Purple Dye
Common · item level 50 · id 4342
Normal Alliance USlast scanned , 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.
Latest price · Normal Alliance US
StaleAddon 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 Alliance US at 10s (2g a stack); deepest supply on PvP Horde US with 14 listed. Buying at 22s on PvP Horde US and selling at the PvP Alliance US median of 39s 99c through the neutral house leaves +11s 99c a unit after its 15 percent cut (2g 39s 83c a stack).
| Market | Min buyout | Median | Units | 30d median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal Alliance US | 10s | 10s | 2 | 29s |
| Normal Horde US | 10s | 10s | 3 | 42s 38c |
| PvP Alliance US | 39s 99c | 39s 99c | 1 | 39s 99c |
| PvP Horde US | 22s | 22s | 14 | 35s 46c |
About Purple Dye
Purple Dye is a common trade goods item in World of Warcraft: Forever. It has item level 50 and stacks to 20. Sold by vendors for 25s, who buy it back for 6s 25c.
It is a reagent in 3 recipes, including Ghost Dye, Rich Purple Silk Shirt and Lavender Mageweave Shirt.
Quick answers
- What is Purple Dye?
- Purple Dye is a common trade goods item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 3 recipes including Ghost Dye and Rich Purple Silk Shirt.
- Where do you buy Purple Dye?
- Vendors sell it for 25s and buy it back for 6s 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 Purple Dye used for?
- It is a reagent in 3 Forever recipes, including Ghost Dye, Rich Purple Silk Shirt and Lavender Mageweave Shirt.
- How much does Purple Dye cost on the auction house?
- About 10s at the median on Normal Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-10-23 12:33 UTC. Across the 4 Forever markets with a price it runs from 10s on Normal Alliance US to 39s 99c on PvP Alliance US.
- Is Purple Dye 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: Purple Dye 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
- Other
- Quality
- common
- Item level
- 50
- Stack size
- 20
- Vendor sell
- 6s 25c
- Vendor buy
- 25s
- Blizzard item id
- 4342
- Client build
- 1.60.1 (build 70707)
Where it comes from
- Vendors sell it for 25s and buy it back for 6s 25c. 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 20s 25c, Millie Gregorian in Undercity (Magic Quarter) for 22s 50c, Borya in Orgrimmar (The Drag) for 22s 50c, Shadi Mistrunner in Thunder Bluff for 22s 50c, Joseph Moore in Undercity (Rogues' Quarter) for 25s, Saenorion in Darnassus (Craftsmen's Terrace) for 22s 50c and 34 more.
- Sources are what 11 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.
Used in 3 recipes
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