Taut Compound Bow

What is Taut Compound Bow?

Taut Compound Bow is a poor-quality bow ranged weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 77s 5c.

Where do you buy Taut Compound Bow?

Vendors sell it for 77s 5c and buy it back for 15s 41c. 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 are the stats on Taut Compound Bow?

13 to 25 damage at 2.50 speed, 7.6 DPS.

How much does Taut Compound Bow cost on the auction house?

About 24s at the median on PvP Horde US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 07:06 UTC. Across the 9 Forever markets with a price it runs from 24s on Normal Alliance US to 24s on PvP Horde CN.

Is Taut Compound Bow different in Forever than in Classic Era?

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

How fast does Taut Compound Bow sell on the auction house?

Barely sells on PvP Horde US: none sold this week over the last week. 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 Taut Compound Bow?

Of the sources players have reported, Mountain Yeti in Alterac Mountains drops it most often: 4% of 23 loot windows.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Taut Compound Bow keeps the same item level, requirements, stats, and vendor prices in Forever.

Era values from Blizzard's Game Data API; Forever values from Forever's game data.

Class

Weapon

Subclass

Bow

Quality

poor

Slot

Ranged

Item level

31

Requires level

26

Vendor sell

15s 41c

Vendor buy

77s 5c

Blizzard item id

3778

Client build

1.60.1 (build 70862)

How to make gold at level 20 to 30

• Vendors sell it for 77s 5c and buy it back for 15s 41c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Dropped by
  • Death's Head Cultist in The Barrens (Razorfen Downs)seen 1 time
  • Drywhisker Digger in Arathi Highlands (Drywhisker Gorge)2% of 44 looted
  • Mountain Yeti in Alterac Mountains (Growless Cave)4% of 23 looted
  • Saltscale Forager in Stranglethorn Vale (The Vile Reef)seen 1 time
  • Twilight Raider in Riverglades (Sunnyglade)seen 1 time
  and 3 more, each on its creature page.
• Found in Weapon Crate in Scarlet Monastery (Footman's Armory) (6% of 81 looted), Solid Chest in Arathi Highlands (Witherbark Village) (seen 1 time), an object (1% of 80 looted).
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Mountain Yeti in Alterac Mountains (Growless Cave) at 4% of 23 loot windows.
• Sources are what 4 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

Seen inside Scarlet Monastery, Excavation Site: Wetlands.

• The Barrens
• Arathi Highlands
• Alterac Mountains
• Stranglethorn Vale