Tin Ore

What is Tin Ore?

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

Where do you buy Tin Ore?

Vendors sell it for 1s and buy it back for 25c. 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 Tin Ore used for?

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

How much does Tin Ore cost on the auction house?

About 1s 79c at the median on PvP Horde EU, from the scan at 2026-11-09 07:54 UTC. Across the 19 Forever markets with a price it runs from 1s 54c on PvP Horde US to 6s 74c on RP PvP Alliance US.

Is Tin Ore different in Forever than in Classic Era?

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

How fast does Tin Ore sell on the auction house?

Sells fast on PvP Horde EU: about 6,900 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 Tin Ore?

Of the sources players have reported, Venture Co. Miner in Stranglethorn Vale drops it most often: 4% of 26 loot windows. A stack of 20 takes about 174 kills at that rate, and sells for 35s 80c at the median on PvP Horde EU.

What is the best thing to craft with Tin Ore?

At the current medians on PvP Horde EU, Smelt Tin (Mining) pays the most of the recipes that use it: -47c a craft after the auction house cut.

What is Tin Ore used for in Mining?

Tin Ore is the Mining material from skill 65 to 125, made into bronze bars, with copper. The Mining page lists the cheapest craft in each bracket and every recipe that uses it.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Tin Ore 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

Trade Goods

Subclass

Metal & Stone

Quality

common

Item level

20

Stack size

20

Vendor sell

25c

Vendor buy

1s

Blizzard item id

2771

Client build

1.60.1 (build 70862)

• Vendors sell it for 1s and buy it back for 25c. 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
  • Undead Excavator in Eastern Kingdoms (The Deadmines)3% of 116 looted
  • Defias Digger in Eastern Kingdoms (The Deadmines)1% of 149 looted
  • Hillsbrad Miner in Hillsbrad Foothills (Azurelode Mine)1% of 255 looted
  • creature 598 in Deadmines (The Deadmines)0% of 461 looted
  • Gravelsnout Surveyor in Thousand Needlesseen 1 time
  and 2 more, each on its creature page.
• Found in Tin Vein in The Barrens (The Stagnant Oasis) (77% of 295 looted), Tin Vein in The Barrens (Southern Barrens) (92% of 201 looted), Tin Vein in Silverpine Forest (Beren's Peril) (97% of 117 looted), Tin Vein in Wetlands (Thelgen Rock) (96% of 91 looted), Tin Vein in Stonetalon Mountains (Windshear Mine) (86% of 99 looted), Tin Vein in Wailing Caverns (The Deadmines) (99% of 74 looted).
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Venture Co. Miner in Stranglethorn Vale at 4% of 26 loot windows, about 174 kills for a stack of 20. A stack sells for 35s 80c at the median on PvP Horde EU.
• Sources are what 50 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

Seen inside Wailing Caverns, Scarlet Monastery, Gnomeregan, Ruins of Lordaeron.

• The Barrens
• Silverpine Forest
• Wetlands
• Stonetalon Mountains