WoW Forever item

Taut Compound Bow

Name: Taut Compound Bow WoW Forever Auction House Prices
Creator: TheWoWDB
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Item 3778 on WoW Forever (WoW Forever beta (September 17 to October 21) · launches November 4, 2026), client 1.60.1.70532

Item Level 31
RangedBow
22 - 41 DamageSpeed 2.50
(12.6 damage per second)
Requires Level 26
Sell Price: 15 silver41 copper

About Taut Compound Bow

Taut Compound Bow is a poor bow on WoW Forever at item level 31, usable from level 26. Other ranged bows listed on the WoW Forever Auction House closest to it in item level include Archer's Longbow (32), Harpyclaw Short Bow (32) and Sturdy Recurve (32). The latest scan finds it on 1 WoW Forever realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 20 silver on Classic Beta PvE 2 (US). A vendor pays 15 silver41 copper for it.

WoW Forever Auction House prices

Cheapest realm20 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US, Alliance)

Typical market (US) -

Median min buyout20 silver

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-10-20 22:54 UTCplayer scan time

Prices across WoW Forever realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Classic Beta PvE 2US · WoW Forever beta · Alliance	20 silver	-	2	1	2026-10-20 22:54 UTC

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Bow ranged items near item level 31

Our WoW Forever item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 15 other bow ranged items between item level 23 and 39; 0 of them carry fixed stats.

Its lowest listed price, 20 silver, ranks 3rd of 13 listed bow ranged items in this group.
Cheapest listed bow ranged items at a similar or higher item level: Long Battle Bow at 46 silver (item level 29, requires level 24), Whipwood Recurve Bow at 73 silver (item level 34, requires level 29), Archer's Longbow at 1 gold85 silver (item level 32, requires level 27).
Other armor types for the ranged slot within 2 item levels of 31: gun (7): "Mage-Eye" Blunderbuss, BKP "Sparrow" Smallbore, Moonsight Rifle; wand (3): Lesser Mystic Wand, Wand of Eventide, Firestarter; crossbow (1): Crystalpine Stinger.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Ranger Bow	25	20	-	none	15 gold
Precision Bow	27	22	-	none	80 silver
Stiff Recurve Bow	28	23	-	none	12 silver
Long Battle Bow	29	24	-	none	46 silver
Taut Compound Bow	31	26	-	none	20 silver
Archer's Longbow	32	27	-	none	1 gold85 silver
Harpyclaw Short Bow	32	27	-	none	23 gold
Ravenwood Bow	32	27	-	none	-
Sturdy Recurve	32	27	-	none	2 gold97 silver
Whipwood Recurve Bow	34	29	-	none	73 silver
Dense Shortbow	35	30	-	none	3 gold
Long Redwood Bow	35	30	-	none	4 gold25 silver

Where Taut Compound Bow Fits

Items That Share Taut Compound Bow's Icon

Taut Compound Bow uses the same icon art, which 2 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:

Polished Shortbow ID 2505 · Weapon - Bow · item level 4
Crusader Bow ID 15287 · Weapon - Bow · item level 45

Items Numbered Next to Taut Compound Bow

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3778 (3740 to 3783) were usually added in the same batch as Taut Compound Bow: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Decapitating Sword ID 3740 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 24 · lowest 25s on 2 realms
Rune of Opening ID 3745 · Quest · lowest 45c on 1 realm
Mutton Chop ID 3770 · Consumable · item level 25 · lowest 25c on 2 realms
Wild Hog Shank ID 3771 · Consumable · item level 35 · lowest 99c on 2 realms
Crippling Poison ID 3775 · Consumable · item level 20 · lowest 1s on 2 realms
Hefty War Axe ID 3779 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 32 · lowest 43s on 2 realms
Long-barreled Musket ID 3780 · Weapon - Gun · item level 33 · lowest 29s on 1 realm
Broad Claymore ID 3781 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 34 · lowest 33s on 2 realms
Large War Club ID 3782 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 35
Light Scimitar ID 3783 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 36

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

Across game versions

Item 3778	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	31	31	19
Required level	26	26	26
Damage	13 - 25	22 - 41	22 - 41
Speed	2.50	2.50	2.50
Damage per second	7.6	12.6	12.6
Sell price	15 silver41 copper	32 silver10 copper	15 silver41 copper

WoW Forever price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-05 01:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 1
Lowest buyout seen: 20 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US), 2026-10-20 22:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 1 gold24 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 18

Classic Beta PvE 2 Alliance: 11 scans, latest 20sClassic Beta PvE 2 Horde: 7 scans, latest 24s
Each dot is one player scan: the cheapest buyout listed at that moment on that faction house. Gaps between dots are time nobody scanned, not a steady price.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	US low	US median	US realms
2026-10-20	20 silver	20 silver	1
2026-10-19	50 silver	50 silver	1
2026-10-18	24 silver	24 silver	1
2026-10-17	24 silver	24 silver	2
2026-10-16	50 silver	50 silver	1
2026-10-14	1 gold24 silver	1 gold24 silver	1
2026-10-13	24 silver	24 silver	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest WoW Forever scan: US 1 of 1.

Item data: WoW Forever client datamine, build 1.60.1.70532. Prices: per-unit buyouts from Auction House scans made in game by players with the TheWoWDB addon, one scan per realm per hour at most; Blizzard publishes no auction data for WoW Forever, so a price is only as fresh as the latest scan. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	3778
Game version	WoW Forever (client 1.60.1.70532)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Bow
Slot	Ranged
Item level	31
Requires level	26
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	15 silver41 copper
Data source	WoW Forever client datamine