Retractable Claw

What is Retractable Claw?

Retractable Claw is a poor-quality junk item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 9s 75c. It stacks to 5.

Where do you buy Retractable Claw?

Vendors sell it for 9s 75c and buy it back for 2s 43c. It can also be listed on the auction house, and the vendors and zones players have seen it at are listed on this page as they are reported.

How much does Retractable Claw cost on the auction house?

About 4s at the median on PvP Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 03:15 UTC. Across the 7 Forever markets with a price it runs from 3s 94c on PvP Alliance EU to 4s on PvP Horde EU.

Is Retractable Claw different in Forever than in Classic Era?

No. Forever keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.

How fast does Retractable Claw sell on the auction house?

Barely sells on PvP Alliance US: none sold this week over the last week. AHledger estimates it from consecutive scans of the auction house; a cancelled listing can look like a sale, so the figure is a guide.

Where is the best place to farm Retractable Claw?

Of the sources players have reported, Panther in Stranglethorn Vale drops it most often: 15% of 60 loot windows. A stack of 5 takes about 34 kills at that rate, and sells for 20s at the median on PvP Alliance US.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Retractable Claw keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices in Forever.

Era values from Blizzard's Game Data API; Forever values from Forever's game data.

Class

Miscellaneous

Subclass

Junk

Quality

poor

Item level

1

Stack size

5

Vendor sell

2s 43c

Vendor buy

9s 75c

Blizzard item id

1687

Client build

1.60.1 (build 70862)

• Vendors sell it for 9s 75c and buy it back for 2s 43c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Dropped by
  • Panther in Stranglethorn Vale15% of 60 looted
  • Young Stranglethorn Tiger in Stranglethorn Vale (Nesingwary's Expedition)9% of 75 looted
  • Young Panther in Stranglethorn Vale10% of 50 looted
  • Stranglethorn Tiger in Stranglethorn Vale10% of 48 looted
  • Elder Stranglethorn Tiger in Stranglethorn Valeseen 2 times
  and 3 more, each on its creature page.
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Panther in Stranglethorn Vale at 15% of 60 loot windows, about 34 kills for a stack of 5. A stack sells for 20s at the median on PvP Alliance US.
• Sources are what 5 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

Seen inside Excavation Site: Wetlands.

• Stranglethorn Vale
• Alterac Mountains
• Thousand Needles