Salt is a common leather item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 3 recipes including Cured Light Hide and Cured Medium Hide. Sold by vendors for 50c.

Where do you buy Salt?

Vendors sell it for 50c and buy it back for 12c. 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.

How much does Salt cost on the auction house?

About 1s at the median on Normal Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-10-23 12:33 UTC. Across the 3 Forever markets with a price it runs from 60c on Normal Horde US to 1s on PvP Alliance US.

What is the best thing to craft with Salt?

At the current medians on Normal Alliance US, Cured Medium Hide (Leatherworking) pays the most of the recipes that use it: +28s 51c a craft after the auction house cut. 2 of its 3 recipes pay at the median right now.

Salt

Common leather · item level 10 · id 4289

Normal Alliance USlast scanned 10 d ago, prices may have moved

Unchanged from Classic Era in World of Warcraft: Forever (pre-launch patch 1.60.1.70707): same item level, requirements, quality and vendor price. Every item changed from Classic Era.

AlsoUsed in Cured Light Hide Seen in Stormwind City Deals on Normal Alliance US

Latest price · Normal Alliance US

Stale

Min buyout

Median

20s a stack of 20

Units listed

vs 7d median

Addon scan · 2026-10-23 12:33 UTC

Min buyout is the cheapest listing per unit; median is the middle price across all units and the one to trade on. How to read this page.

Price history · 30d · Normal Alliance US

Addon scan · 2026-10-23 12:33 UTC

Across markets

Cheapest on Normal Horde US at 49c (9s 80c a stack); deepest supply on Normal Alliance US with 78 listed. Buying at 49c on Normal Horde US and selling at the Normal Alliance US median of 1s through the neutral house leaves +36c a unit after its 15 percent cut (7s 20c a stack).

Market	Min buyout	Median	Units	30d median
Normal Alliance US	1s	1s	78	85c
Normal Horde US	49c	60c	30	73c
PvP Alliance US	1s	1s	2	1s
PvP Horde US	-	-	0	88c

About Salt

Salt is a common leather item in World of Warcraft: Forever. It has item level 10 and stacks to 20. Sold by vendors for 50c, who buy it back for 12c.

It is a reagent in 3 recipes, including Cured Light Hide, Cured Medium Hide and Cured Heavy Hide.

Quick answers

What is Salt?: Salt is a common leather item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 3 recipes including Cured Light Hide and Cured Medium Hide. Sold by vendors for 50c.
Where do you buy Salt?: Vendors sell it for 50c and buy it back for 12c. 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 Salt used for?: It is a reagent in 3 Forever recipes, including Cured Light Hide, Cured Medium Hide and Cured Heavy Hide.
How much does Salt cost on the auction house?: About 1s at the median on Normal Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-10-23 12:33 UTC. Across the 3 Forever markets with a price it runs from 60c on Normal Horde US to 1s on PvP Alliance US.
Is Salt different in Forever than in Classic Era?: No. Forever keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.
What is the best thing to craft with Salt?: At the current medians on Normal Alliance US, Cured Medium Hide (Leatherworking) pays the most of the recipes that use it: +28s 51c a craft after the auction house cut. 2 of its 3 recipes pay at the median right now.

Classic Era vs Forever

Unchanged from Classic Era: Salt 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.

Details

Class: Trade Goods
Subclass: Leather
Quality: common
Item level: 10
Stack size: 20
Vendor sell: 12c
Vendor buy: 50c
Blizzard item id: 4289
Client build: 1.60.1 (build 70707)

Where it comes from

Vendors sell it for 50c and buy it back for 12c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
Consumed by 3 recipes, which is where its demand comes from.
Sold by Edna Mullby in Stormwind City (Trade District) for 41c, Felicia Doan in Undercity (Trade Quarter) for 43c, Shadi Mistrunner in Thunder Bluff for 45c, Tari'qa in The Barrens (The Crossroads) for 45c, Joseph Moore in Undercity (Rogues' Quarter) for 50c, Mahu in Thunder Bluff for 45c and 34 more.
Sources are what 15 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.

Used in 3 recipes

Best thing to make with it right now: Cured Medium Hide (Leatherworking), +28s 51c a craft at the medians on Normal Alliance US; 2 of 3 recipes pay. Margins below are per craft, after the auction house cut; blank means a reagent is unpriced on this market.

1×Cured Light HideLeatherworking 10-58c
1×Cured Medium HideLeatherworking 50+28s 51c
3×Cured Heavy HideLeatherworking 95+30c

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