WoW Economy Report - Week 32, 2026

What moved and why

Essence of Air led the week (27 gold60 silver → 82 gold51 silver, +198.9%), while Primal Flux gave the most ground (49 gold99 silver → 18 gold, -64.0%). Every figure is a US-region daily median from hourly Auction House snapshots, liquidity-filtered - the "why" is in the prices, not in guesswork about demand.

Top risers

Biggest US-region median price gains this week, liquidity-filtered.

Commodity	Week start	Week end	Change
Essence of Air	27 gold60 silver	82 gold51 silver	+198.9%
Frozen Rune	30 gold	87 gold90 silver	+193.0%
Burning Embers	19 gold12 silver	55 gold	+187.7%
Red, White and Blue Firework	15 gold	39 gold	+160.0%
Void-Shrouded Tincture	130 gold96 silver	324 gold93 silver	+148.1%
Raw Crab Meat	38 gold17 silver	87 gold39 silver	+128.9%
Thalassian Missive of the Fireflash	41 gold99 silver	95 gold42 silver	+127.2%
Writhebark	40 gold98 silver	90 gold67 silver	+121.3%
Albino Cavefish	62 gold	129 gold69 silver	+109.2%
Nerubian Chitin	99 gold	197 gold	+99.0%

Top fallers

Biggest US-region median price drops this week, liquidity-filtered.

Commodity	Week start	Week end	Change
Primal Flux	49 gold99 silver	18 gold	-64.0%
Clacking Claw	65 gold	25 gold	-61.5%
Gleeful Glamour - Tauren	21 gold54 silver	8 gold49 silver	-60.6%
Saxifrage	14 gold97 silver	6 gold30 silver	-57.9%
Awakened Fire	398 gold	169 gold94 silver	-57.3%
Large Sturdy Femur	197 gold	87 gold	-55.8%
Quick Amethyst	269 gold97 silver	125 gold	-53.7%
Salamanther Scales	10 gold	5 gold62 silver	-43.8%
Encrypted Twilight Text	79 gold20 silver	48 gold61 silver	-38.6%
Flawless Quick Peridot	645 gold	400 gold	-38.0%

Held back from the rankings

These moves would have ranked above, but their own daily data does not support a market move: the median on the first or last day was a listing wall far above the cheapest listing, the new level shows up on a single day, the cheapest listing did not move with the median, or the item was barely listed on an endpoint day. They stay here, with their observed values, rather than headline the report. 324 were held back this week; the 20 largest are listed here.

