What is Red Whelp Scale?

Red Whelp Scale is a common leather item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 1 recipe including Red Whelp Gloves. Sold by vendors for 4s.

Where do you buy Red Whelp Scale?

Vendors sell it for 4s and buy it back for 1s. 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 Red Whelp Scale used for?

It is a reagent in 1 Forever recipe, including Red Whelp Gloves.

How much does Red Whelp Scale cost on the auction house?

About 55s 49c at the median on PvP Horde CN, from the scan at 2026-11-09 07:38 UTC. Across the 14 Forever markets with a price it runs from 1s 40c on Normal Alliance US to 55s 49c on PvP Horde CN.

Where is the best place to farm Red Whelp Scale?

Of the sources players have reported, Crimson Whelp in Wetlands drops it most often: 5% of 76 loot windows. A stack of 20 takes about 380 kills at that rate, and sells for 11g 9s at the median on PvP Horde CN.

What is the best thing to craft with Red Whelp Scale?

At the current medians on PvP Horde CN, Red Whelp Gloves (Leatherworking) pays the most of the recipes that use it: +1g 50s 1c a craft after the auction house cut.

Red Whelp Scale

Common leather · item level 1 · id 7287

PvP Horde CNscanned 5 min ago

Unchanged from Classic Era in World of Warcraft: Forever (build 1.60.1.70862): same item level, requirements, quality and vendor price. Every item changed from Classic Era.

AlsoUsed in Red Whelp Gloves Seen in Wetlands Deals on PvP Horde CN Best hours to buy and sell

Latest price · PvP Horde CN

Live

Min buyout

Median

55 49

11g 9s a stack of 20

Units listed

287

vs 7d median

n/a

Addon scan · 5 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 · PvP Horde CN

Addon scan · 5 min ago

Price history · 7d · PvP Horde CN

Addon scan · 5 min ago

Across markets

Cheapest on Normal Alliance US at 99c (19s 80c a stack); deepest supply on PvP Alliance US with 686 listed. Buying at 3s on PvP Alliance US and selling at the PvP Horde US median of 49s 98c through the neutral house leaves +39s 48c a unit after its 15 percent cut (7g 89s 66c a stack).

Market	Min buyout	Median	Units	30d median
Normal Alliance US	99c	1s 40c	325	3s 52c
Normal Horde US	18s 7c	22s 8c	128	21s 54c
PvP Alliance US	3s	8s 84c	686	7s 42c
PvP Horde US	49s 98c	49s 98c	111	52s 12c
RP Alliance US	4s 99c	5s	171	7s 57c
Normal Alliance EU	1s 62c	1s 66c	263	2s 67c
Normal Horde EU	2s 54c	2s 54c	60	3s 27c
PvP Alliance EU	1s 38c	1s 40c	310	4s 35c
PvP Horde EU	33s 99c	33s 99c	6	30s 61c
RP Alliance EU	4s 99c	8s 87c	160	23s 80c
RP Horde EU	-	-	0	25s 21c
Normal Alliance CN	6s 80c	9s 93c	321	11s 48c
Normal Horde CN	-	-	0	26s 25c
PvP Horde CN	50s	55s 49c	287	62s 38c
RP PvP Horde US	-	-	0	1g
RP PvP Alliance EU	4s 98c	5s	26	24s 98c
RP PvP Horde EU	32s 24c	32s 24c	5	32s 24c

About Red Whelp Scale

Red Whelp Scale is a common leather item in World of Warcraft: Forever. It stacks to 20. Sold by vendors for 4s, who buy it back for 1s.

It is a reagent in 1 recipe, including Red Whelp Gloves.

Quick answers

What is Red Whelp Scale?: Red Whelp Scale is a common leather item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 1 recipe including Red Whelp Gloves. Sold by vendors for 4s.
Where do you buy Red Whelp Scale?: Vendors sell it for 4s and buy it back for 1s. 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 Red Whelp Scale used for?: It is a reagent in 1 Forever recipe, including Red Whelp Gloves.
How much does Red Whelp Scale cost on the auction house?: About 55s 49c at the median on PvP Horde CN, from the scan at 2026-11-09 07:38 UTC. Across the 14 Forever markets with a price it runs from 1s 40c on Normal Alliance US to 55s 49c on PvP Horde CN.
Is Red Whelp 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 Red Whelp Scale?: Of the sources players have reported, Crimson Whelp in Wetlands drops it most often: 5% of 76 loot windows. A stack of 20 takes about 380 kills at that rate, and sells for 11g 9s at the median on PvP Horde CN.
What is the best thing to craft with Red Whelp Scale?: At the current medians on PvP Horde CN, Red Whelp Gloves (Leatherworking) pays the most of the recipes that use it: +1g 50s 1c a craft after the auction house cut.

Classic Era vs Forever

Unchanged from Classic Era: Red Whelp 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.

Details

Class: Trade Goods
Subclass: Leather
Quality: common
Item level: 1
Stack size: 20
Vendor sell: 1s
Vendor buy: 4s
Blizzard item id: 7287
Client build: 1.60.1 (build 70862)

Where it comes from

Vendors sell it for 4s and buy it back for 1s. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
Consumed by 1 recipe, which is where its demand comes from.
Dropped by
- Crimson Whelp in Wetlands (The Green Belt)5% of 76 looted
Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Crimson Whelp in Wetlands (The Green Belt) at 5% of 76 loot windows, about 380 kills for a stack of 20. A stack sells for 11g 9s at the median on PvP Horde CN.
Sources are what 3 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

Wetlands

Used in 1 recipe

Best thing to make with it right now: Red Whelp Gloves (Leatherworking), +1g 50s 1c a craft at the medians on PvP Horde CN. Margins below are per craft, after the auction house cut; blank means a reagent is unpriced on this market.

6×Red Whelp GlovesLeatherworking 80+1g 50s 1c

Similar leather items in WoW Forever

Every leather item in the catalog Every trade goods item in the catalog