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Bags in WoW Classic: Inventory, Bank and Every Vanilla Bag Type
Bags in WoW Classic are the easiest quality-of-life upgrade while leveling: more slots mean fewer trips to a vendor and more loot carried out of every dungeon. On the WoW x5 server experience and loot come faster, so your inventory fills up even sooner. This hub covers everything about bags in patch 1.12.1: how the inventory works, which bag types exist and where to get them.
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◆How the inventory works in 1.12.1
Every character starts with a 16-slot Backpack. It cannot be replaced, but next to it on the bar sit 4 bag slots. In Vanilla the largest regular bag holds 18 items, so the ceiling for a regular inventory is 16 + 4 × 18 = 88 slots.
The second storage is the bank. It offers 24 item slots right away, plus 6 bag slots that you buy for gold, each one more expensive than the last. All banks of your faction share the same vault: deposit an item in Stormwind and pick it up in Ironforge. Slot prices and what to keep in the bank are covered in the article on bank slots.
Most bags bind when equipped, while rare raid and reputation bags bind when picked up. Some bags are marked Unique, which means you can only carry one of them.
◆Bag types
- Regular bags accept any item, from 4 to 6 slots on the cheapest ones up to 18 on the best.
- Herb bags hold herbs only but are roomier than regular bags: 12 to 24 slots. See profession bags.
- Enchanting bags hold dusts, essences, shards and rods, from 16 to 24 slots.
- Soul bags hold warlock soul shards only, up to 28 slots. Details in soul shard bags.
- Quivers and ammo pouches hold arrows and bullets and add ranged attack speed. We do not cover them separately: everything is in the hunter ammo guide.
There are no mining, gem, engineering or leather bags in 1.12.1 — they arrived in The Burning Crusade. If a Vanilla guide recommends them, it is wrong.
How to get bags
- Vendors. General goods vendors and bag merchants sell the Small Brown Pouch (6 slots) for 5 silver, the Brown Leather Satchel (8) for 25 silver and the Heavy Brown Bag (10) for 2 gold. The Huge Brown Sack (12) costs 10 gold and is sold only by bag vendors in capital cities.
- Tailoring. The main source of bags, from the Linen Bag (6) to the 18-slot Bottomless Bag. The whole line is in tailoring bags and the tailoring guide.
- Leatherworking. Leatherworkers craft the Kodo Hide Bag (6) as well as quivers and ammo pouches for hunters.
- Loot. The Traveler's Backpack (16) drops from level 49 to 61 mobs; smaller bags drop from humanoids and chests.
- Quests and reputation. The Explorer's Knapsack from the Cortello's Riddle chain, the Supply Bag for Argent Dawn insignias, herb bag patterns for Cenarion Circle reputation.
- Auction house. Almost all tailored bags do not bind on purchase, so they are easy to find at the auction house.
Huge Brown Sack12 Slot BagSold by bag vendors in capital cities for 10 gold.
Summary table of key bags
| Bag | Slots | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Brown Pouch | 6 | Regular | Vendor, 5 silver |
| Brown Leather Satchel | 8 | Regular | Vendor, 25 silver |
| Heavy Brown Bag | 10 | Regular | Vendor, 2 gold |
| Small Silk Pack | 10 | Regular | Tailoring |
| Mageweave Bag | 12 | Regular | Tailoring |
| Runecloth Bag | 14 | Regular | Tailoring |
| Traveler's Backpack | 16 | Regular | World drop |
| Mooncloth Bag | 16 | Regular | Tailoring (300) |
| Bottomless Bag | 18 | Regular | Tailoring (300) |
| Onyxia Hide Backpack | 18 | Regular | Onyxia |
| Herb Pouch | 12 | Herb | Herbalism vendors, 10 silver |
| Satchel of Cenarius | 24 | Herb | Tailors, Cenarion Circle |
| Big Bag of Enchantment | 24 | Enchanting | Tailors, pattern from Dire Maul |
| Core Felcloth Bag | 28 | Soul | Tailors, pattern from Molten Core and Kazzak |
The roomiest regular bags are compared in biggest bags.
Beginner tips
- Up to level 20, vendor bags with 6 to 10 slots are enough: fill all 4 slots, it is cheaper than it looks.
- Your first 10 to 14 slot bags are best bought from tailors at the auction house — they often cost about as much as a vendor bag.
- Do not equip an expensive bag you plan to sell: most bags bind when equipped.
- Put specialized bags where they help most: herb bags on your herbalist, soul bags on warlocks only.
- Free up space with a bank alt — the method is described in the bank alts guide.
- Merge all bags into one window with an addon: see the Bagnon guide and the OneBag and OneBank guide.
◆All bag articles
◆Related articles
- Tailoring guide
- Bank alts and storage organization
- Auction house: buying and selling
- Hunter ammo guide
- Bagnon addon
- OneBag and OneBank addons
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FAQ
?How many bags can you carry in WoW Classic 1.12.1?
Besides the 16-slot starting backpack, every character has 4 bag slots. The bank adds 6 more purchasable bag slots on top of its own 24 item slots.
?What is the biggest regular bag in Vanilla?
Regular bags in patch 1.12.1 top out at 18 slots: the tailored Bottomless Bag, the Onyxia Hide Backpack, the Panther Hide Sack and the Argent Dawn Supply Bag. Bags with 20 to 28 slots are always specialized.
?Are there mining, gem or leather bags in 1.12.1?
No. In Vanilla, specialized bags exist only for herbs, enchanting materials, warlock soul shards and hunter ammunition. Mining, gem, engineering and leatherworking bags were added in The Burning Crusade.
?Where should a new player get bags on WoW x5?
Vendors are the cheapest start: a 6-slot bag costs 5 silver, an 8-slot one 25 silver and a 10-slot one 2 gold. By level 20 to 30 it pays to check the auction house for tailored bags or ask a tailor friend.
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