Gold Bar
Uncommon metal & stone · item level 30 · id 3577
Unchanged from Classic Era in World of Warcraft: Forever (beta build 1.60.1.70205): same item level, requirements, quality and vendor price. Every item changed from Classic Era.
Price history · 30 days · PvP Horde
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AlsoMade by Transmute: Iron to GoldUsed in Golden Skeleton KeySeen in Redridge MountainsDeals on PvP Horde
About Gold Bar
Gold Bar is an uncommon metal & stone item in World of Warcraft: Forever. It has item level 30 and stacks to 20. Sold by vendors for 24s, who buy it back for 6s.
It is crafted by Alchemy at skill 200 from 1 Iron Bar. 1 other recipe(s) also produce it. It is a reagent in 45 recipes, including Golden Skeleton Key, Golden Rod, Golden Iron Destroyer and Golden Scale Leggings and 41 more.
Quick answers
- What is Gold Bar?
- Gold Bar is an uncommon metal & stone item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 45 recipes including Golden Skeleton Key and Golden Rod.
- How do you get Gold Bar?
- It is crafted by Alchemy at skill 200 from 1 Iron Bar; the recipe comes from a trainer.
- What is Gold Bar used for?
- It is a reagent in 45 Forever recipes, including Golden Skeleton Key, Golden Rod and Golden Iron Destroyer and others.
- How much does Gold Bar cost on the auction house?
- On PvP Horde the median buyout was 14s 85c as of 2026-10-04 02:53 UTC. Other markets are listed on this page.
- Is Gold Bar 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 Bar?
- At the current medians on PvP Horde, Golden Scale Shoulders (Blacksmithing) pays the most of the recipes that use it: +5g 9s 80c a craft after the auction house cut. 3 of its 45 recipes pay at the median right now.
Classic Era vs Forever
Unchanged from Classic Era: Gold Bar 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.
Details
- Class
- Trade Goods
- Subclass
- Metal & Stone
- Quality
- uncommon
- Item level
- 30
- Stack size
- 20
- Vendor sell
- 6s
- Vendor buy
- 24s
- Blizzard item id
- 3577
- Client build
- 1.60.1 (build 70205)
Where it comes from
- Vendors sell it for 24s and buy it back for 6s. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
- Crafted by Alchemy at skill 200; the recipe comes from a trainer. Reagents below.
- Consumed by 45 recipes, which is where its demand comes from.
- Found in Battered Chest in Redridge Mountains (Redridge Canyons) (seen 4 times), Solid Chest in Wetlands (Dun Algaz) (seen 1 time), Solid Chest in Ashenvale (Fire Scar Shrine) (seen 1 time).
- Sources are what 4 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.
Crafted by
Used in 45 recipes
Best thing to make with it right now: Golden Scale Shoulders (Blacksmithing), +5g 9s 80c a craft at the medians on PvP Horde; 3 of 45 recipes pay. Margins below are per craft, after the auction house cut; blank means a reagent is unpriced on this market.
- 1×
Golden Skeleton Key
Blacksmithing 85-15s 80c - 1×
Golden RodBlacksmithing 90-36s 16c - 4×
Golden Iron DestroyerBlacksmithing 130+1g 46s 54c - 2×
Golden Scale LeggingsBlacksmithing 130+57s 35c - 12×
Hard Gold CuirassBlacksmithing 130 - 2×
Golden Scale ShouldersBlacksmithing 135+5g 9s 80c - 6×
Hard Gold BootsBlacksmithing 135 - 6×
Hard Gold BracersBlacksmithing 145 - 4×
Massive Iron AxeBlacksmithing 145 - 2×
Golden Scale CoifBlacksmithing 150 - 10×
Hard Gold LeggingsBlacksmithing 150 - 4×
Searing Golden BladeBlacksmithing 150 - 2×
Golden Scale CuirassBlacksmithing 155 - 2×Golden Scale LeggingsBlacksmithing 155
- 10×
Hard Gold CoifBlacksmithing 155 - 4×
Golden Scale BootsBlacksmithing 160 - 4×
Golden Scale GauntletsBlacksmithing 160 - 2×Golden Scale ShouldersBlacksmithing 160
- 8×
Hard Gold GauntletBlacksmithing 160 - 8×
Hard Gold PauldronsBlacksmithing 160 - 1×
Inlaid Mithril CylinderBlacksmithing 160 - 2×
Mithril Blacksmith HammerBlacksmithing 160 - 2×Golden Scale CoifBlacksmithing 175
- 6×
Mithril ClaymoreBlacksmithing 175 - 2×Golden Scale CuirassBlacksmithing 180
- 4×Golden Scale BootsBlacksmithing 185
- 4×Golden Scale GauntletsBlacksmithing 185
- 2×
Mithril StilettoBlacksmithing 190 - 4×
Inlaid Thorium HammerBlacksmithing 230 - 6×
Runic Plate ShouldersBlacksmithing 255 - and 15 more
Latest price · PvP Horde
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Across markets
Cheapest on Normal Alliance at 6s 50c (1g 30s a stack); deepest supply on PvP Horde with 711 listed. Buying at 6s 50c on Normal Alliance and selling at the Normal Horde median of 15s through the neutral house leaves +6s 25c a unit after its 15 percent cut (1g 25s a stack).
| Market | Min buyout | Median | Units | 30d median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal Alliance | 6s 50c | 6s 80c | 254 | 8s 47c |
| Normal Horde | 13s 92c | 15s | 676 | 15s 94c |
| PvP Alliance | 8s 25c | 8s 99c | 272 | 10s 43c |
| PvP Horde | 10s | 14s 85c | 711 | 13s 6c |
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