An Uncommon Consumable, item level 10. Crafted with Silver Skeleton Key.
Silver Skeleton Key is listed at 1 gold48 silver in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 100% above its typical price of 73 silver84 copper. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 15 silver23 copper to 5 gold5 silver. About 237 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 100% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 73 silver84 copper.
| Crafted | Silver Skeleton Key | Recipe |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Allows opening of locks that require up to 15 lockpicking skill. The skeleton key is consumed in the process.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 20. In Classic Era it is item level 20. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 20. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 20. In MoP Classic it is item level 20.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 10 | Uncommon | 50c |
| WoW Forever | 20 | Uncommon | 50c |
| Classic Era | 20 | Uncommon | 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 20 | Uncommon | 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 20 | Uncommon | 50c |
| MoP Classic | 20 | Uncommon | 50c |
The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Silver Skeleton Key takes 1 Silver Bar and 1 Rough Grinding Stone.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 3g 4s, and Silver Bar is the largest share at 99%. One craft makes 2 Silver Skeleton Key. Silver Skeleton Key lists from 1g 40s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 38s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. The recipe Silver Skeleton Key turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 100 and grey at 120.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver Bar | 1 | 3 gold | 3 gold |
 Rough Grinding Stone | 1 | 4 silver | 4 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 3 gold4 silver | ||
| Silver Skeleton Key x2 at its lowest listing | 2 gold80 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −38 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 Silver Skeleton Key among Consumable > Other, all from Classic like Silver Skeleton Key.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Skeleton Key (this item) | 10 | Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 1 gold |
 Red Fireworks Rocket | 10 | Use: Red Firework Rocket | 9 silver |
 Aquadynamic Fish Lens | 10 | 9 gold | |
 Red Streaks Firework | 10 | 60 silver | |
 Yellow Rose Firework | 10 | 75 silver | |
 Red, White and Blue Firework | 10 | 1 gold | |
 Dalaran Firework | 10 | 2 gold | |
 Empty Poison Vial | 10 | 2 gold | |
 Heavy Sharpening Stone | 11 | Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing; Use: Sharpen Blade III | 16 silver |
 Heavy Weightstone | 11 | Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing; Use: Enhance Blunt Weapon III | 38 silver |
 Anti-Venom | 8 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy | 1 silver |
The lowest listed price among them is Anti-Venom at 1 silver in the US Auction House.
Silver Skeleton Key has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in United States.
| Region | Lowest Listed Price | Listed On | Cheapest Realms |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 gold | Region-wide | |
| Europe | 1 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Silver Skeleton Key uses icon file 134237, which 39 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Rackmore's Silver Key ID 15878 · QuestJoseph's Key ID 15328 · QuestGrim Guzzler Key ID 11602 · KeyRelic Coffer Key ID 11078 · KeyBottom of Gelkak's Key ID 7500 · QuestSecond Key Fragment ID 24487 · QuestSleepers' Key ID 5689 · QuestBlizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 15869 (15864 to 15874) were usually added in the same batch as Silver Skeleton Key: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Condor Bracers ID 15864 · Armor - Cloth · item level 22
Anchorhold Buckler ID 15865 · Armor - Shield · item level 22
Veildust Medicine Bag ID 15866 · Armor · item level 8
Prismcharm ID 15867 · Armor · item level 29
The Grand Crusader's Command ID 15868 · Quest "Bears the Seal of the Scarlet Crusade"
Golden Skeleton Key ID 15870 · Consumable · item level 13
Truesilver Skeleton Key ID 15871 · Consumable · item level 17
Arcanite Skeleton Key ID 15872 · Consumable · item level 23
Ragged John's Neverending Cup ID 15873 · Armor · item level 29
Soft-Shelled Clam ID 15874 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 15869 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Silver Skeleton 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 Silver Skeleton Key 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 Silver Skeleton Key
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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