MoP Classic item

Dark Iron Rifle

Item 16004 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 55
Binds when equipped
RangedGun
89 - 167 DamageSpeed 2.70
(47.4 damage per second)
Durability 100 / 100
Requires Level 50
Equip: Chance to strike your ranged target with Shadow Shot for 18 to 26 Shadow damage.
Sell Price: 6 gold7 silver

About Dark Iron Rifle

Dark Iron Rifle is a rare ranged gun on MoP Classic at item level 55, usable from level 50. It binds when equipped. It hits for 89 to 167 damage every 2.70 seconds, 47.4 damage per second. Schematic: Dark Iron Rifle teaches how to make it. Other ranged guns listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Burnside Rifle (56), Primed Musket (57) and Shell Launcher Shotgun (58). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 1,724 gold97 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 6 gold7 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm1,724 gold97 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)1,724 gold97 silver

Median min buyout1,724 gold97 silver

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 06:29 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	1,724 gold97 silver	1,724 gold97 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 06:29 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Dark Iron Rifle	Recipe

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Schematic: Dark Iron Rifle (2x Thorium Tube, 6x Dark Iron Bar, 2x Blue Sapphire, 2x Large Opal, 4x Rugged Leather) Requires Engineering (275)

Ranged gun items near item level 55

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 23 other ranged gun items between item level 39 and 70; 11 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 47.4 damage per second ranks 8th of 24 ranged gun items in this group; Core Marksman Rifle (item level 65, requires level 60) has the most, 61.4.
Attack speeds among the 24 ranged gun items in this group run from 1.80 seconds (Precisely Calibrated Boomstick) to 3.00 seconds (Sniper Rifle); it swings every 2.70 seconds.
Core Marksman Rifle has the most fixed stat points in this group, 100.
Next ranged gun items up with fixed stats: Flawless Arcanite Rifle (item level 61, requires level 56), Core Marksman Rifle (item level 65, requires level 60), Crystal Slugthrower (item level 65, requires level 60), Silithid Husked Launcher (item level 68, requires level 60).
Its lowest listed price, 1,724 gold97 silver, ranks 17th of 19 listed ranged gun items in this group.
Cheapest listed ranged gun items at a similar or higher item level: Primed Musket at 3 gold (item level 57, requires level 52), Burnside Rifle at 8 gold (item level 56, requires level 51), Shell Launcher Shotgun at 10 gold (item level 58, requires level 53).
Other weapon types for the ranged slot within 4 item levels of 55: bow (7): Stinging Bow, Gryphonwing Long Bow, Harpy Needler; wand (4): Torch of Austen, Ivory Wand, Glowstar Rod; crossbow (1): Heartseeking Crossbow.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Precisely Calibrated Boomstick	48	43	46.4 (1.80s)	+46 Agility	30 gold
Ricochet Blunderbuss	48	43	37.4 (2.30s)	none	4 gold
Guttbuster	50	45	43.5 (2.70s)	+25 Agility, +9 Critical Strike	10 gold
Percussion Shotgun	50	45	38.7 (2.30s)	none	4 gold99 silver
Thorium Rifle	52	47	40.2 (2.50s)	+53 Ranged Attack Power	100 gold
Dark Iron Rifle	55	50	47.4 (2.70s)	none	1,724 gold97 silver
Burnside Rifle	56	51	43.4 (2.50s)	none	8 gold
Primed Musket	57	52	26.4 (1.80s)	none	3 gold
Dwarven Hand Cannon	58	53	54.8 (2.90s)	none	2,000 gold
Shell Launcher Shotgun	58	53	49.8 (2.30s)	none	10 gold
Sharpshooter Harquebus	60	55	46.4 (2.20s)	none	15 gold
Flawless Arcanite Rifle	61	56	52.2 (3.00s)	+29 Critical Strike, +32 Ranged Attack Power	-

Where Dark Iron Rifle Fits

Items That Share Dark Iron Rifle's Icon

Dark Iron Rifle uses the same icon art, which 4 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

Shell Launcher Shotgun ID 13146 · Weapon - Gun · item level 58 · lowest 10g on 5 realms
Guttbuster ID 13139 · Weapon - Gun · item level 50 · lowest 10g on 4 realms
Ironweaver ID 13137 · Weapon - Gun · item level 34
Explosive Shotgun ID 8188 · Weapon - Gun · item level 37 · lowest 1g on 3 realms

Items Numbered Next to Dark Iron Rifle

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16004 (15994 to 16022) were usually added in the same batch as Dark Iron Rifle: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Thorium Widget ID 15994 · Trade Goods · item level 52
Thorium Rifle ID 15995 · Weapon - Gun · item level 52 · lowest 100g on 1 realm
Lifelike Mechanical Toad ID 15996 · Miscellaneous · item level 53 · lowest 99g on 4 realms
Spellpower Goggles Xtreme Plus ID 15999 · Armor - Cloth · item level 54 · lowest 3g on 2 realms
Thorium Tube ID 16000 · Trade Goods · item level 39
Delicate Arcanite Converter ID 16006 · Trade Goods · item level 58
Flawless Arcanite Rifle ID 16007 · Weapon - Gun · item level 61
Master Engineer's Goggles ID 16008 · Armor - Cloth · item level 58 · lowest 2g on 2 realms
Voice Amplification Modulator ID 16009 · Armor · item level 58 · lowest 1,000g on 1 realm
Arcanite Dragonling ID 16022 · Armor · item level 60 · lowest 49,999g on 1 realm

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

Across game versions

Item 16004	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	55	55	28
Required level	50	50	50
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	53 - 100	89 - 167	90 - 167
Speed	2.70	2.70	2.70
Damage per second	28.3	47.4	47.6
Effects	Equip: Chance to strike your ranged target with Shadow Shot for 18 to 26 Shadow damage.	Equip: Chance to strike your ranged target with Shadow Shot for 18 to 26 Shadow damage.	-
Sell price	2 gold91 silver	6 gold7 silver	2 gold91 silver

Retail recipe Dark Iron Rifle: 2x Thorium Tube, 6x Dark Iron Bar, 2x Deadly Scope, 2x Blue Sapphire, 2x Large Opal, 4x Rugged Leather.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 2
Lowest buyout seen: 188 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-11 09:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 4,122 gold35 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 847

US median, latest 1,725gEU median, latest 3,600g
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 low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	-	-	-	1,724 gold97 silver	1,724 gold97 silver	1
2026-11-02	-	-	-	1,724 gold97 silver	1,724 gold97 silver	1
2026-11-01	3,599 gold88 silver	3,599 gold88 silver	1	1,724 gold98 silver	1,724 gold98 silver	1
2026-10-31	3,485 gold33 silver	3,485 gold33 silver	1	1,724 gold98 silver	1,724 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-30	3,354 gold19 silver	3,354 gold19 silver	1	1,625 gold	1,725 gold	1
2026-10-29	-	-	-	1,125 gold	1,625 gold	1
2026-10-28	2,874 gold50 silver	2,874 gold50 silver	1	1,120 gold	1,125 gold	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 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.

Quick facts

Item ID	16004
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Gun
Slot	Ranged
Item level	55
Requires level	50
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	2 gold91 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)