Is The Black Book in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. The Black Book 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 The Black Book in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, The Black Book is epic quality, item level 76 and requires level 60.

What does The Black Book sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 7g 20s for one The Black Book in Classic Era.

What slot is The Black Book in WoW Classic?

The Black Book is a Trinket in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

The Black Book - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

An Epic Trinket, item level 29, requires level 25, binds when picked up. Drops from Razorgore the Untamed in Blackwing Lair.

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Where it comes from

Drop	Razorgore the Untamed in Blackwing Lair

Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Use: Blessing of the Black Book - 30s
Empowers your pet, increasing its attack power by (100% of Spell Power) for 30 sec. This spell will only affect an Imp, Succubus, Voidwalker, Felhunter, or Felguard.

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

Other versions

Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 76 and requires level 60. In Classic Era it is item level 76 and requires level 60. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 76 and requires level 60. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 258 and requires level 80. In MoP Classic it is item level 76 and requires level 60.

Version	Item level	Required level	Quality	Binding	Sells for
Retail (Midnight)	29	25	Epic	Binds when picked up	7g 20s 39c
WoW Forever	76	60	Epic	Binds when picked up	7g 20s 39c
Classic Era	76	60	Epic	Binds when picked up	7g 20s 39c
The Burning Crusade	76	60	Epic	Binds when picked up	7g 20s 39c
Wrath of the Lich King	258	80	Epic	Binds when picked up	7g 20s 39c
MoP Classic	76	60	Epic	Binds when picked up	7g 20s 39c

Where The Black Book Comes From

The Black Book Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists The Black Book in the loot of 1 encounter.

Razorgore the Untamed in Blackwing Lair

Also drops from this encounter (15 other items):

See all 16 items in the Razorgore the Untamed loot table

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How The Black Book Compares

Similar Items

The 2 items nearest to The Black Book (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Miscellaneous, Trinket slot, from item level 27 to 31.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
The Black Book (this item)	29	25		Not listed
High-Powered Flashlight	27	21	+16 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Engineering	1 gold on 56 realms
Mercurial Stone	31	26	+12 Critical Strike, +8 Stamina. Crafted with Outland Alchemy	3,595 gold on 52 realms

Mercurial Stone has the highest item level here (31). The lowest listed price among them is High-Powered Flashlight at 1 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from The Black Book among Armor > Miscellaneous, Trinket slot: Ocean Tarot (item level 41), Laughing Tarot (item level 42), Savage Tarot (item level 43), Prophecy Tarot (item level 46) and Endless Tincture of Renewed Combat (item level 52).

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

Where The Black Book Fits

Items That Share The Black Book's Icon

The Black Book uses icon file 133738, which 312 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Tome of Shadow Force ID 19309 · Armor · item level 29
Spellbound Tome ID 18695 · Armor · item level 24
The Horde's Hellscream ID 20010 · Quest "by Tolven Warsong... dedicated to Grom Hellscream"
Tome of Sacrifice ID 18602 · Armor · item level 29
Milli's Lexicon ID 18536 · Armor · item level 29
Garona: A Study on Stealth and Treachery ID 18356 · Quest · item level 25 "The tome is magically sealed."
Twilight Lexicon - Chapter 1 ID 20394 · Quest
The War of the Shifting Sands ID 20415 · Miscellaneous "This tome appears freshly inked."

Items Numbered Next to The Black Book

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 19337 (19332 to 19342) were usually added in the same batch as The Black Book: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Pattern: Corehound Belt ID 19332 · Recipe · item level 27 "Teaches you how to craft a Corehound Belt."
Pattern: Molten Belt ID 19333 · Recipe · item level 27 "Teaches you how to craft a Molten Belt."
The Untamed Blade ID 19334 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 29
Spineshatter ID 19335 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 29
Arcane-Infused Gem ID 19336 · Armor · item level 29
Free Ticket Voucher ID 19338 · Quest
Mind Quickening Gem ID 19339 · Armor · item level 29
Rune of Metamorphosis ID 19340 · Armor · item level 29
Lifegiving Gem ID 19341 · Armor · item level 29
Venomous Totem ID 19342 · Armor · item level 29

The Black Book Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 19337 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price: 28 gold81 silver
Vendor sell price: 7 gold20 silver
Material: Jewelry
Equip slot: Trinket
Flags: 524288 / 24576 / 0 / 0 / 0

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

The Black Book in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

The Black Book 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 The Black Book next to the live retail market on this page.

Is The Black Book in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. The Black Book 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 The Black Book in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, The Black Book is epic quality, item level 76 and requires level 60.
What does The Black Book sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 7g 20s for one The Black Book in Classic Era.
What slot is The Black Book in WoW Classic?: The Black Book is a Trinket in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

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

The Black Book