Coal

What is Coal?

Coal is a common metal & stone item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 2 recipes including Steel Bar and Azerothium Bar. Sold by vendors for 5s.

Where do you buy Coal?

Vendors sell it for 5s and buy it back for 1s 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 Coal used for?

It is a reagent in 2 Forever recipes, including Steel Bar and Azerothium Bar.

How much does Coal cost on the auction house?

About 2s 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 2s on Normal Horde US to 6s on PvP Alliance US.

Is Coal 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 Coal?

Of the sources players have reported, Bloodfury Harpy in Stonetalon Mountains drops it most often: 8% of 64 loot windows. A stack of 20 takes about 256 kills at that rate, and sells for 40s at the median on Normal Horde US.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Coal 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

30

Stack size

20

Vendor sell

1s 25c

Vendor buy

5s

Blizzard item id

3857

Client build

1.60.1 (build 70707)

• Vendors sell it for 5s and buy it back for 1s 25c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Consumed by 2 recipes, which is where its demand comes from.
• Dropped by
  • Bloodfury Harpy in Stonetalon Mountains (The Charred Vale)8% of 64 looted
  • Bloodfury Ambusher in Stonetalon Mountains (The Charred Vale)3% of 69 looted
• Sold by Edna Mullby in Stormwind City (Trade District) for 4s 5c, Felicia Doan in Undercity (Trade Quarter) for 4s 5c, Shadi Mistrunner in Thunder Bluff for 4s 50c, Taur Stonehoof in Thunder Bluff for 4s 28c, Felika in Orgrimmar (The Drag) for 4s 28c, Thurgrum Deepforge in Ironforge (The Great Forge) for 4s 75c and 32 more.
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Bloodfury Harpy in Stonetalon Mountains (The Charred Vale) at 8% of 64 loot windows, about 256 kills for a stack of 20. A stack sells for 40s at the median on Normal Horde US.
• Sources are what 12 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

Seen inside Excavation Site: Wetlands.

• Stormwind City
• Undercity
• Thunder Bluff
• Orgrimmar