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MoP Classic item

Core Marksman Rifle

Item 18282 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 65
  • Binds when equipped
  • RangedGun
  • 107 - 200 DamageSpeed 2.50
  • (61.4 damage per second)
  • Durability 120 / 120
  • Requires Level 60
  • Equip: Increases your hit by 31.
  • +69 Ranged Attack Power
  • Sell Price: 11 gold58 silver

About Core Marksman Rifle

Core Marksman Rifle is an epic ranged gun on MoP Classic at item level 65, usable from level 60. It binds when equipped. It adds Hit (31) and Ranged Attack Power (69). It hits for 107 to 200 damage every 2.50 seconds, 61.4 damage per second. Other ranged guns listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Silithid Husked Launcher (68), Sharpshooter Harquebus (60) and Aldor Guardian Rifle (70). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 1,000 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 11 gold58 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm1,000 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Typical market (US)1,000 gold
Median min buyout5,500 gold
Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 09:29 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active1,000 gold1,000 gold112026-11-03 09:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active10,000 gold10,000 gold112026-11-03 09:08 UTC
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CraftedCore Marksman RifleRecipe
Ranged gun items near item level 65

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 19 other ranged gun items between item level 48 and 84; 6 of them carry fixed stats.

  • Its 61.4 damage per second ranks 3rd of 20 ranged gun items in this group; Longbeard Rifle (item level 84, requires level 58) has the most, 64.6.
  • Attack speeds among the 20 ranged gun items in this group run from 1.80 seconds (Dalaran Rifle) to 3.00 seconds (Flawless Arcanite Rifle); it swings every 2.50 seconds.
  • +31 Hit: no other ranged gun item in this group carries Hit.
  • +69 Ranged Attack Power ranks 1st of 3 ranged gun items with Ranged Attack Power, the most in this group.
  • Next ranged gun items up with fixed stats: Silithid Husked Launcher (item level 68, requires level 60).
  • Its lowest listed price, 1,000 gold, ranks 14th of 15 listed ranged gun items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed ranged gun items at a similar or higher item level: Lead-Slug Shotgun at 10 gold (item level 81, requires level 57), Aldor Guardian Rifle at 150 gold (item level 70, requires level 60), Silithid Husked Launcher at 444 gold (item level 68, requires level 60).
  • Other weapon types for the ranged slot within 5 item levels of 65: bow (7): Eaglehorn Long Bow, Broken Longbow, Archstrike Bow; wand (3): Antenna of Invigoration, Lunar Wand, Dragon Finger.
ItemItem levelRequiresDPSFixed statsLowest listed
Dark Iron Rifle555047.4 (2.70s)none1,724 gold97 silver
Burnside Rifle565143.4 (2.50s)none8 gold
Primed Musket575226.4 (1.80s)none3 gold
Dwarven Hand Cannon585354.8 (2.90s)none999 gold
Shell Launcher Shotgun585349.8 (2.30s)none10 gold
Sharpshooter Harquebus605546.4 (2.20s)none15 gold
Flawless Arcanite Rifle615652.2 (3.00s)+29 Critical Strike, +32 Ranged Attack Power-
Core Marksman Rifle656061.4 (2.50s)+31 Hit, +69 Ranged Attack Power1,000 gold
Crystal Slugthrower656055.7 (2.80s)+31 Agility, +12 Stamina-
Silithid Husked Launcher686059.3 (2.80s)+13 Agility, +32 Stamina444 gold
Rusted Musket696431.4 (1.80s)none-
Aldor Guardian Rifle706052.0 (2.20s)none150 gold
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Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Sawed-Off Hand Cannon, K3 Pachyderm Prevention Device.

Where Core Marksman Rifle Fits

Items Numbered Next to Core Marksman Rifle

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 18282 (18259 to 18298) were usually added in the same batch as Core Marksman Rifle: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions
Item 18282Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level656529
Required level606060
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Damage64 - 120107 - 200108 - 200
Speed2.502.502.50
Damage per second36.861.461.6
Hit-31-
Ranged Attack Power-69-
EffectsEquip: +22 ranged Attack Power.; Equip: Improves your chance to hit by 1%.--
Sell price6 gold63 silver11 gold58 silver5 gold56 silver

Retail recipe Core Marksman Rifle: 4x Fiery Core, 2x Lava Core, 6x Arcanite Bar, 2x Delicate Arcanite Converter, 2x Thorium Tube.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 11:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
4
Lowest buyout seen
500 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-11 00:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
199,533 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
1,138
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 0308,937g17,875g26,812g35,750gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 1,000gEU median, latest 10,000g
Each line is one region's daily median of the cheapest buyout on every realm that listed it, from our hourly scans.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)EU lowEU medianEU realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-0310,000 gold10,000 gold11,000 gold1,000 gold1
2026-11-023,444 gold3,903 gold59 silver21,000 gold1,000 gold1
2026-11-012,408 gold55 silver3,903 gold59 silver21,000 gold1,000 gold1
2026-10-312,408 gold55 silver3,903 gold59 silver21,000 gold1,000 gold1
2026-10-302,586 gold33 silver3,903 gold59 silver21,000 gold1,000 gold1
2026-10-293,903 gold59 silver3,903 gold59 silver11,000 gold1,000 gold1
2026-10-282,515 gold55 silver3,444 gold21,000 gold1,000 gold1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 1 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's MoP Classic Game Data API (static data 5.5.4.67732). Prices: per-unit buyouts from one Blizzard Auction House snapshot per connected realm per hour; market is the quantity-weighted median of a realm's listings. Retail column: the retail client datamine.