Commodity	Week start	Week end	Change	Why it is held back
Ocean Sapphire	32 gold26 silver	18,900 gold	+58486.5%	On Aug 9 the median listing (18,900g) was 917 times the cheapest listing that day (20g 62s), so most listed units sat far above where the item was available. The week-end level (18,900g) appears on Aug 9 only, with no other day in the week near it. The cheapest listing did not move (about 26g 90s over the first 1 days, 20g 62s over the last 1), so the median reflects a listing wall, not the market.
Deadly Amethyst	45 gold	18,875 gold	+41844.4%	On Aug 9 the median listing (18,875g) was 851 times the cheapest listing that day (22g 19s), so most listed units sat far above where the item was available. The week-end level (18,875g) appears on Aug 9 only, with no other day in the week near it. The week-start level (45g) appears on Aug 3 only, with no other day in the week near it. The cheapest listing moved much less than the median (about 10g 95s over the first 1 days, 22g 19s over the last 1), so most of the median's move came from listings far above the cheapest price.
Omnium Draconis	57 gold62 silver	18,999 gold98 silver	+32874.6%	On Aug 9 the median listing (18,999g 98s) was 164 times the cheapest listing that day (116g), so most listed units sat far above where the item was available. The week-end level (18,999g 98s) appears on Aug 9 only, with no other day in the week near it. The cheapest listing moved much less than the median (about 57g over the first 1 days, 116g over the last 1), so most of the median's move came from listings far above the cheapest price.
Midsummer Ground Flower	33 gold85 silver	8,755 gold	+25764.1%	On Aug 9 the median listing (8,755g) was 87 times the cheapest listing that day (100g 36s), so most listed units sat far above where the item was available. The week-end level (8,755g) appears on Aug 9 only, with no other day in the week near it. The cheapest listing moved much less than the median (about 28g 5s over the first 1 days, 100g 36s over the last 1), so most of the median's move came from listings far above the cheapest price.
Thalassian Missive of Resourcefulness	93 gold92 silver	18,875 gold	+19996.9%	On Aug 9 the median listing (18,875g) was 189 times the cheapest listing that day (100g), so most listed units sat far above where the item was available. The week-end level (18,875g) appears on Aug 9 only, with no other day in the week near it. The cheapest listing did not move (about 80g over the first 1 days, 100g over the last 1), so the median reflects a listing wall, not the market.
Elixir of Water Walking	29 gold70 silver	2,888 gold74 silver	+9626.4%	On Aug 9 the median listing (2,888g 74s) was 100 times the cheapest listing that day (28g 88s), so most listed units sat far above where the item was available. The week-end level (2,888g 74s) appears on Aug 9 only, with no other day in the week near it. The cheapest listing moved much less than the median (about 14g 76s over the first 1 days, 28g 88s over the last 1), so most of the median's move came from listings far above the cheapest price.
Ysemerald	197 gold	18,999 gold98 silver	+9544.7%	On Aug 3 the median listing (197g) was 47 times the cheapest listing that day (4g 20s), so most listed units sat far above where the item was available. On Aug 9 the median listing (18,999g 98s) was 127 times the cheapest listing that day (150g), so most listed units sat far above where the item was available. The week-end level (18,999g 98s) appears on Aug 9 only, with no other day in the week near it. The week-start level (197g) appears on Aug 3 only, with no other day in the week near it.
Mastodon Tusk	69 gold	2,494 gold99 silver	+3515.9%	The week-end level (2,494g 99s) appears on Aug 9 only, with no other day in the week near it.
Crocolisk Meat	45 gold14 silver	1,500 gold33 silver	+3223.7%	On Aug 3 the median listing (45g 14s) was 564 times the cheapest listing that day (8s), so most listed units sat far above where the item was available. On Aug 9 the median listing (1,500g 33s) was 13,639 times the cheapest listing that day (11s), so most listed units sat far above where the item was available. The week-end level (1,500g 33s) appears on Aug 9 only, with no other day in the week near it. The cheapest listing did not move (about 8s over the first 1 days, 11s over the last 1), so the median reflects a listing wall, not the market.
Flawless Masterful Amethyst	695 gold	18,875 gold	+2615.8%	On Aug 9 the median listing (18,875g) was 19 times the cheapest listing that day (1,000g), so most listed units sat far above where the item was available. The week-end level (18,875g) appears on Aug 9 only, with no other day in the week near it. The cheapest listing moved much less than the median (about 200g over the first 1 days, 1,000g over the last 1), so most of the median's move came from listings far above the cheapest price.
Gleeful Glamour - Orc	24,888 gold85 silver	86 silver	-100.0%	On Aug 3 the median listing (24,888g 85s) was 33,185 times the cheapest listing that day (75s), so most listed units sat far above where the item was available. The week-end level (86s) appears on Aug 9 only, with no other day in the week near it. The cheapest listing did not move (about 75s over the first 1 days, 74s over the last 1), so the median reflects a listing wall, not the market.
Gleeful Glamour - Worgen	24,888 gold84 silver	96 silver	-100.0%	On Aug 3 the median listing (24,888g 84s) was 20,741 times the cheapest listing that day (1g 20s), so most listed units sat far above where the item was available. The week-end level (96s) appears on Aug 9 only, with no other day in the week near it. The week-start level (24,888g 84s) appears on Aug 3 only, with no other day in the week near it. The cheapest listing did not move (about 1g 20s over the first 1 days, 84s over the last 1), so the median reflects a listing wall, not the market.
Gleeful Glamour - Draenei	24,888 gold85 silver	1 gold	-100.0%	On Aug 3 the median listing (24,888g 85s) was 62,222 times the cheapest listing that day (40s), so most listed units sat far above where the item was available. The week-end level (1g) appears on Aug 9 only, with no other day in the week near it. The cheapest listing moved the other way (about 40s over the first 1 days, 80s over the last 1), so the median reflects a listing wall, not the market.
Gleeful Glamour - Night Elf	20,000 gold	98 silver	-100.0%	On Aug 3 the median listing (20,000g) was 20,000 times the cheapest listing that day (1g), so most listed units sat far above where the item was available. The week-start level (20,000g) appears on Aug 3 only, with no other day in the week near it. The cheapest listing did not move (about 1g over the first 1 days, 90s over the last 1), so the median reflects a listing wall, not the market.
Gleeful Glamour - Human	24,888 gold84 silver	1 gold78 silver	-100.0%	On Aug 3 the median listing (24,888g 84s) was 50,794 times the cheapest listing that day (49s), so most listed units sat far above where the item was available. The week-end level (1g 78s) appears on Aug 9 only, with no other day in the week near it. The week-start level (24,888g 84s) appears on Aug 3 only, with no other day in the week near it. The cheapest listing moved the other way (about 49s over the first 1 days, 1g 75s over the last 1), so the median reflects a listing wall, not the market.
Grilled Shark	5,000 gold	1 gold20 silver	-100.0%	On Aug 3 the median listing (5,000g) was 50,000 times the cheapest listing that day (10s), so most listed units sat far above where the item was available. On Aug 9 the median listing (1g 20s) was 12 times the cheapest listing that day (10s), so most listed units sat far above where the item was available. The week-end level (1g 20s) appears on Aug 9 only, with no other day in the week near it. The cheapest listing did not move (about 10s over the first 1 days, 10s over the last 1), so the median reflects a listing wall, not the market.
Volatile Rum	2,500 gold	99 silver	-100.0%	On Aug 3 the median listing (2,500g) was 3,731 times the cheapest listing that day (67s), so most listed units sat far above where the item was available. The week-end level (99s) appears on Aug 9 only, with no other day in the week near it. The cheapest listing did not move (about 67s over the first 1 days, 95s over the last 1), so the median reflects a listing wall, not the market.
Potion of the Hushed Zephyr	8,000 gold99 silver	3 gold20 silver	-100.0%	On Aug 3 the median listing (8,000g 99s) was 800,099 times the cheapest listing that day (1s), so most listed units sat far above where the item was available. The week-end level (3g 20s) appears on Aug 9 only, with no other day in the week near it. The week-start level (8,000g 99s) appears on Aug 3 only, with no other day in the week near it. The cheapest listing moved the other way (about 1s over the first 1 days, 33s over the last 1), so the median reflects a listing wall, not the market.
Eight of Radiance	22,222 gold22 silver	10 gold	-100.0%	On Aug 3 the median listing (22,222g 22s) was 1,481 times the cheapest listing that day (15g), so most listed units sat far above where the item was available. The week-end level (10g) appears on Aug 9 only, with no other day in the week near it. The week-start level (22,222g 22s) appears on Aug 3 only, with no other day in the week near it. The cheapest listing moved much less than the median (about 15g over the first 1 days, 9g over the last 1), so most of the median's move came from listings far above the cheapest price.
Versatile Lapis	24,888 gold84 silver	13 gold	-99.9%	On Aug 3 the median listing (24,888g 84s) was 2,489 times the cheapest listing that day (10g), so most listed units sat far above where the item was available. The week-start level (24,888g 84s) appears on Aug 3 only, with no other day in the week near it. The cheapest listing did not move (about 10g over the first 1 days, 8g 42s over the last 1), so the median reflects a listing wall, not the market.

