Deviate Scale

What is Deviate Scale?

Deviate Scale is a common leather item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 12 recipes including Trapper's Leather Armor and Trapper's Leather Belt.

Where do you buy Deviate Scale?

Vendors sell it for 80c and buy it back for 20c. 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 Deviate Scale used for?

It is a reagent in 12 Forever recipes, including Trapper's Leather Armor, Trapper's Leather Belt and Deviate Scale Cloak and others.

How much does Deviate Scale cost on the auction house?

About 1s at the median on PvP Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-10-23 03:21 UTC. Across the 4 Forever markets with a price it runs from 25c on PvP Horde US to 9s 97c on Normal Alliance US.

Is Deviate Scale different in Forever than in Classic Era?

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

Where is the best place to farm Deviate Scale?

Of the sources players have reported, Deviate Stinglash in Kalimdor drops it most often: 13% of 23 loot windows. A stack of 20 takes about 154 kills at that rate, and sells for 20s at the median on PvP Alliance US.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Deviate Scale 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

Trade Goods

Subclass

Leather

Quality

common

Item level

1

Stack size

20

Vendor sell

20c

Vendor buy

80c

Blizzard item id

6470

Client build

1.60.1 (build 70707)

• Vendors sell it for 80c and buy it back for 20c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Consumed by 12 recipes, which is where its demand comes from.
• Dropped by
  • creature 3637 in Wailing Caverns (Screaming Gully)10% of 62 looted
  • Deviate Slayer in Kalimdor (Cavern of Mists)8% of 52 looted
  • Deviate Coiler in Kalimdor (Wailing Caverns)seen 4 times
  • creature 3636 in Wailing Caverns5% of 76 looted
  • creature 5053 in Wailing Caverns (Pit of Fangs)7% of 44 looted
  and 10 more, each on its creature page.
• Fished in The Barrens (Lushwater Oasis) (0% of 396 looted).
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Deviate Stinglash in Kalimdor (Cavern of Mists) at 13% of 23 loot windows, about 154 kills for a stack of 20. A stack sells for 20s at the median on PvP Alliance US.
• Sources are what 5 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

Seen inside Wailing Caverns, Excavation Site: Wetlands.

• Kalimdor
• The Barrens