Is Sniper Scope in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Sniper Scope 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.

Where do you get Sniper Scope in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Sniper Scope is created by Sniper Scope.

What level is Sniper Scope in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Sniper Scope is common quality, item level 48 and requires level 40.

What does Sniper Scope sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 25s for one Sniper Scope in Classic Era; it stacks to 5.

Sniper Scope - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

A Common Consumable, item level 21, requires level 17. Crafted with Sniper Scope.

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Sniper Scope	Recipe

Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Use: Sniper Scope
Attaches a permanent scope to a bow or gun that increases its damage. Attaching this scope to a ranged weapon causes it to become soulbound. Cannot be applied to items higher than level.

Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.

Other versions

Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 48 and requires level 40. In Classic Era it is item level 48 and requires level 40. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 48 and requires level 40. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 48 and requires level 40. In MoP Classic it is item level 48 and requires level 40.

Version	Item level	Required level	Quality	Sells for
Retail (Midnight)	21	17	Common	25s
WoW Forever	48	40	Common	25s
Classic Era	48	40	Common	25s
The Burning Crusade	48	40	Common	25s
Wrath of the Lich King	48	40	Common	25s
MoP Classic	48	40	Common	25s

Sniper Scope Game Data

Crafted By

Sniper Scope Classic Engineering

The Classic Engineering recipe Sniper Scope takes 1 Mithril Tube, 1 Star Ruby and 2 Truesilver Bar.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Sniper Scope Crafting Costs

Cost to Craft: Sniper Scope

At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 27g 52s, and Mithril Tube is the largest share at 71%. The Classic Engineering recipe Sniper Scope is taught by Schematic: Sniper Scope. It turns yellow at Classic Engineering skill 260 and grey at 280.

Reagent	Needed	Lowest listed	Cost
Mithril Tube	1	19 gold43 silver	19 gold43 silver
Star Ruby	1	2 gold49 silver	2 gold49 silver
Truesilver Bar	2	2 gold80 silver	5 gold60 silver
Reagents for one craft			27 gold52 silver

What Else the Reagents Make

Mithril Tube goes into 13 other recipes in Engineering, including Gnomish Death Ray, Gnomish Rocket Boots, Goblin Dragon Gun and Goblin Mortar. It is itself made by the recipe Mithril Tube.
Star Ruby goes into 41 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Jewelcrafting, Engineering, Leatherworking and Tailoring, including Weaver's Fang, Midnight's Graze, Blood Talon and Heartseeker.
Truesilver Bar goes into 67 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Jewelcrafting, Engineering, Inscription, Enchanting and Tailoring, including Warsword of Caer Darrow, Belt of the Mentor, Plated Construct's Ribcage and Sacred Guardian. It is itself made by the recipes Smelt Truesilver and Transmute: Mithril to Truesilver.

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.

How Sniper Scope Compares

Similar Items

The 3 items nearest to Sniper Scope among Consumable > Explosives and Devices; 2 of them also come from Classic.

Item	Item Level	Details	Lowest Listed Price
Sniper Scope (this item)	21	Crafted with Classic Engineering	Not listed
Hi-Explosive Bomb	20	Crafted with Classic Engineering	8 silver
Explosive Sheep	13	Crafted with Classic Engineering	18,888 gold
Explosive Decoy	30	Crafted with Northrend Engineering	11 silver

The lowest listed price among them is Hi-Explosive Bomb at 8 silver in the US Auction House.

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Sniper Scope Fits

Items That Share Sniper Scope's Icon

Sniper Scope uses icon file 134441, which 39 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Deadly Scope ID 10546 · Consumable · item level 18
Accurate Scope ID 4407 · Consumable · item level 15
Standard Scope ID 4406 · Consumable · item level 10
Crude Scope ID 4405 · Consumable · item level 6
Discombobulator Ray ID 4388 · Consumable · item level 14
Jon-Jon's Golden Spyglass ID 3925 · Quest
Biznicks 247x128 Accurascope ID 18283 · Consumable · item level 25
Adamantite Scope ID 23764 · Consumable · item level 26

Items Numbered Next to Sniper Scope

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 10548 (10543 to 10553) were usually added in the same batch as Sniper Scope: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Goblin Construction Helmet ID 10543 · Armor - Cloth · item level 22
Thistlewood Maul ID 10544 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 2
Gnomish Goggles ID 10545 · Armor - Cloth · item level 23
Deadly Scope ID 10546 · Consumable · item level 18
Camping Knife ID 10547 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 3
Rancher's Trousers ID 10549 · Armor - Cloth · item level 4
Wooly Mittens ID 10550 · Armor - Cloth · item level 6
Thorium Plated Dagger ID 10551 · Quest
Symbol of Ragnaros ID 10552 · Quest "The symbol emanates old magic"
Foreman Vest ID 10553 · Armor - Cloth · item level 5

Sniper Scope Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 10548 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price: 1 gold
Vendor sell price: 25 silver
Stacks to: 5
Material: Leather
Flags: 64 / 8192 / 0 / 16384 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Sniper Scope in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Sniper Scope 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 Sniper Scope next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Sniper Scope in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Sniper Scope 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.
Where do you get Sniper Scope in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Sniper Scope is created by Sniper Scope.
What level is Sniper Scope in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Sniper Scope is common quality, item level 48 and requires level 40.
What does Sniper Scope sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 25s for one Sniper Scope in Classic Era; it stacks to 5.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era client: Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too

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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