Copper Ore

What is Copper Ore?

Copper Ore is a common metal & stone item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 1 recipe including Copper Bar. Sold by vendors for 20c.

Where do you buy Copper Ore?

Vendors sell it for 20c and buy it back for 5c. 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 Copper Ore used for?

It is a reagent in 1 Forever recipe, including Copper Bar.

How much does Copper Ore cost on the auction house?

About 2s 80c at the median on PvP Horde, from the scan at 2026-10-06 16:39 UTC. Across the 4 Forever markets with a price it runs from 90c on Normal Alliance to 2s 80c on PvP Horde.

Is Copper Ore 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 Copper Ore sell on the auction house?

Sells fast on PvP Horde: about 9,500 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 Copper Ore?

Of the sources players have reported, Kobold Miner in Elwynn Forest drops it most often: 5% of 20 loot windows. A stack of 20 takes about 400 kills at that rate, and sells for 56s at the median on PvP Horde.

What is the best thing to craft with Copper Ore?

At the current medians on PvP Horde, Smelt Copper (Mining) pays the most of the recipes that use it: +8c a craft after the auction house cut.

What is Copper Ore used for in Mining?

Copper Ore is the Mining material from skill 1 to 65, made into copper bars. The Mining page lists the cheapest craft in each bracket and every recipe that uses it.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Copper Ore 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

Metal & Stone

Quality

common

Item level

10

Stack size

20

Vendor sell

5c

Vendor buy

20c

Blizzard item id

2770

Client build

1.60.1 (build 70235)

• Vendors sell it for 20c and buy it back for 5c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Consumed by 1 recipe, which is where its demand comes from.
• Dropped by
  • Geosculptor Yip in Elwynn Forest (Jasperlode Mine)seen 1 time
  • Kobold Miner in Elwynn Forest (Fargodeep Mine)5% of 20 looted
  • Kobold Tunneler in Elwynn Forest (Fargodeep Mine)3% of 33 looted
  • creature 263466 in The Hall of Thanesseen 1 time
• Found in Copper Vein in Tirisfal Glades (Crusader Outpost) (100% of 29 looted), Copper Vein in Darkshore (Grove of the Ancients) (seen 12 times), Copper Vein in The Barrens (Southern Barrens) (seen 11 times), Hammer of Justice in Durotar (Skull Rock) (29% of 34 looted), Copper Vein in Redridge Mountains (Rethban Caverns) (seen 5 times), Copper Vein in Silverpine Forest (The Ivar Patch) (seen 4 times).
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Kobold Miner in Elwynn Forest (Fargodeep Mine) at 5% of 20 loot windows, about 400 kills for a stack of 20. A stack sells for 56s at the median on PvP Horde.
• Sources are what 6 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

Seen inside The Hall of Thanes.

• Tirisfal Glades
• Darkshore
• The Barrens
• Durotar