 10Heavy Stock ID 4400 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Mechanical Squirrel Box ID 4401 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."The raw ItemSparse values for item 4396 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Mechanical Dragonling 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 Mechanical Dragonling 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 Mechanical Dragonling
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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