A Common Profession, item level 2.
On Skinning Knife's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 252 gold97 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 3 gold21 silver to 7,718 gold60 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 62% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 252 gold97 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
+4 Skinning Skill.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 4 and sells to vendors for 2c. In Classic Era it is item level 4 and sells to vendors for 16c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 4 and sells to vendors for 16c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 4 and sells to vendors for 16c. In MoP Classic it is item level 4 and sells to vendors for 16c.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 2 | Common | 24c |
| WoW Forever | 4 | Common | 2c |
| Classic Era | 4 | Common | 16c |
| The Burning Crusade | 4 | Common | 16c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 4 | Common | 16c |
| MoP Classic | 4 | Common | 16c |
The 1 recipe below uses Skinning Knife, all from Northrend Engineering.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gnomish Army KnifeAlso takes 10 Saronite Bar, 1 Mining Pick and 1 Blacksmith Hammer. | Gnomish Army Knife | Northrend Engineering | 1 |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Skinning Knife uses icon file 135637, which 51 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:
Pruning Knife ID 5605 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 5Simple Dagger ID 4565 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 3Catelyn's Blade ID 4027 · QuestShiny Dirk ID 3786 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 22Serrated Knife ID 3581 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 11Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 7005 (7000 to 7047) were usually added in the same batch as Skinning Knife: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Heartwood Girdle ID 7000 · Armor - Leather · item level 16
Gravestone Scepter ID 7001 · Weapon - Wand · item level 18
Arctic Buckler ID 7002 · Armor - Shield · item level 18
Beetle Clasps ID 7003 · Armor - Mail · item level 17
Prelacy Cape ID 7004 · Armor - Cloth · item level 17
Reconstructed Tome ID 7006 · Quest
Linen Belt ID 7026 · Armor - Cloth · item level 4
Boots of Darkness ID 7027 · Armor - Cloth · item level 18
Azure Silk Pants ID 7046 · Armor - Cloth · item level 18
Hands of Darkness ID 7047 · Armor - Cloth · item level 18The raw ItemSparse values for item 7005 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Skinning Knife 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 Skinning Knife 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 Skinning Knife
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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