Blood Shard

What is Blood Shard?

Blood Shard is a common quest item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 1s. It stacks to 10.

Where do you buy Blood Shard?

Vendors sell it for 1s and buy it back for 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 Blood Shard cost on the auction house?

About 25c at the median on PvP Horde US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 06:26 UTC. Across the 18 Forever markets with a price it runs from 25c on Normal Horde US to 3s 99c on RP PvP Alliance US.

Is Blood Shard different in Forever than in Classic Era?

No. Forever keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.

How fast does Blood Shard sell on the auction house?

Sells slowly on PvP Horde US: about 4,000 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in about 4 days. AHledger estimates it from consecutive scans of the auction house; a cancelled listing can look like a sale, so the figure is a guide.

Where is the best place to farm Blood Shard?

Of the sources players have reported, Bristleback Geomancer in The Barrens drops it most often: 41% of 516 loot windows. A stack of 10 takes about 18 kills at that rate, and sells for 2s 50c at the median on PvP Horde US.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Blood Shard 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

Quest

Subclass

Quest

Quality

common

Item level

1

Stack size

10

Vendor sell

25c

Vendor buy

1s

Blizzard item id

5075

Client build

1.60.1 (build 70862)

• Vendors sell it for 1s and buy it back for 25c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Dropped by
  • Bristleback Thornweaver in The Barrens (Bramblescar)40% of 559 looted
  • Bristleback Geomancer in The Barrens (Bramblescar)41% of 516 looted
  • Bristleback Hunter in The Barrens (Agama'gor)31% of 550 looted
  • Bristleback Water Seeker in The Barrens (Agama'gor)36% of 454 looted
• Found in Tin Vein in The Barrens (Bramblescar) (47% of 295 looted), Copper Vein in The Barrens (The Dry Hills) (43% of 303 looted).
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Bristleback Geomancer in The Barrens (Bramblescar) at 41% of 516 loot windows, about 18 kills for a stack of 10. A stack sells for 2s 50c at the median on PvP Horde US.
• Sources are what 60 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

• The Barrens