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Iron Ore
Metal & Stone
Verified US market
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Iron Ore details
| Type | Metal & Stone |
|---|---|
| Item level | 10 |
| Max stack | 1,000 |
| Vendor sell price | 1 silver50 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 Iron Ore is used in
Blacksmithing
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Relic of the Past III | Classic Blacksmithing, Optional Reagents, grey at 20 | 5 |
|  Relic of the Past III | 7 gold | 44 gold |
Enchanting
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mining | Classic Enchanting, Glove Enchantments, grey at 210 | 3 | 13 gold |
Mining
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smelt Iron | Classic Mining, Smelting, grey at 150 | 1 |  Iron Bar | 5 gold | 4 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 Iron Ore
Iron Ore goes into 3 recipes: 1 in Blacksmithing, 1 in Enchanting and 1 in Mining. They come from Classic Blacksmithing, Classic Enchanting and Classic Mining.
The highest-listed product is Relic of the Past III, from Classic Blacksmithing, at 7 gold on the US Auction House.
One craft of Relic of the Past III takes 5 Iron Ore plus 3 Luminous Flux; at current prices those reagents cost 44 gold9 silver per craft.
Iron Ore is about 46% of that reagent bill at its current price; Luminous Flux makes up the rest.
The cheapest craft that uses Iron Ore is Smelt Iron (Classic Mining): its reagents cost 4 gold9 silver and Iron Bar lists at 5 gold73 silver.
All 2 distinct products have a current US commodity price.
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.
Further down the chain, Iron Bar is itself a reagent in 35 recipes, such as Mighty Iron Hammer, Green Iron Boots and Green Iron Gauntlets.
Leveling and recipes for Iron Ore
Leveling with Iron Ore: Relic of the Past III (Optional Reagents) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 1 and grey at 20. Smelt Iron (Smelting) turns yellow at Mining skill 100 and grey at 150. Mining (Glove Enchantments) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 170 and grey at 210.
Recipe items that teach these crafts: Formula: Enchant Gloves - Mining.
Formula: Enchant Gloves - MiningReagents used with Iron Ore
Iron Ore is most often combined with Light Illusion Dust, which shares 1 of its 3 recipes; next come Luminous Flux.
Light Illusion Dust 1 shared recipe
Luminous Flux 1 shared recipe
How to make Iron Ore
Create Iron OreCrafting recipes that create this material.
What Iron Ore is crafted into
Relic of the Past III (Optional Reagents). Made with Relic of the Past III, 5 Iron Ore per craft.
Iron Bar (Metal & Stone). Made with Smelt Iron, 1 Iron Ore per craft.
Iron Ore: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 24% 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 | 4 gold9 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 45 silver Sep 3 |
| 30-day high | 9 gold99 silver Aug 26 |
| 30-day median | 5 gold40 silver |
| 7-day median | 4 gold95 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 681 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Iron 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) | 4 gold15 silver | 121 | 28,053 |
| Europe (EU) | 4 gold35 silver | 71 | 2,833 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Iron Ore
Classic Mining has 13 recipes. Besides Iron Ore, the reagents they call for most are Arcanite Bar (1 recipe), Coal (1 recipe), Copper Bar (1 recipe), Copper Ore (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).
Classic Enchanting has 141 recipes. Besides Iron Ore, the reagents they call for most are Large Brilliant Shard (37 recipes), Rich Illusion Dust (37 recipes), Greater Eternal Essence (35 recipes), Light Illusion Dust (34 recipes), Lesser Eternal Essence (26 recipes), Strange Dust (15 recipes), Small Brilliant Shard (14 recipes), Lesser Magic Essence (10 recipes), Crystal Vial (7 recipes), Greater Magic Essence (7 recipes).
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About Iron Ore
Iron 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, Enchanting, Mining. When a recipe that uses Iron 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.