Simple Wood is a common trade goods item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 12 recipes including Enchanted Lute and Novice's Practice Wand.

Where do you buy Simple Wood?

Vendors sell it for 38c and buy it back for 9c. 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 Simple Wood cost on the auction house?

On Normal Horde the median buyout was 1s 24c as of 2026-10-06 15:43 UTC. Other markets are listed on this page.

How fast does Simple Wood sell on the auction house?

Sells fast on Normal Horde: about 250 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in under a day. AHledger estimates it from consecutive scans of the auction house; a cancelled listing can look like a sale, so the figure is a guide.

What is the best thing to craft with Simple Wood?

At the current medians on Normal Horde, Tanning Rack (Leatherworking) pays the most of the recipes that use it: +27s 73c a craft after the auction house cut.

Simple Wood

Common · item level 5 · id 4470

Normal Hordescanned 52 min ago

Unchanged from Classic Era in World of Warcraft: Forever (beta build 1.60.1.70235): same item level, requirements, quality and vendor price. Every item changed from Classic Era.

AlsoUsed in Enchanted Lute Seen in Elwynn Forest Deals on Normal Horde

Latest price · Normal Horde

Live

Min buyout

Median

1 24

24s 80c a stack of 20

Units listed

vs 7d median

96.8%

Auction house salesSells fast on Normal Horde, about 250 sold a day. The current listings clear in under a day.

Estimated from 26 hours of scans this week: how it works

Addon scan · 52 min ago

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

Addon scan · 52 min ago

Price history · 7d · Normal Horde

Addon scan · 52 min ago

Across markets

Cheapest on Normal Alliance at 46c (9s 20c a stack); deepest supply on PvP Alliance with 522 listed. Buying at 46c on Normal Alliance and selling at the Normal Horde median of 1s 24c through the neutral house leaves +59c a unit after its 15 percent cut (11s 88c a stack).

Market	Min buyout	Median	Units	30d median
Normal Alliance	46c	47c	54	56c
Normal Horde	58c	1s 24c	16	72c
PvP Alliance	1s	1s	522	65c
PvP Horde	1s 24c	1s 24c	316	75c

About Simple Wood

Simple Wood is a common trade goods item in World of Warcraft: Forever. It has item level 5 and stacks to 20. Sold by vendors for 38c, who buy it back for 9c.

It is a reagent in 12 recipes, including Enchanted Lute, Novice's Practice Wand, Lesser Magic Wand and Greater Magic Wand and 8 more.

Quick answers

What is Simple Wood?: Simple Wood is a common trade goods item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 12 recipes including Enchanted Lute and Novice's Practice Wand.
Where do you buy Simple Wood?: Vendors sell it for 38c and buy it back for 9c. 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 Simple Wood used for?: It is a reagent in 12 Forever recipes, including Enchanted Lute, Novice's Practice Wand and Lesser Magic Wand and others.
How much does Simple Wood cost on the auction house?: On Normal Horde the median buyout was 1s 24c as of 2026-10-06 15:43 UTC. Other markets are listed on this page.
Is Simple Wood different in Forever than in Classic Era?: No. The Forever beta keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.
How fast does Simple Wood sell on the auction house?: Sells fast on Normal Horde: about 250 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in under a day. AHledger estimates it from consecutive scans of the auction house; a cancelled listing can look like a sale, so the figure is a guide.
What is the best thing to craft with Simple Wood?: At the current medians on Normal Horde, Tanning Rack (Leatherworking) pays the most of the recipes that use it: +27s 73c a craft after the auction house cut.

Classic Era vs Forever

Unchanged from Classic Era: Simple Wood keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices in the Forever beta.

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: 5
Stack size: 20
Vendor sell: 9c
Vendor buy: 38c
Blizzard item id: 4470
Client build: 1.60.1 (build 70235)

Where it comes from

Vendors sell it for 38c and buy it back for 9c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
Consumed by 12 recipes, which is where its demand comes from.
Sold by Brog Hamfist in Elwynn Forest for 38c, Jessara Cordell in Stormwind City (The Canals) for 35c, Kayren Soothallow in Hillsbrad Foothills (Tarren Mill) for 38c, Kreg Bilmn in Dun Morogh (Thunderbrew Distillery) for 38c, Ronald Burch in Undercity (Trade Quarter) for 35c, Yanni Stoutheart in Loch Modan (Stoutlager Inn) for 38c.
Sources are what one player running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

Used in 12 recipes

Best thing to make with it right now: Tanning Rack (Leatherworking), +27s 73c a craft at the medians on Normal Horde; 1 of 12 recipes pay. Margins below are per craft, after the auction house cut; blank means a reagent is unpriced on this market.

1×Enchanted LuteEnchanting-1s 59c
1×Novice's Practice WandEnchanting-1s 7c
1×Lesser Magic WandEnchanting 35-89c
1×Greater Magic WandEnchanting 70-1s 49c
1×Scroll of Spatial MendingEnchanting 80
1×Polished Driftwood IconEnchanting 100
2×GreenhouseHerbalism
2×Tanning RackLeatherworking 100+27s 73c
2×Trapper's WorkbenchSkinning 260
2×Camp ChairSkinning-1s 6c
2×Spinning WheelTailoring 100
4×LoomTailoring 260

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