Rough Stone

What is Rough Stone?

Rough Stone is a common metal & stone item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 6 recipes including Rough Sharpening Stone and Rough Weightstone.

Where do you buy Rough Stone?

Vendors sell it for 8c and buy it back for 2c. 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 Rough Stone used for?

It is a reagent in 6 Forever recipes, including Rough Sharpening Stone, Rough Weightstone and Sharpening Wheel and others.

How much does Rough Stone cost on the auction house?

About 1s at the median on Normal Horde US, from the scan at 2026-10-23 16:18 UTC. Across the 4 Forever markets with a price it runs from 18c on PvP Horde US to 1s on PvP Alliance US.

Is Rough Stone different in Forever than in Classic Era?

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

Where is the best place to farm Rough Stone?

Of the sources players have reported, Venture Co. Laborer in Mulgore drops it most often: 1% of 71 loot windows. A stack of 20 takes about 1,420 kills at that rate, and sells for 20s at the median on Normal Horde US.

What is the best thing to craft with Rough Stone?

At the current medians on Normal Horde US, Rough Weightstone (Blacksmithing) pays the most of the recipes that use it: -5c a craft after the auction house cut.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Rough Stone 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

5

Stack size

20

Vendor sell

2c

Vendor buy

8c

Blizzard item id

2835

Client build

1.60.1 (build 70707)

• Vendors sell it for 8c and buy it back for 2c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Consumed by 6 recipes, which is where its demand comes from.
• Dropped by
  • Geosculptor Yip in Elwynn Forest (Jasperlode Mine)seen 3 times
  • Nimsy in Elwynn Forest (Fargodeep Mine)seen 3 times
  • Venture Co. Worker in Mulgore (The Venture Co. Mine)1% of 145 looted
  • Kobold Digger in Westfall (Jangolode Mine)seen 1 time
  • Kobold Miner in Elwynn Forest (Fargodeep Mine)1% of 95 looted
  and 1 more, each on its creature page.
• Found in Copper Vein in Elwynn Forest (Mirror Lake) (52% of 161 looted), Copper Vein in Durotar (Drygulch Ravine) (48% of 121 looted), Poor Copper Vein in Durotar (Valley of Trials) (91% of 46 looted), Copper Vein in The Barrens (Southern Barrens) (44% of 80 looted), Copper Vein in Dun Morogh (Gol'Bolar Quarry) (54% of 59 looted), Copper Vein in The Barrens (Blackthorn Ridge) (54% of 50 looted).
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Venture Co. Laborer in Mulgore (Thunderhorn Water Well) at 1% of 71 loot windows, about 1,420 kills for a stack of 20. A stack sells for 20s at the median on Normal Horde US.
• Sources are what 19 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

Seen inside Ruins of Lordaeron, Excavation Site: Wetlands.

• Elwynn Forest
• Durotar
• The Barrens
• Dun Morogh