What is Silken Thread?

Silken Thread is a common cloth item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 60 recipes including Leather Tourniquet and Dusky Bracers.

Where do you buy Silken Thread?

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.

How much does Silken Thread cost on the auction house?

About 1g 2s at the median on Normal Horde US, from the scan at 2026-10-22 21:01 UTC. Across the 2 Forever markets with a price it runs from 8s on PvP Horde US to 1g 2s on Normal Horde US.

Silken Thread

Common cloth · item level 30 · id 4291

Normal Horde 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 Leather Tourniquet Seen in Stormwind City Deals on Normal Horde US

Latest price · Normal Horde US

Stale

Min buyout

1 2

Median

1 2

20g 40s a stack of 20

Units listed

vs 7d median

Addon scan · 2026-10-22 21:01 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 Horde US

Addon scan · 2026-10-22 21:01 UTC

Across markets

Cheapest on PvP Horde US at 8s (1g 60s a stack); deepest supply on PvP Horde US with 106 listed.

Market	Min buyout	Median	Units	30d median
Normal Alliance US	-	-	0	6s 66c
Normal Horde US	1g 2s	1g 2s	1	6s 92c
PvP Alliance US	-	-	0	7s 8c
PvP Horde US	8s	8s	106	7s 80c

About Silken Thread

Silken Thread is a common cloth item in World of Warcraft: Forever. It has item level 30 and stacks to 20. Sold by vendors for 5s, who buy it back for 1s 25c.

It is a reagent in 60 recipes, including Leather Tourniquet, Dusky Bracers, Guardian Cloak and Gloves of the Greatfather and 56 more.

Quick answers

What is Silken Thread?: Silken Thread is a common cloth item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 60 recipes including Leather Tourniquet and Dusky Bracers.
Where do you buy Silken Thread?: 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 Silken Thread used for?: It is a reagent in 60 Forever recipes, including Leather Tourniquet, Dusky Bracers and Guardian Cloak and others.
How much does Silken Thread cost on the auction house?: About 1g 2s at the median on Normal Horde US, from the scan at 2026-10-22 21:01 UTC. Across the 2 Forever markets with a price it runs from 8s on PvP Horde US to 1g 2s on Normal Horde US.
Is Silken Thread different in Forever than in Classic Era?: No. Forever keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.

Classic Era vs Forever

Unchanged from Classic Era: Silken Thread 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: Cloth
Quality: common
Item level: 30
Stack size: 20
Vendor sell: 1s 25c
Vendor buy: 5s
Blizzard item id: 4291
Client build: 1.60.1 (build 70707)

Where it comes from

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 60 recipes, which is where its demand comes from.
Sold by Edna Mullby in Stormwind City (Trade District) for 4s 5c, Felicia Doan in Undercity (Trade Quarter) for 4s 50c, Shadi Mistrunner in Thunder Bluff for 4s 50c, Millie Gregorian in Undercity (Magic Quarter) for 4s 50c, Borya in Orgrimmar (The Drag) for 4s 50c, Alexandra Bolero in Stormwind City (Mage Quarter) for 4s 28c and 34 more.
Sources are what 13 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

Used in 60 recipes

2×Leather TourniquetFirst Aid 180
2×Dusky BracersLeatherworking 140
2×Guardian CloakLeatherworking 140
1×Gloves of the GreatfatherLeatherworking 145
2×Green Whelp BracersLeatherworking 145
1×Guardian GlovesLeatherworking 145
1×Murloc Scale BracersLeatherworking 145
1×Guardian Leather BracersLeatherworking 150
1×Barbaric BeltLeatherworking 155
2×Comfortable Leather HatLeatherworking 155
2×Dusky BootsLeatherworking 155
2×Mender's Leather GlovesLeatherworking 155
2×Prowler's Leather GlovesLeatherworking 155
2×Skirmisher's Leather GlovesLeatherworking 155
2×Skulker's Leather GlovesLeatherworking 155
2×Skycaller's Leather GlovesLeatherworking 155
2×Stalker's Leather GlovesLeatherworking 155
1×Swift BootsLeatherworking 155
1×Thick Armor KitLeatherworking 155
2×Warden's Leather GlovesLeatherworking 155
2×Nightscape HeadbandLeatherworking 160
2×Nightscape TunicLeatherworking 160
3×Nightscape ShouldersLeatherworking 165
1×Guardian Leather BracersLeatherworking 175
2×Tough Scorpid BracersLeatherworking 175
4×Tough Scorpid BreastplateLeatherworking 175
2×Mender's Mail ShouldersLeatherworking 180
4×Quickdraw QuiverLeatherworking 180
2×Skirmisher's Mail ShouldersLeatherworking 180
2×Skycaller's Mail ShouldersLeatherworking 180
and 30 more

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