A Rare Quest, item level 25, requires level 23. Sold by 2 vendor NPCs.
On The Light and How to Swing It's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,491,335 gold8 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 32,555 gold74 silver to 6,379,407 gold68 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 98% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,491,335 gold8 silver.
| Vendor | NPC #44245 | Stormwind City 78.7, 69.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | NPC #46556 | Orgrimmar 48.7, 71.7 |
The game's collection data lists The Light and How to Swing It as sold by 2 vendor NPCs in Stormwind City and Orgrimmar. The first vendor stands at 78.7, 69.1 on the Stormwind City map.
| Vendor | Zone | Map | Waypoint | Other items it sells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC #44245 | Stormwind City | 78.7, 69.1; 76.1, 66.8; 79.1, 69.4 | /way #84 78.7 69.1 | 345 |
| NPC #46556 | Orgrimmar | 48.7, 71.7 | /way #85 48.7 71.7 | 345 |
Stormwind City 3 placements
VendorVendorVendorOrgrimmar 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 60 and requires level 54. In Classic Era it is item level 60 and requires level 54. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 60 and requires level 54. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 60 and requires level 54. In MoP Classic it is item level 60 and requires level 54.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 25 | 23 | Rare |
| WoW Forever | 60 | 54 | Rare |
| Classic Era | 60 | 54 | Rare |
| The Burning Crusade | 60 | 54 | Rare |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 60 | 54 | Rare |
| MoP Classic | 60 | 54 | Rare |
The 10 items nearest to The Light and How to Swing It among Quest, all from Classic like The Light and How to Swing It.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Light and How to Swing It (this item) | 25 | 29,300 gold on 7 realms | |
 Soothsayer's Runes | 25 | 199 gold on 75 realms | |
 Sealed Tome of the Lost Legion | 35 | Use: Unlock Tome | 6,800 gold on 82 realms |
 Imbued Crystal | 1 | 678 gold on 72 realms | |
 Monstrous Egg | 1 | 22 gold on 72 realms | |
 Mysterious Grimoire | 1 | 200 gold on 73 realms | |
 Ornate Weapon | 1 | 200 gold on 71 realms | |
 A Treatise on Strategy | 1 | 22 gold on 75 realms | |
 Banner of the Fallen | 1 | 250 gold on 71 realms | |
 Captured Insignia | 1 | 199 gold on 72 realms | |
 Fallen Adventurer's Journal | 1 | 250 gold on 70 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Monstrous Egg at 22 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
The Light and How to Swing It is listed at 2 vendor placements. NPC 44245 stands in Stormwind City at map coordinates 78.7, 69.1.
The Light and How to Swing It uses icon file 133743, which 193 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Libram of Protection ID 18334 · Recipe · item level 21 "Dark runes skitter across the surface."Nostro's Compendium of Dragon Slaying ID 18401 · Quest · item level 25 "Several pages are blank."Book: Gift of the Wild ID 17683 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."Book: Gift of the Wild ID 17682 · Recipe · item level 21 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."Tome of the Ice Lord ID 19310 · Armor · item level 29Tome of Tranquilizing Shot ID 16665 · Recipe · item level 25Dolanaar Recipe Book ID 16262 · QuestBlizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 18359 (18353 to 18364) were usually added in the same batch as The Light and How to Swing It: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Stoneflower Staff ID 18353 · Weapon - Staff · item level 24
Pimgib's Collar ID 18354 · Armor · item level 24Garona: A Study on Stealth and Treachery ID 18356 · Quest · item level 25 "The tome is magically sealed."
Codex of Defense ID 18357 · Quest · item level 25 "The tome is magically sealed."
The Arcanist's Cookbook ID 18358 · Quest · item level 25 "The tome is magically sealed."
Harnessing Shadows ID 18360 · Quest · item level 25 "Tales from the Blasted Lands as told by Lady Sevine."
The Greatest Race of Hunters ID 18361 · Quest · item level 25 "A Tale of a Female Troll and Her Tiger"Holy Bologna: What the Light Won't Tell You ID 18362 · Quest · item level 25 "-By Shadow Priest Allister"
Frost Shock and You ID 18363 · Quest · item level 25 "-By Drek'Thar"
The Emerald Dream ID 18364 · Quest · item level 25 "Fact or Carefully Planned Out Farce Perpetrated By My Brother -By Illidan"The raw ItemSparse values for item 18359 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
The Light and How to Swing It 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 Light and How to Swing It next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Classic Era page for The Light and How to Swing It
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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