Gold Ore

What is Gold Ore?

Gold Ore is an uncommon metal & stone item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 1 recipe including Gold Bar. Sold by vendors for 20s.

Where do you buy Gold Ore?

Vendors sell it for 20s and buy it back for 5s. 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 Gold Ore used for?

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

How much does Gold Ore cost on the auction house?

On PvP Alliance the median buyout was 11s 88c as of 2026-10-04 03:33 UTC. Other markets are listed on this page.

Is Gold Ore different in Forever than in Classic Era?

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

What is the best thing to craft with Gold Ore?

At the current medians on PvP Alliance, Smelt Gold (Mining) pays the most of the recipes that use it: -3s 34c a craft after the auction house cut.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Gold 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

uncommon

Item level

25

Stack size

20

Vendor sell

5s

Vendor buy

20s

Blizzard item id

2776

Client build

1.60.1 (build 70205)

• Vendors sell it for 20s and buy it back for 5s. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Consumed by 1 recipe, which is where its demand comes from.
• Found in an object in Thousand Needles (Splithoof Hold) (seen 1 time).
• Sources are what one player running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

• Thousand Needles