A Common Consumable, item level 1. Crafted with Purple Smoke Flare.
Purple Smoke Flare is listed at 9 gold in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 51% below its typical price of 18 gold50 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 9 gold3 silver to 25 gold38 silver. About 1,259 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 51% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 18 gold50 silver.
| Crafted | Purple Smoke Flare | Recipe |
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First seen in build 2.5.6.69795 (The Burning Crusade).
Throw a purple smoke flare at a specific location that lasts for 5 min.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | 2s 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 1 | Common | 2s 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 1 | Common | 2s 50c |
| MoP Classic | 1 | Common | 2s 50c |
The Outland Engineering recipe Purple Smoke Flare takes 1 Elemental Blasting Powder, 1 Netherweave Cloth and 1 Purple Dye.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 12g 26s, and Elemental Blasting Powder is the largest share at 98%. One craft makes 3 Purple Smoke Flare. Purple Smoke Flare lists from 9g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 13g 39s after the 5% auction cut, a 109% margin over its reagents. The Outland Engineering recipe Purple Smoke Flare is taught by Schematic: Purple Smoke Flare. It turns yellow at Outland Engineering skill 35 and grey at 55.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Elemental Blasting Powder | 1 | 12 gold | 12 gold |
 Netherweave Cloth | 1 | 9 silver | 9 silver |
 Purple Dye | 1 | 17 silver | 17 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 12 gold26 silver | ||
| Purple Smoke Flare x3 at its lowest listing | 27 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 13 gold39 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.
The 10 items nearest to Purple Smoke Flare among Consumable > Other, all from The Burning Crusade like Purple Smoke Flare.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Smoke Flare (this item) | 1 | Crafted with Outland Engineering | 9 gold |
 White Smoke Flare | 1 | Crafted with Outland Engineering | 4 gold |
 Red Smoke Flare | 1 | Crafted with Outland Engineering | 195 gold |
 Green Smoke Flare | 1 | Crafted with Outland Engineering | 17 gold |
 Fel Sharpening Stone | 25 | Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing; Use: Sharpen Blade | 199 gold |
 Netherweave Net | 25 | Crafted with Outland Tailoring | 45 silver |
 Comfortable Insoles | 25 | Crafted with Outland Leatherworking | 1 gold |
 Fel Weightstone | 25 | Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing; Use: Enhance Blunt Weapon | 24 gold |
 Scroll of Agility VI | 25 | Crafted with Outland Inscription; Use: Agility | 3 silver |
 Scroll of Intellect VI | 25 | Crafted with Outland Inscription; Used in Aldor Bookcase (Outland Inscription); Use: Intellect | 19 gold |
| Scroll of Strength VI | 25 | Crafted with Outland Inscription; Use: Strength | 3 silver |
The lowest listed price among them is Scroll of Agility VI at 3 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Purple Smoke Flare uses icon file 134284, which 8 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Perpetual Purple Firework ID 23714 · Armor · item level 12Small Purple Rocket ID 21560 · MiscellaneousDalaran Firework ID 41427 · Consumable · item level 10Perpetual Purple Firework ID 49703 · Miscellaneous · item level 10Attack Signal ID 61511 · QuestPerky Blaster ID 116172 · Miscellaneous "Don't try this at home."Didi's Purple Fireworks ID 133936 · Quest "Didi's high-propulsion, pocket-sized, saronite fireworks. Now in purple."Celebration Firework ID 172013 · MiscellaneousBlizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 25886 (25880 to 25893) were usually added in the same batch as Purple Smoke Flare: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Coarse Stone Statue ID 25880 · Consumable · item level 10
Heavy Stone Statue ID 25881 · Consumable · item level 13
Solid Stone Statue ID 25882 · Consumable · item level 17
Dense Stone Statue ID 25883 · Consumable · item level 21
Primal Stone Statue ID 25884 · Consumable · item level 25
Schematic: Purple Smoke Flare ID 25887 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Purple Smoke Flare."
Draenei Holy Water ID 25889 · Quest "A vial of blessed water from the city of Shattrath."
Destructive Skyfire Diamond ID 25890 · Gem · item level 27 "Only fits in a meta gem slot."
Pristine Shimmerscale Eel ID 25891 · QuestMystical Skyfire Diamond ID 25893 · Gem · item level 27 "Only fits in a meta gem slot."The raw ItemSparse values for item 25886 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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