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Copper Ore
Metal & Stone
Verified US market
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Copper Ore details
| Type | Metal & Stone |
|---|---|
| Item level | 10 |
| Max stack | 1,000 |
| Vendor sell price | 5 copper |
| Expansion | Classic |
| First seen in our data | build 1.15.9.68940 |
Read from the 12.1.0.69875 game build. Prices are US Auction House data.
What Copper 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 | Classic Blacksmithing, Optional Reagents, grey at 20 | 5 |
|  Relic of the Past I | 1 gold | 18 gold |
Mining
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Smelt Copper | Classic Mining, Smelting, grey at 60 | 1 |  Copper Bar | 2 gold | 1 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 Copper Ore
Copper Ore goes into 2 recipes: 1 in Blacksmithing and 1 in Mining. They come from Classic Blacksmithing and Classic Mining.
The highest-listed product is Copper Bar (recipe: Smelt Copper), from Classic Mining, at 2 gold33 silver on the US Auction House.
One craft of Smelt Copper takes 1 Copper Ore; at current prices those reagents cost 1 gold98 silver per craft.
The cheapest craft that uses Copper Ore is Relic of the Past I (Classic Blacksmithing): its reagents cost 18 gold68 silver and Relic of the Past I lists at 1 gold18 silver.
All 2 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, Copper Bar is itself a reagent in 39 recipes, such as Smelt Bronze, Copper Chain Belt and Copper Chain Pants.
Leveling and recipes for Copper Ore
Leveling with Copper Ore: Relic of the Past I (Optional Reagents) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 1 and grey at 20. Smelt Copper (Smelting) turns yellow at Mining skill 20 and grey at 60.
Reagents used with Copper Ore
Copper Ore is most often combined with Luminous Flux, which shares 1 of its 2 recipes.
Luminous Flux 1 shared recipe
What Copper Ore is crafted into
Relic of the Past I (Optional Reagents). Made with Relic of the Past I, 5 Copper Ore per craft.
Copper Bar (Metal & Stone). Made with Smelt Copper, 1 Copper Ore per craft.
Copper Ore: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 1% below its 30-day median. Over these 30 days the lowest listing moved more than tenfold, so a single snapshot can sit far from typical.
| Now | 1 gold98 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 1 silver Aug 30 |
| 30-day high | 3 gold95 silver Sep 6 |
| 30-day median | 2 gold |
| 7-day median | 1 gold99 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 689 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Copper Ore by region
Americas and Oceania (US) has the lowest listing of the regions we track. 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) | 1 gold98 silver | 196 | 262,154 |
| Europe (EU) | 3 gold | 110 | 123,135 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Copper Ore
Classic Mining has 13 recipes. Besides Copper Ore, the reagents they call for most are Arcanite Bar (1 recipe), Coal (1 recipe), Copper Bar (1 recipe), Dark Iron Ore (1 recipe), Elemental Flux (1 recipe), Elementium Ingot (1 recipe), Fiery Core (1 recipe), Gold Ore (1 recipe), Iron Bar (1 recipe), Iron Ore (1 recipe).
Classic Blacksmithing has 305 recipes. Besides Copper Ore, the reagents they call for most are Arcanite Bar (75 recipes), Thorium Bar (74 recipes), Enchanted Thorium Bar (42 recipes), Truesilver Bar (36 recipes), Mithril Bar (35 recipes), Bronze Bar (24 recipes), Copper Bar (24 recipes), Heavy Grinding Stone (24 recipes), Dark Iron Bar (23 recipes), Dense Grinding Stone (23 recipes).
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About Copper Ore
Copper 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 Copper 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.