Red Dye

What is Red Dye?

Red Dye is a common trade goods item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 31 recipes including Red Linen Robe and Red Linen Shirt.

Where do you buy Red Dye?

Vendors sell it for 50c and buy it back for 12c. 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.

What is Red Dye used for?

It is a reagent in 31 Forever recipes, including Red Linen Robe, Red Linen Shirt and Red Linen Vest and others.

How much does Red Dye cost on the auction house?

On PvP Alliance the median buyout was 75c as of 2026-10-06 16:20 UTC. Other markets are listed on this page.

Is Red Dye different in Forever than in Classic Era?

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

How fast does Red Dye sell on the auction house?

Sells fast on PvP Alliance: about 68 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.

What is the best thing to craft with Red Dye?

At the current medians on PvP Alliance, Red Woolen Boots (Tailoring) pays the most of the recipes that use it: +50s 46c a craft after the auction house cut. 7 of its 31 recipes pay at the median right now.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Red Dye keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices in the Forever beta.

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

Class

Trade Goods

Subclass

Other

Quality

common

Item level

10

Stack size

20

Vendor sell

12c

Vendor buy

50c

Blizzard item id

2604

Client build

1.60.1 (build 70235)

• Vendors sell it for 50c and buy it back for 12c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Consumed by 31 recipes, which is where its demand comes from.
• Sold by Christopher Hewen in Westfall (Sentinel Hill) for 45c, Danielle Zipstitch in Duskwood (Darkshire) for 45c, Lohgan Eva in Duskwood (Darkshire) for 45c, Sheri Zipstitch in Duskwood (Darkshire) for 45c.
• Sources are what one player running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

• Westfall
• Duskwood