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High-Explosive Gunpowder

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Lowest listed price10 gold23 silver
Median listing11 gold23 silver
2,421 available13 listings
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High-Explosive Gunpowder details

TypeParts
Item level30
Max stack1,000
Vendor sell price31 silver25 copper
ExpansionMists of Pandaria
First seen in our databuild 5.5.4.69585

Read from the 12.1.0.69933 game build. Prices are US Auction House data.

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 Axe452 gold

Engineering

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Alliance FireworkDraenor Engineering, Fireworks, grey at 51Alliance Firework ×580 silver10 gold
Horde FireworkDraenor Engineering, Fireworks, grey at 51Horde Firework ×59 gold10 gold
Snake FireworkDraenor Engineering, Fireworks, grey at 51Snake Firework ×570 silver10 gold
Autumn Flower FireworkPandaria Engineering, Fireworks, grey at 251Autumn Flower Firework ×524 silver10 gold
Celestial FireworkPandaria Engineering, Fireworks, grey at 251Celestial Firework ×53 gold10 gold
Depleted-Kyparium RocketPandaria Engineering, Mounts, grey at 7512Depleted-Kyparium Rocket73,117 gold
G91 LandsharkPandaria Engineering, Explosives, grey at 502G91 Landshark ×325 silver68 gold
Ghost Iron DragonlingPandaria Engineering, Devices, grey at 754Ghost Iron Dragonling236 gold
Goblin Dragon Gun, Mark IIPandaria Engineering, Explosives, grey at 508Goblin Dragon Gun, Mark II153 gold
Grand Celebration FireworkPandaria Engineering, Fireworks, grey at 251Grand Celebration Firework ×55 gold10 gold
Jade Blossom FireworkPandaria Engineering, Fireworks, grey at 251Jade Blossom Firework ×534 silver10 gold
Locksmith's PowderkegPandaria Engineering, Explosives, grey at 51Locksmith's Powderkeg14 gold10 gold
Pandaria FireworksPandaria Engineering, Fireworks, grey at 253Pandaria Fireworks30 gold
Reconstructed Mogu Lightning DrillPandaria Engineering, House Decor, grey at 7530Reconstructed Mogu Lightning Drill
Serpent's Heart FireworkPandaria Engineering, Fireworks, grey at 251Serpent's Heart Firework ×51 gold10 gold
Thermal AnvilPandaria Engineering, Devices, grey at 758Thermal Anvil225 gold
Tinker's KitPandaria Engineering, Reagents, grey at 602Tinker's Kit ×21 gold69 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 14 gold12 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 10 gold24 silver per craft.

The cheapest craft that uses High-Explosive Gunpowder is Alliance Firework (Draenor Engineering): its reagents cost 10 gold23 silver and Alliance Firework lists at 80 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.

How to make High-Explosive Gunpowder

RecipeProfessionSkill tier and categoryReagentsMakesReagents per craft (US)
High-Explosive GunpowderEngineeringPandaria Engineering, Reagents, grey at 25212 gold

High-Explosive Gunpowder (Pandaria Engineering) combines 1 Ghost Iron Bar, and those reagents cost 12 gold50 silver; buying 2 High-Explosive Gunpowder instead costs 20 gold46 silver.

What High-Explosive Gunpowder is crafted into

Reconstructed Mogu Lightning Drill (Decor). Made with Reconstructed Mogu Lightning Drill, 30 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 6% above its 30-day median.

Now10 gold23 silver
30-day low4 gold55 silver Sep 9
30-day high16 gold98 silver Aug 26
30-day median9 gold64 silver
7-day median9 gold63 silver
Hourly snapshots688

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 50% 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)10 gold23 silver132,421
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).

Other Reagents priced near High-Explosive Gunpowder

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About High-Explosive Gunpowder

High-Explosive Gunpowder 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, Engineering. When a recipe that uses High-Explosive Gunpowder 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.