A Poor Recipe, item level 25, requires level 25.
On Tome of Frost Ward's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,000 gold across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 1 gold20 silver to 1,134,441 gold59 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 12400% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,000 gold.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 60, requires level 60, Rare quality and is named Tome of Frost Ward V. In Classic Era it is item level 60, requires level 60, Rare quality and is named Tome of Frost Ward V. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 60, requires level 60, Rare quality and is named Tome of Frost Ward V. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 60, requires level 60, Rare quality and is named Tome of Frost Ward V. In MoP Classic it is item level 60 and requires level 60.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 25 | 25 | Poor | 1g |
| WoW Forever | 60 | 60 | Rare | 1g |
| Classic Era | 60 | 60 | Rare | 1g |
| The Burning Crusade | 60 | 60 | Rare | 1g |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 60 | 60 | Rare | 1g |
| MoP Classic | 60 | 60 | Poor | 1g |
Tome of Frost Ward uses icon file 133739, which 300 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Grimoire of Shadow Ward ID 22891 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and is no longer readable."Tome of Conjure Food ID 22897 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and is no longer readable."Tome of Polymorph: Turtle ID 22739 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches Polymorph: Turtle."Tome of Divine Right ID 22319 · Armor · item level 29Tome of Arcane Brilliance ID 22153 · Recipe · item level 27 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."Legacy of the Mountain King ID 23857 · Consumable "The essence of this book is bound to Karazhan."Redemption of the Fallen ID 23862 · Consumable · item level 27 "The essence of this book is bound to Karazhan."Torment of the Worgen ID 23864 · Consumable "The essence of this book is bound to Karazhan."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 22890 (22885 to 22895) were usually added in the same batch as Tome of Frost Ward: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Legionnaire's Satin Tunic ID 22885 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Legionnaire's Silk Tunic ID 22886 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Legionnaire's Mail Legguards ID 22887 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Azure Watch Gift Voucher ID 22888 · Quest
Vial of Moth Blood ID 22889 · Quest "One extraction is more than enough to replenish a healing crystal."Grimoire of Shadow Ward ID 22891 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and is no longer readable."
Dim Necrotic Stone ID 22892 · Quest
Luzran's Head ID 22893 · Quest
Knucklerot's Head ID 22894 · Quest
Conjured Cinnamon Roll ID 22895 · Consumable · item level 23The raw ItemSparse values for item 22890 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Tome of Frost Ward 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 Tome of Frost Ward next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Tome of Frost Ward
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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