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MoP Classic item

Vial of the Sands

Item 65891 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 85
  • Mount
  • Requires Level 80
  • Requires Expert Riding
  • Transforms you into a Sandstone Drake, allowing you to fly very fast and carry an ally on your back. This is a flying mount.
  • "Teaches you how to transform into a dragon, allowing you to carry an ally on your back. This is a flying mount."
  • Sell Price: 25 gold

About Vial of the Sands

Vial of the Sands is an epic mount item on MoP Classic at item level 85, usable from level 80. Other mounts listed on the MoP Classic Auction House include Sky Golem, Ruby Panther and Reins of Poseidus. The latest scan finds it on 8 MoP Classic realms (EU 4, US 4); the cheapest buyout is 40,966 gold98 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 25 gold for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm40,966 gold98 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Typical market (US)81,944 gold
Median min buyout78,100 gold
Realms with listings8EU 4, US 4
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active40,966 gold98 silver40,966 gold98 silver332026-11-03 06:29 UTC
Bloodsail BuccaneersUS · Active75,000 gold75,000 gold112026-11-03 06:29 UTC
AtieshUS · Legacy88,888 gold88,888 gold112026-11-03 06:29 UTC
MankrikUS · Legacy148,550 gold148,550 gold112026-11-03 06:29 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active44,999 gold98 silver44,999 gold98 silver772026-11-03 07:08 UTC
AuberdineEU · Active65,000 gold65,000 gold112026-11-03 07:08 UTC
LakeshireEU · Legacy81,200 gold81,200 gold112026-11-03 07:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active116,348 gold1 silver116,348 gold1 silver112026-11-03 07:08 UTC
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Where it comes from
CraftedVial of the SandsRecipe
Mount items on MoP Classic
Mount journal (retail client)

Sandstone Drake

Where Vial of the Sands Fits

Items That Share Vial of the Sands's Icon

Vial of the Sands uses the same icon art, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Vial of the Sands

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 65891 (65892 to 65893) were usually added in the same batch as Vial of the Sands: 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 65891MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level8530
Required level8080
EffectsTransforms you into a Sandstone Drake, allowing you to fly very fast and carry an ally on your back. This is a flying mount.-
Sell price25 gold25 gold

Retail recipe Vial of the Sands: 1x Pyrium-Laced Crystalline Vial, 8x Sands of Time, 12x Truegold, 8x Flask of the Winds, 8x Flask of Titanic Strength, 8x Deepstone Oil.

3D Model

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

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
15
Lowest buyout seen
17,500 goldShimmering Flats (KR), 2026-10-15 15:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
247,227 gold23 silverFlamegor (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
7,009
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 03048,125g96,250g144,375g192,500gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 86,001gEU median, latest 81,200gKR median, latest 150,000gTW median, latest 95,000g
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 realmsKR lowKR medianKR realmsTW lowTW medianTW realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-0344,999 gold98 silver81,200 gold5------40,966 gold86,000 gold89 silver5
2026-11-0244,900 gold99 silver65,000 gold680,000 gold99 silver150,000 gold295,000 gold95,000 gold140,966 gold97 silver77,777 gold5
2026-11-0141,359 gold98 silver51,750 gold88 silver6149,999 gold99 silver150,000 gold195,000 gold95,000 gold140,999 gold98 silver77,777 gold5
2026-10-3134,500 gold49,999 gold99 silver680,000 gold99 silver149,999 gold99 silver295,000 gold99,888 gold139,999 gold98 silver75,000 gold5
2026-10-3035,343 gold98 silver65,000 gold580,000 gold99 silver95,000 gold295,000 gold95,000 gold139,999 gold98 silver74,999 gold5
2026-10-2933,223 gold35 silver65,000 gold580,000 gold99 silver169,976 gold99 silver295,000 gold95,000 gold140,995 gold50 silver77,777 gold4
2026-10-2833,223 gold35 silver46,000 gold580,000 gold99 silver169,976 gold99 silver295,000 gold99,887 gold99 silver139,990 gold45 silver77,777 gold4
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 4 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 4 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.