An Epic Trinket, item level 29, requires level 25, binds when equipped. Sold by 3 vendor NPCs.
On The Eye of Shadow's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 709,361 gold37 silver across its tracked history (Nov 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 119,429 gold65 silver to 2,403,571 gold42 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 22% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 709,361 gold37 silver.
| Vendor | NPC #54652 | Dalaran |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | NPC #54655 | Tanaris 51.5, 28.1 |
| Vendor | NPC #54658 | Orgrimmar 38.9, 69.7 |
The game's collection data lists The Eye of Shadow as sold by 8 vendor NPCs in Dalaran, Tanaris and Orgrimmar. The 3 with the most spawn points are shown.
| Vendor | Zone | Map | Waypoint | Other items it sells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC #54652 | Dalaran | - | - | 163 |
| NPC #54655 | Tanaris | 51.5, 28.1 | /way #71 51.5 28.1 | 163 |
| NPC #54658 | Orgrimmar | 38.9, 69.7 | /way #85 38.9 69.7 | 163 |
Tanaris 1 placement
VendorVendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 71 and requires level 60. In Classic Era it is item level 71 and requires level 60. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 71 and requires level 60. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 71 and requires level 60. In MoP Classic it is item level 71 and requires level 60.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | 25 | Epic | Binds when equipped |
| WoW Forever | 71 | 60 | Epic | Binds when equipped |
| Classic Era | 71 | 60 | Epic | Binds when equipped |
| The Burning Crusade | 71 | 60 | Epic | Binds when equipped |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 71 | 60 | Epic | Binds when equipped |
| MoP Classic | 71 | 60 | Epic | Binds when equipped |
The 1 recipe below uses The Eye of Shadow.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
 BenedictionEpic Staff Two-Hand, item level 29. Also takes 1 Splinter of Nordrassil and 1 The Eye of Divinity. | Balance of Light and Shadow | 1 |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The Eye of Shadow is listed at 8 vendor placements; the first 4 are below. NPC 69322 stands in Gadgetzan.
The Eye of Shadow uses icon file 136224, which 2 other items also use. The 1 closest by item ID:
Eye of Gruul ID 28823 · Armor · item level 32Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 18665 (18660 to 18673) were usually added in the same batch as The Eye of Shadow: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
World Enlarger ID 18660 · Consumable "Only Gnomish Technology could invent a device that affects the entire world!"
Schematic: World Enlarger ID 18661 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a World Enlarger."
Heavy Leather Ball ID 18662 · Consumable
J'eevee's Jar ID 18663 · Quest
A Treatise on Military Ranks ID 18664 · Miscellaneous
Xorothian Glyphs ID 18670 · Quest
Baron Charr's Sceptre ID 18671 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 29
Elemental Ember ID 18672 · Armor · item level 29
Avalanchion's Stony Hide ID 18673 · Armor - Shield · item level 29The raw ItemSparse values for item 18665 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
The Eye of Shadow 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 Eye of Shadow 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 The Eye of Shadow
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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