Citing this report

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• Biggest riser, Aug 3-9, 2026: Essence of Air, 27g 60s to 82g 51s (+198.9%), US-region daily medians.
• Biggest faller, Aug 3-9, 2026: Primal Flux, 49g 99s to 18g (-64.0%), US-region daily medians.

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Suggested citation: TheWoWDB, “WoW Economy Report - Week 32, 2026”, Aug 3-9, 2026. https://thewowdb.com/reports/wow-economy-2026-w32/

How this report is built

Methodology: prices are US-region daily medians of commodity auction listings from Blizzard's official Auction House API, snapshotted hourly. Movers compare the first and last daily median inside the week. Candidates need a starting median of at least 10 gold and at least 50 live listings when the page is built. A move is only featured when its own days support it: rows whose first or last daily median was more than ten times that day's cheapest listing, whose new level appears on a single day, whose cheapest listing (the typical daily minimum over the first and last three days) did not move at least half as far as the median, or that were listed in fewer than half the hourly scans on an endpoint day are held back and listed separately. Verify prices in-game before trading.

Sample: the 1,500 US-region commodities that cleared the liquidity and price floors inside this window; the tables rank the largest movers among them, 10 in each direction. Prices are daily medians, measured through 2026-08-09: the baseline is the first daily median inside the week and the end is the last one; a daily median is the median of that day's hourly, quantity-weighted median asks, so it describes listings, not completed sales.

The same snapshots ship inside TheWoWDB Companion, the free in-game addon, so the prices in this report are the prices on your tooltips.

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