The subject of this article was removed from World of Warcraft in patch 4.0.1. This includes items and quests that can no longer be obtained. The in-game information in this article is kept purely for historical purposes and should probably not be under any other categories.

Ammunition was used by ranged weapons such as bows, guns, and crossbows. It was sold by vendors in stacks of 200, but stacks up to 1000 in your inventory.

Crafted Thorium Shells could be traded for Thorium Headed Arrows in Ironforge/Orgrimmar near the innkeeper/mining trainer, respectively.

Arrows

Arrows were ammo for bows and crossbows. Better arrows have better DPS bonuses.

Name	Level	DPS	Price	Source
[Rough Arrow]	1	+1.5	10	Vendor
[Sharp Arrow]	10	+3.5	50	Vendor
[Razor Arrow]	25	+7.5	3	Vendor
[Feathered Arrow]	35	+9.5		Quest reward from Stealing Supplies in Desolace
[Precision Arrow]	35	+11.5		Dropped from Baelog in Uldaman (~80% chance)
[Jagged Arrow]	40	+13.0	10	Vendor
[Ice Threaded Arrow]	51	+16.5	48	Alterac Valley Quartermasters - Requires Honored reputation.
[Thorium Headed Arrow]	52	+17.5		Quest reward from turning in 200  [Thorium Shells]  [60] A Fair Trade (Orgrimmar)  [60] Arrows Are For Sissies (Ironforge)
[Doomshot]	54	+20.0		Dropped from Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin in Blackrock Spire (25% chance)
[Wicked Arrow]	55	+22.0	16	Vendor
[Scout's Arrow]	61	+26.0	18	Cenarion Expedition Quartermaster - Requires friendly reputation
[Blackflight Arrow]	65	+32.0	30	Vendor
[Halaani Razorshaft]	66	+34.0	60	Bought in Halaa if your faction is controlling the town
[Warden's Arrow]	68	+37.0	45	Cenarion Expedition Quartermaster - Requires revered reputation
[Adamantite Stinger]	62	+43.0		Created by [Adamantite Arrow Maker] crafted by Engineers with 335 skill
[Mysterious Arrow]	70	+46.5	90	Requires Revered reputation with The Violet Eye
[Timeless Arrow]	70	+53.0	2	Andormu - Requires Honored reputation with Scale of the Sands
[Nether Spike]	70	+63		Conjured with the Legendary bow
[Saronite Razorheads]	72	+67.5		Crafted by Engineers with 410 skill
[Terrorshaft Arrow]	75	+46.5	30	Vendor
[Iceblade Arrow]	80	+91.5		Crafted by Gnomish Engineers with 450 skill

• All prices are base prices (before reputation discount) per stack of 200.
• Note there is no ammo specifically for crossbows — all arrows are usable with both bows and crossbows (real world crossbow bolts are quite different from bow arrows).
• [Ice Threaded Arrow] and [Iceblade Arrow] have an icy-blue glow, and seem to be the only way to apply a glow to a ranged weapon.

Bullets

Bullets were ammo for Guns. Better bullets had better DPS bonuses. Pellets, Pebbles, Shells, Shot, and Slugs are all types of bullets.

Bullet	Level	DPS	Price	Source
[Light Shot]	1	+1.5	00001010	Vendor
[Flash Pellet]	6	+2.0		Quest reward from  [6] Sharing the Land
[Crafted Light Shot]	5	+2.0		Crafted by Engineers with 1 skill
[Heavy Shot]	10	+3.5	00005050	Vendor
[Smooth Pebble]	13	+4.0		Drops in Gnomeregan and Darkshore
[Crafted Heavy Shot]	15	+4.5		Crafted by Engineers with 75 skill
[Solid Shot]	25	+7.5	0003003	Vendor
[Crafted Solid Shot]	30	+8.5		Crafted by Engineers with 125 skill
[Exploding Shot]	35	+9.5		Quest reward from  [35] Stealing Supplies
[Hi-Impact Mithril Slugs]	37	+12.5		Crafted by Engineers with 210 skill
[Accurate Slugs]	40	+13.0	00100010	Vendor
[Mithril Gyro-Shot]	44	+15.0		Crafted by Engineers with 245 skill
[Ice Threaded Bullet]	51	+16.5	00600060	Alterac Valley Quartermasters - Requires Honored reputation
[Thorium Shells]	52	+17.5		Crafted by Engineers with 285 skill
[Rockshard Pellets]	47	+18.0		Drops from Lord Roccor in Blackrock Depths
[Miniature Cannon Balls]	56	+20.5		Drops from Cannon Master Willey in Stratholme
[Impact Shot]	55	+22.0	00160016	Vendor
[Fel Iron Shells]	57	+26.0		Crafted by Engineers with 310 skill
[Ironbite Shell]	65	+32.0	00300030	Vendor
[Halaani Grimshot]	66	+34.0	00500050	Sold in Halaa if your faction is controlling the town
[Felbane Slugs]	68	+37.0	00500050	Requires Revered reputation with Honor Hold
[Hellfire Shot]	68	+37.0	00500050	Requires Revered reputation with Thrallmar
[Adamantite Shells]	62	+43.0		Crafted by Engineers with 335 skill
[Mysterious Shell]	70	+46.5	0100001	Vendor at Deadwind Pass/Shattrath City - Requires Revered reputation with Violet Eye
[Timeless Shell]	70	+53.0	0200002	Vendor at Caverns of Time/Shattrath City - Requires Honored reputation with The Scale of the Sands
[Mammoth Cutters]	72	+67.5		Created by Engineers with 410 skill
[Frostbite Bullets]	75	+46.5	00300030	Vendor
[Shatter Rounds]	80	+91.5		Created by Goblin Engineers with 450 skill

• All prices are base prices (before reputation discount) per stack of 200.

Patch changes

/ Patch 4.0.1 (12-Oct-2010): All ammunition made obsolete and basically junk. 
Patch 3.2.0 (04-Aug-2009): The Ultrasafe Bullet Machine and Saronite Arrow Maker schematics have been simplified to create a full stack of the appropriate ammunition. No longer requires an anvil. Reduced the materials required to make this ammunition.
            Previously a Saronite Arrow Maker was created, that created 200 Saronite Razorheads per charge (10 charges).
Patch 3.1.0 (14-Apr-2009): All types of gun and bow ammunition now stack to 1000.
            Up from 200.
Patch 2.3.0 (13-Nov-2007): Added the first-ever crafted arrows, Adamantite Stinger, made by Engineers. 

In Cataclysm

As of December 2010, ammunition is removed for Cataclysm. The original plan to replace the current mechanic of mandatory per-shot consumable ammunition with "some new functionality that would continue to make ammunition a compelling element of game-play",^[1] Although announced and to be implemented in the patch 3.1.0, the "new functionality" was delayed. During Blizzcon 2009, it was mentioned as one of the changes planned for Cataclysm. Either their plans didn't work as intended or they gave up on it, either way the plans were scrapped and it was decided that ammo would just be completely removed from the game. The existing ammunition bags will turn into large normal bags (amount of slots is unknown), but only if they're on hunters at the time of the change. Ultimately, ammunition is no longer "a compelling element of game-play."

Cataclysm Class Preview: Hunter | 2010-04-09 16:00 | Nethaera

A major change coming for the hunter is the removal of ammunition. Guns, bows, and crossbows will now do damage without consuming ammunition at all. There will be no more ammo slot on the hunter's character display. Any ammunition that a hunter has at the time of the change will become gray sellable items. Existing quivers will be converted into large bags -- though each hunter can only have one and non-hunters will not benefit from this change -- and we will not be making any additional quivers.

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