What is Shiny Fish Scales?

Shiny Fish Scales is a common reagent item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 30c. It stacks to 20.

Where do you buy Shiny Fish Scales?

Vendors sell it for 30c and buy it back for 7c. 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 Shiny Fish Scales cost on the auction house?

About 44c at the median on RP PvP Horde EU, from the scan at 2026-11-09 08:24 UTC. Across the 19 Forever markets with a price it runs from 8c on PvP Alliance EU to 12s 99c on RP PvP Alliance US.

How fast does Shiny Fish Scales sell on the auction house?

Sells fast on RP PvP Horde EU: about 210 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in under a day. 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 Shiny Fish Scales?

Of the sources players have reported, Old Murk-Eye in Westfall drops it most often: 57% of 47 loot windows. A stack of 20 takes about 35 kills at that rate, and sells for 8s 80c at the median on RP PvP Horde EU.

Shiny Fish Scales

Common reagent · item level 1 · id 17057

RP PvP Horde EUscanned 2 min ago

Unchanged from Classic Era in World of Warcraft: Forever (build 1.60.1.70862): same item level, requirements, quality and vendor price. Every item changed from Classic Era.

AlsoSeen in Wetlands Deals on RP PvP Horde EU Best hours to buy and sell

Latest price · RP PvP Horde EU

Live

Min buyout

Median

8s 80c a stack of 20

Units listed

117

vs 7d median

10.2%

Auction house salesSells fast on RP PvP Horde EU, about 210 sold a day. The current listings clear in under a day.

Estimated from 7 hours of scans this week: how it works

Addon scan · 2 min ago

Min buyout is the cheapest listing per unit; median is the middle price across all units and the one to trade on. How to read this page.

Price history · 30d · RP PvP Horde EU

Addon scan · 2 min ago

Price history · 7d · RP PvP Horde EU

Addon scan · 2 min ago

Across markets

Cheapest on Normal Alliance US at 7c (1s 40c a stack); deepest supply on PvP Alliance US with 2,432 listed. Buying at 43c on RP PvP Horde US and selling at the RP PvP Alliance US median of 12s 99c through the neutral house leaves +10s 61c a unit after its 15 percent cut (2g 12s 23c a stack).

Market	Min buyout	Median	Units	30d median
Normal Alliance US	7c	11c	1,261	13c
Normal Horde US	18c	27c	714	40c
PvP Alliance US	11c	12c	2,432	11c
PvP Horde US	14c	18c	1,703	55c
RP Alliance US	12c	12c	123	63c
RP Horde US	1s	1s	122	1s 50c
Normal Alliance EU	7c	10c	613	23c
Normal Horde EU	12c	13c	501	32c
PvP Alliance EU	8c	8c	2,061	19c
PvP Horde EU	11c	13c	1,798	55c
RP Alliance EU	26c	27c	436	1s 8c
RP Horde EU	89c	1s	258	2s 50c
Normal Alliance CN	9c	9c	1,114	10c
Normal Horde CN	18c	21c	1,223	54c
PvP Horde CN	9c	11c	1,884	12c
RP PvP Alliance US	9s 99c	12s 99c	71	18s 58c
RP PvP Horde US	43c	45c	347	47c
RP PvP Alliance EU	48c	1s	320	1s 73c
RP PvP Horde EU	44c	44c	117	49c

About Shiny Fish Scales

Shiny Fish Scales is a common reagent item in World of Warcraft: Forever. It stacks to 20. Sold by vendors for 30c, who buy it back for 7c.

Quick answers

What is Shiny Fish Scales?: Shiny Fish Scales is a common reagent item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 30c. It stacks to 20.
Where do you buy Shiny Fish Scales?: Vendors sell it for 30c and buy it back for 7c. 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 Shiny Fish Scales cost on the auction house?: About 44c at the median on RP PvP Horde EU, from the scan at 2026-11-09 08:24 UTC. Across the 19 Forever markets with a price it runs from 8c on PvP Alliance EU to 12s 99c on RP PvP Alliance US.
Is Shiny Fish Scales different in Forever than in Classic Era?: No. Forever keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.
How fast does Shiny Fish Scales sell on the auction house?: Sells fast on RP PvP Horde EU: about 210 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in under a day. 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 Shiny Fish Scales?: Of the sources players have reported, Old Murk-Eye in Westfall drops it most often: 57% of 47 loot windows. A stack of 20 takes about 35 kills at that rate, and sells for 8s 80c at the median on RP PvP Horde EU.

Classic Era vs Forever

Unchanged from Classic Era: Shiny Fish Scales 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.

Details

Class: Miscellaneous
Subclass: Reagent
Quality: common
Item level: 1
Stack size: 20
Vendor sell: 7c
Vendor buy: 30c
Blizzard item id: 17057
Client build: 1.60.1 (build 70862)

Where it comes from

Vendors sell it for 30c and buy it back for 7c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
Dropped by
- Bluegill Murloc in Wetlands (Bluegill Marsh)25% of 424 looted
- creature 4805 in Blackfathom Deeps (The Pool of Ask'ar)22% of 237 looted
- Bluegill Puddlejumper in Wetlands (Bluegill Marsh)30% of 134 looted
- Wrathtail Myrmidon in Ashenvale (The Zoram Strand)34% of 116 looted
- Bluegill Raider in Wetlands (Menethil Bay)23% of 133 looted
and 35 more, each on its creature page.
Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Old Murk-Eye in Westfall (Longshore) at 57% of 47 loot windows, about 35 kills for a stack of 20. A stack sells for 8s 80c at the median on RP PvP Horde EU.
Sources are what 34 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

Seen inside Blackfathom Deeps, Wailing Caverns.

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