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Cobalt Ore
Metal & Stone
Verified US market
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Cobalt Ore details
| Type | Metal & Stone |
|---|---|
| Item level | 20 |
| Max stack | 1,000 |
| Vendor sell price | 10 silver |
| Expansion | Wrath of the Lich King |
| First seen in our data | build 3.80.2.69874 |
Read from the 12.1.0.69875 game build. Prices are US Auction House data.
What Cobalt Ore is used in
Blacksmithing
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Relic of the Past I | Northrend Blacksmithing, Optional Reagents, grey at 20 | 5 |
|  Relic of the Past I | 1 gold | 117 gold |
| Relic of the Past II | Northrend Blacksmithing, Optional Reagents, grey at 20 | 5 |
|  Relic of the Past II | 4 gold | 124 gold |
| Relic of the Past III | Northrend Blacksmithing, Optional Reagents, grey at 20 | 6 |
|  Relic of the Past III | 7 gold | 153 gold |
Mining
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Smelt Cobalt | Northrend Mining, Smelting, grey at 25 | 1 |  Cobalt Bar | 23 gold | 22 gold |
"Needs" is how many one craft consumes. Reagent cost adds up the required materials at the cheapest current listing of each; it is left blank when any reagent has no live price. Recipes, quantities, products and skill tiers are read from the game data.
Crafting value of Cobalt Ore
Cobalt Ore goes into 4 recipes: 3 in Blacksmithing and 1 in Mining. They come from Northrend Blacksmithing and Northrend Mining.
The highest-listed product is Cobalt Bar (recipe: Smelt Cobalt), from Northrend Mining, at 23 gold85 silver on the US Auction House.
One craft of Smelt Cobalt takes 1 Cobalt Ore; at current prices those reagents cost 22 gold per craft.
The cheapest craft that uses Cobalt Ore is Relic of the Past I (Northrend Blacksmithing): its reagents cost 117 gold33 silver and Relic of the Past I lists at 1 gold20 silver.
All 4 distinct products have a current US commodity price.
Further down the chain, Relic of the Past I is itself a reagent in 1766 recipes, such as Fine Leather Boots, Fine Leather Cloak and Embossed Leather Vest.
Further down the chain, Relic of the Past II is itself a reagent in 1766 recipes, such as Fine Leather Boots, Fine Leather Cloak and Embossed Leather Vest.
Further down the chain, Relic of the Past III is itself a reagent in 1766 recipes, such as Fine Leather Boots, Fine Leather Cloak and Embossed Leather Vest.
Leveling and recipes for Cobalt Ore
Leveling with Cobalt Ore: Relic of the Past I (Optional Reagents) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 1 and grey at 20. Relic of the Past II (Optional Reagents) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 1 and grey at 20. Relic of the Past III (Optional Reagents) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 1 and grey at 20. Smelt Cobalt (Smelting) turns yellow at Mining skill 1 and grey at 25.
Reagents used with Cobalt Ore
Cobalt Ore is most often combined with Luminous Flux, which shares 3 of its 4 recipes.
Luminous Flux 3 shared recipes
How to make Cobalt Ore
Create Cobalt OreCrafting recipes that create this material.
What Cobalt Ore is crafted into
Relic of the Past III (Optional Reagents). Made with Relic of the Past III, 6 Cobalt Ore per craft.
Relic of the Past I (Optional Reagents). Made with Relic of the Past I, 5 Cobalt Ore per craft.
Relic of the Past II (Optional Reagents). Made with Relic of the Past II, 5 Cobalt Ore per craft.
Cobalt Bar (Metal & Stone). Made with Smelt Cobalt, 1 Cobalt Ore per craft.
Cobalt Ore: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 14% below its 30-day median.
| Now | 22 gold |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 5 gold37 silver Aug 26 |
| 30-day high | 32 gold Sep 11 |
| 30-day median | 25 gold50 silver |
| 7-day median | 24 gold35 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 676 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Cobalt Ore by region
The lowest listing is 46% lower in Europe (EU) than in Americas and Oceania (US). Each region is a separate Auction House, so gold and items do not move between them.
| Region | Lowest listed price | Listings | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas and Oceania (US) | 22 gold | 234 | 34,202 |
| Europe (EU) | 11 gold95 silver | 60 | 48,129 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Cobalt Ore
Northrend Blacksmithing has 133 recipes. Besides Cobalt Ore, the reagents they call for most are Saronite Bar (74 recipes), Cobalt Bar (40 recipes), Titansteel Bar (39 recipes), Frozen Orb (15 recipes), Crusader Orb (12 recipes), Eternal Water (12 recipes), Eternal Earth (9 recipes), Eternal Fire (9 recipes), Crystallized Water (8 recipes), Runed Orb (8 recipes).
Northrend Mining has 4 recipes. Besides Cobalt Ore, the reagents they call for most are Eternal Earth (1 recipe), Eternal Fire (1 recipe), Eternal Shadow (1 recipe), Saronite Ore (1 recipe), Titanium Bar (1 recipe), Titanium Ore (1 recipe).
Ore & Stone priced near Cobalt Ore
Titanium Ore Nugget22 gold
Dark Iron Ore21 gold
Black Trillium Ore21 gold
White Trillium Ore21 gold
Eternium Bar20 gold
Khaz'gorite Ore20 gold- Cobalt Bar23 gold
Solid Grinding Stone20 gold
Pyrite Ore Nugget20 gold
K'areshi Resonating Stone20 gold
Refulgent Copper Ore24 gold
Demonsteel Bar19 gold
About Cobalt Ore
Cobalt Ore is a crafting material in World of Warcraft. This page tracks its verified Auction House price and the recipes that consume it, so you can judge whether it is worth farming, buying, or selling right now.
Demand comes from Blacksmithing, Mining. When a recipe that uses Cobalt Ore spikes in value, the material tends to follow, so watch the recipes above alongside the price history.
To read the chart: compare the current lowest listing against the typical range. A price sitting below its recent band is a buy or craft signal; a price above it favors selling or farming. The method matters more than any single number, since commodity prices move between hourly snapshots.