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Prison Cell Key

Item Level 1
Binds when picked up
Key
Use: Opening
“Various runes and etchings cover the surface of the key.”
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Key
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Prison Cell Key is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.

Prison Cell Key in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Prison Cell Key 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 Prison Cell Key next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Prison Cell Key in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Prison Cell Key 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 Prison Cell Key in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Prison Cell Key is common quality, item level 1 with no level requirement.

Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Classic Era page for Prison Cell Key