Metal & Stone
Cobalt Ore
Cobalt Ore is a Common Metal & Stone used in 4 recipes (Blacksmithing and Mining) and made by 1 recipe.
Cobalt Ore stacks to 1,000. 4 recipes consume it, taught by Blacksmithing and Mining. 1 recipe produces it.
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What Cobalt Ore is used in
Blacksmithing
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
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| Northrend Blacksmithing, Optional Reagents, grey at 20 | 5 |
| 1 gold | 90 gold | ||
| Northrend Blacksmithing, Optional Reagents, grey at 20 | 5 |
| 8 gold | 96 gold | ||
| Northrend Blacksmithing, Optional Reagents, grey at 20 | 6 |
| 25 gold | 119 gold |
Mining
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
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| Northrend Mining, Smelting, grey at 25 | 1 | 16 gold | 16 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 Relic of the Past III, from Northrend Blacksmithing, at 25 gold46 silver on the US Auction House.
One craft of Relic of the Past III takes 6 Cobalt Ore plus 3 Luminous Flux; at current prices those reagents cost 119 gold37 silver per craft.
Cobalt Ore is about 85% of that reagent bill at its current price; Luminous Flux makes up the rest.
The cheapest craft that uses Cobalt Ore is Smelt Cobalt (Northrend Mining): its reagents cost 16 gold97 silver and Cobalt Bar lists at 16 gold.
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
Crafting 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 6% below its 30-day median.
| Now | 16 gold97 silver |
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| 30-day low | 12 gold99 silver Oct 16 |
| 30-day high | 29 gold50 silver Oct 10 |
| 30-day median | 17 gold99 silver |
| 7-day median | 17 gold98 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 691 |
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 30% 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 |
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| Americas and Oceania (US) | 16 gold97 silver | 107 | 26,075 |
| 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
Saronite Bar16 gold
Cobalt Bar16 gold
Storm Silver Ore17 gold
Khaz'gorite Ore17 gold
Infernal Brimstone17 gold
Demonsteel Bar17 gold
Obsidium Ore Nugget15 gold
Bismuth15 gold
Fel Iron Bar18 gold
Sanctified Alloy18 gold
Dark Iron Ore19 gold
Eternium Bar14 gold