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High-Explosive Gunpowder

High-Explosive Gunpowder is a Common Parts used in 18 recipes (Blacksmithing and Engineering) and made by 1 recipe.

High-Explosive Gunpowder stacks to 1,000. 18 recipes consume it, taught by Blacksmithing and Engineering. 1 recipe produces it.

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Where it comes from

Verified US market

Lowest listed price7 gold19 silver
Median listing7 gold19 silver
4,063 available20 listings
Verified priceAuction Housecommodity

Commodities share one Auction House per region, so this price applies account-wide on US realms. Verify in-game before you trade.

What High-Explosive Gunpowder is used in

Blacksmithing

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Forgewire AxePandaria Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 752Forgewire Axe418 gold

Engineering

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Alliance FireworkDraenor Engineering, Fireworks, grey at 51Alliance Firework ×54 gold7 gold
Horde FireworkDraenor Engineering, Fireworks, grey at 51Horde Firework ×51 gold7 gold
Snake FireworkDraenor Engineering, Fireworks, grey at 51Snake Firework ×51 gold7 gold
Autumn Flower FireworkPandaria Engineering, Fireworks, grey at 251Autumn Flower Firework ×553 silver7 gold
Celestial FireworkPandaria Engineering, Fireworks, grey at 251Celestial Firework ×57 gold7 gold
Depleted-Kyparium RocketPandaria Engineering, Mounts, grey at 7512Depleted-Kyparium Rocket71,952 gold
G91 LandsharkPandaria Engineering, Explosives, grey at 502G91 Landshark ×31 gold48 gold
Ghost Iron DragonlingPandaria Engineering, Devices, grey at 754Ghost Iron Dragonling166 gold
Goblin Dragon Gun, Mark IIPandaria Engineering, Explosives, grey at 508Goblin Dragon Gun, Mark II108 gold
Grand Celebration FireworkPandaria Engineering, Fireworks, grey at 251Grand Celebration Firework ×528 gold7 gold
Jade Blossom FireworkPandaria Engineering, Fireworks, grey at 251Jade Blossom Firework ×562 silver7 gold
Locksmith's PowderkegPandaria Engineering, Explosives, grey at 51Locksmith's Powderkeg33 gold7 gold
Pandaria FireworksPandaria Engineering, Fireworks, grey at 253Pandaria Fireworks21 gold
Reconstructed Mogu Lightning DrillPandaria Engineering, House Decor, grey at 7520Reconstructed Mogu Lightning Drill
Serpent's Heart FireworkPandaria Engineering, Fireworks, grey at 251Serpent's Heart Firework ×53 gold7 gold
Thermal AnvilPandaria Engineering, Devices, grey at 758Thermal Anvil158 gold
Tinker's KitPandaria Engineering, Reagents, grey at 602Tinker's Kit ×21 gold48 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 High-Explosive Gunpowder

High-Explosive Gunpowder goes into 18 recipes: 17 in Engineering and 1 in Blacksmithing. They come from Pandaria Blacksmithing, Pandaria Engineering and Draenor Engineering.

The highest-listed product is Locksmith's Powderkeg, from Pandaria Engineering, at 33 gold55 silver on the US Auction House.

One craft of Locksmith's Powderkeg takes 1 High-Explosive Gunpowder plus 1 Simple Wood; at current prices those reagents cost 7 gold20 silver per craft.

The cheapest craft that uses High-Explosive Gunpowder is Alliance Firework (Draenor Engineering): its reagents cost 7 gold19 silver and Alliance Firework lists at 4 gold94 silver.

11 of the 18 distinct products have a current US commodity price.

Further down the chain, Tinker's Kit is itself a reagent in 11 recipes, such as EMP Generator, Frag Belt and Flexweave Underlay.

Leveling and recipes for High-Explosive Gunpowder

Leveling with High-Explosive Gunpowder: Alliance Firework (Fireworks) turns yellow at Engineering skill 1 and grey at 5. Horde Firework (Fireworks) turns yellow at Engineering skill 1 and grey at 5. Locksmith's Powderkeg (Explosives) turns yellow at Engineering skill 1 and grey at 5. Snake Firework (Fireworks) turns yellow at Engineering skill 1 and grey at 5. Autumn Flower Firework (Fireworks) turns yellow at Engineering skill 1 and grey at 25. Celestial Firework (Fireworks) turns yellow at Engineering skill 1 and grey at 25.

Recipe items that teach these crafts: Schematic: Alliance Firework, Schematic: Horde Firework, Schematic: Snake Firework, Schematic: Autumn Flower Firework, Schematic: Celestial Firework, Schematic: Grand Celebration Firework, Schematic: Jade Blossom Firework and Schematic: Serpent's Heart Firework.

Reagents used with High-Explosive Gunpowder

High-Explosive Gunpowder is most often combined with Ghost Iron Bolts, which shares 8 of its 18 recipes; next come Spirit of Harmony, Windwool Cloth and Bamboo Lumber.

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How to make High-Explosive Gunpowder

RecipeProfessionSkill tier and categoryReagentsMakesReagents per craft (US)
High-Explosive GunpowderEngineeringPandaria Engineering, Reagents, grey at 25213 gold

High-Explosive Gunpowder (Pandaria Engineering) combines 1 Ghost Iron Bar, and those reagents cost 13 gold; buying 2 High-Explosive Gunpowder instead costs 14 gold38 silver.

What High-Explosive Gunpowder is crafted into

Reconstructed Mogu Lightning Drill (Decor). Made with Reconstructed Mogu Lightning Drill, 20 High-Explosive Gunpowder per craft.

Depleted-Kyparium Rocket (Mount). Made with Depleted-Kyparium Rocket, 12 High-Explosive Gunpowder per craft.

Goblin Dragon Gun, Mark II (Other). Made with Goblin Dragon Gun, Mark II, 8 High-Explosive Gunpowder per craft.

Thermal Anvil (Explosives and Devices). Made with Thermal Anvil, 8 High-Explosive Gunpowder per craft.

High-Explosive Gunpowder: lowest listed price, last 30 days

The current lowest listing is 35% 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.

Now7 gold19 silver
30-day low1 gold98 silver Oct 29
30-day high11,111 gold2 silver Oct 11
30-day median11 gold
7-day median7 gold50 silver
Hourly snapshots683

US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.

High-Explosive Gunpowder by region

The lowest listing is 29% 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.

RegionLowest listed priceListingsUnits
Americas and Oceania (US)7 gold19 silver204,063
Europe (EU)5 gold8 silver275,023

Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as High-Explosive Gunpowder

Pandaria Engineering has 48 recipes. Besides High-Explosive Gunpowder, the reagents they call for most are Ghost Iron Bolts (20 recipes), Living Steel (14 recipes), Ghost Iron Bar (13 recipes), Spirit of Harmony (9 recipes), Trillium Bar (7 recipes), Jard's Peculiar Energy Source (4 recipes), River's Heart (3 recipes), Bamboo Lumber (2 recipes), Hair Trigger (2 recipes), Orb of Mystery (2 recipes).

Draenor Engineering has 37 recipes. Besides High-Explosive Gunpowder, the reagents they call for most are Gearspring Parts (23 recipes), Blackrock Ore (11 recipes), True Iron Ore (11 recipes), Felblight (2 recipes), Savage Blood (2 recipes), Shadowmoon Lumber (2 recipes), Sumptuous Fur (2 recipes), Temporal Crystal (2 recipes), Cerulean Pigment (1 recipe), Light Parchment (1 recipe).

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