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Pricing

This is a commodity - it shares one region-wide Auction House price across all US realms, so there is no per-realm comparison. Prices come from recorded Blizzard snapshots.

Volatile Blasting Trigger is listed at 15 gold49 silver in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 7% above its typical price of 14 gold53 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 2 gold36 silver to 65 gold53 silver. About 5,856 were available in the latest snapshot.

The current lowest price is around its All-Time typical of 14 gold53 silver.

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Volatile Blasting Trigger	Recipe

Build history

First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).

Used in 4 recipes across Engineering: Box of Bombs, Cobalt Frag Bomb, Explosive Decoy and more.crafting

Other versions

Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 72. In MoP Classic it is item level 72.

Version	Item level	Quality	Sells for
Retail (Midnight)	20	Common	7s 50c
Wrath of the Lich King	72	Common	7s 50c
MoP Classic	72	Common	7s 50c

Volatile Blasting Trigger Game Data

Crafted By

Volatile Blasting Trigger Northrend Engineering

The Northrend Engineering recipe Volatile Blasting Trigger takes 3 Cobalt Bar and 1 Crystallized Water.

Used In

The 4 recipes below use Volatile Blasting Trigger, all from Northrend Engineering. The largest single use is 3 for Explosive Decoy.

Creates	Recipe	Profession	Needs
Explosive DecoyAlso takes 1 Frostweave Cloth.	Explosive Decoy	Northrend Engineering	3
Box of BombsAlso takes 5 Saronite Bar.	Box of Bombs	Northrend Engineering	1
Cobalt Frag BombAlso takes 2 Handful of Cobalt Bolts.	Cobalt Frag Bomb	Northrend Engineering	1
Global Thermal Sapper ChargeAlso takes 1 Saronite Bar.	Global Thermal Sapper Charge	Northrend Engineering	1

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Volatile Blasting Trigger Crafting Costs

Cost to Craft: Volatile Blasting Trigger

At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 56g 67s, and Cobalt Bar is the largest share at 95%. One craft makes 2 Volatile Blasting Trigger. Volatile Blasting Trigger lists from 15g 49s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 27g 23s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. The recipe Volatile Blasting Trigger turns yellow at Northrend Engineering skill 1 and grey at 10.

Reagent	Needed	Lowest listed	Cost
Cobalt Bar	3	17 gold90 silver	53 gold70 silver
Crystallized Water	1	2 gold97 silver	2 gold97 silver
Reagents for one craft			56 gold67 silver
Volatile Blasting Trigger x2 at its lowest listing			30 gold98 silver
Return after the 5% auction cut			−27 gold23 silver

What Else the Reagents Make

Cobalt Bar goes into 48 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting and Inscription, including Honed Cobalt Cleaver, Saronite Ambusher, Spiked Cobalt Belt and Spiked Cobalt Bracers. It is itself made by the recipe Smelt Cobalt.
Crystallized Water goes into 19 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Leatherworking, Engineering, Alchemy and Enchanting, including Black Chitinguard Boots, Cloak of Tormented Skies, Dark Frostscale Leggings and Dark Nerubian Leggings.

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 Volatile Blasting Trigger Compares

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Volatile Blasting Trigger among Trade Goods > Parts; 6 of them also come from Wrath of the Lich King.

Item	Item Level	Details	Lowest Listed Price
Volatile Blasting Trigger (this item)	20	Crafted with Northrend Engineering; Used in 4 recipes (Northrend Engineering), including Cobalt Frag Bomb and Explosive Decoy	15 gold
Handful of Cobalt Bolts	20	Crafted with Northrend Engineering; Used in 13 recipes (Northrend Engineering), including Titanium Toolbox and Cobalt Frag Bomb	23 gold
Overcharged Capacitor	20	Crafted with Northrend Engineering; Used in 4 recipes (Northrend Engineering), including Sonic Booster and Noise Machine	17 gold
Froststeel Tube	20	Crafted with Northrend Engineering; Used in 6 recipes (Northrend Engineering), including Mark "S" Boomstick and Sonic Booster	139 gold
Salvaged Iron Golem Parts	20	Used in Mechano-Hog and Mekgineer's Chopper (Northrend Engineering)	3,112 gold
Elementium-Plated Exhaust Pipe	20	Used in Mechano-Hog and Mekgineer's Chopper (Northrend Engineering)	1,499 gold
Goblin-Machined Piston	20	Used in 3 recipes (Northrend Engineering), including Mechano-Hog and Mekgineer's Chopper	998 gold
Hair Trigger	20	Used in 5 recipes, including Mark "S" Boomstick and Kickback 5000	9 gold
Walnut Stock	20	Used in 6 recipes, including Mark "S" Boomstick and Armor Plated Combat Shotgun	15 gold
Elemental Blasting Powder	15	Crafted with Outland Engineering; Used in 13 recipes (Outland Engineering), including Fel Iron Bomb and Adamantite Grenade	14 gold
Fel Iron Casing	15	Crafted with Outland Engineering; Used in 19 recipes, including Fel Iron Bomb and Fel Iron Musket	59 gold

The lowest listed price among them is Hair Trigger at 9 gold in the US Auction House.

Across Regions

Volatile Blasting Trigger has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in United States.

Region	Lowest Listed Price	Listed On	Cheapest Realms
United States	15 gold	Region-wide
Europe	34 gold	Region-wide

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

Where Volatile Blasting Trigger Fits

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Volatile Blasting Trigger uses icon file 133862, which 9 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

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Items Numbered Next to Volatile Blasting Trigger

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 39690 (39685 to 39695) were usually added in the same batch as Volatile Blasting Trigger: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Indestructible Frame ID 39685 · Trade Goods · item level 30
Neo-Dynamic Gear Assembly ID 39686 · Trade Goods · item level 27
Saronite Grenade ID 39687 · Consumable · item level 28
Mark "S" Boomstick ID 39688 · Weapon - Gun · item level 34
Crystal of the Frozen Grip ID 39689 · Quest
Succulent Orca Stew ID 39691 · Consumable · item level 27
Recipe: Succulent Orca Stew ID 39692 · Recipe · item level 27 "Teaches you how to cook Succulent Orca Stew."
Crystal of Unstable Energy ID 39693 · Quest
Crystal of the Violent Storm ID 39694 · Quest
Ensnaring Trap ID 39695 · Quest