A reagent bag in World of Warcraft: Forever is a bag for crafting materials that goes in its own separate slot on your bag bar. It does not take one of your four regular bag slots, so cloth, herbs, ore and leather can sit in it and leave your main bags free for gear and loot. The original game had no such slot; Forever adds it.
Reagent bags run from 6 slots for the first Linen and Light Leather versions to 20 for the biggest. Below is what fits in one, the class exceptions, every reagent bag and its size, and the cheapest way to get your first, as of November 13, nine days after launch.
What Goes in a Reagent Bag
A reagent bag holds crafting materials. The quick way to tell whether an item counts: hover it, and crafting materials carry a Crafting Reagent line on their tooltip. Linen Cloth, Peacebloom and Copper Ore all have it, and so does Forever’s new Pyrite; our guide to what Pyrite is used for covers that one.
Class reagents are a different thing. Items such as Arcane Powder show “Reagent” on their tooltip, not “Crafting Reagent,” so do not count on the reagent bag for spell components. If those are what fill your bags, look at the Reagent Economy Legacy talent instead: it removes the need for purchasable class reagents, and our best Legacy talents guide explains where it sits.
What Else Fits in the Reagent Slot
The reagent slot takes a few other bags too, which changes what is best for some characters:
- Warlocks can put a soul bag in the reagent slot. That frees one of the four regular slots for a bigger general bag, which is a free upgrade in space. Our Warlock leveling guide covers the rest of the class.
- Hunters cannot put a quiver or ammo pouch there, so the ammo bag still takes a regular slot. Our Hunter leveling guide has more on managing ammo.
- Gatherers can use the 4-slot apprentice tradeskill bags from Trade Supplies vendors (the Herb Pouch, Mining Pack and Skinning Satchel) in the reagent slot until they find a proper reagent bag.
Every Reagent Bag and Its Size
| Reagent bag | Slots | How you get it |
|---|---|---|
| Linen Reagent Bag | 6 | Tailoring |
| Light Leather Reagent Bag | 6 | Leatherworking |
| Woolen Reagent Bag | 8 | Tailoring |
| Silk Reagent Bag | 10 | Tailoring |
| Spidersilk Sack | 10 | Binds when picked up, so it cannot be traded or sold on the Auction House |
| Mageweave Reagent Bag | 12 | Tailoring |
| Runecloth Reagent Bag | 14 | Tailoring |
| Mooncloth Reagent Bag | 18 | Tailoring |
| Bottomless Reagent Bag | 20 | Tailoring |
Slot counts come from Forever’s item data. The crafted bags bind when equipped, which means a Tailor or Leatherworker can sell them on the Auction House and anyone can buy one there. Our guide to where to get bags covers the regular bags alongside these, and our bag slots guide adds up how much room you can have in total.
How to Get Your First Reagent Bag
- If you are a Tailor: make the Linen Reagent Bag. Tailoring Supplies vendors sell the pattern, and the bag takes 6 Bolts of Linen Cloth and 6 Coarse Thread, so it is one of the first bags a Tailor can make. Woolen and Silk versions follow as you level; our Tailoring leveling guide shows when, and our guide on where to find Wool covers the cloth for the 8-slot bag.
- If you are a Leatherworker: the Light Leather Reagent Bag takes 8 Light Leather, 1 Cured Light Hide and 3 Coarse Thread. Our Leatherworking leveling guide covers the profession, and our guide on where to get Light Hide helps with the hide.
- If you are neither: buy one on the Auction House, since crafted reagent bags bind only when equipped. Our guide on where the Auction House is covers each capital. A friend or guildmate who tailors can also make one cheaply.
New bags do not jump into a slot by themselves: Blizzard’s development notes say bags no longer auto-equip. Drag the reagent bag onto the reagent slot on your bag bar to put it on. If you use combined bags, Blizzard’s notes also say each slot’s background shows which bag it belongs to, so you can see what sits in the reagent bag.
Is a Reagent Bag Worth Getting?
Yes, for almost everyone. Even the 6-slot Linen bag is space you would not have otherwise, because the slot sits empty until you fill it. It matters most for:
- Gatherers, whose bags fill with ore, herbs and leather on every trip.
- Crafters who keep stacks of materials on hand while leveling a profession.
- Warlocks, who free a regular slot by moving their soul bag over.
The one character who gets less from it is a Hunter, whose quiver cannot move there, though a Hunter with a gathering profession still benefits.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a reagent bag in WoW Forever? A bag for crafting materials that goes in its own slot on the bag bar, separate from your four regular bag slots.
Does a reagent bag take a regular bag slot? No. It has its own slot, so you keep all four regular slots for other bags.
What can you put in a reagent bag? Crafting materials: items whose tooltip says “Crafting Reagent,” such as cloth, herbs, ore and leather. Class reagents such as Arcane Powder do not carry that line.
What is the biggest reagent bag? The 20-slot Bottomless Reagent Bag, made with Tailoring.
How do you get a reagent bag without Tailoring? Buy one on the Auction House, since crafted reagent bags bind only when equipped. Leatherworkers can also make the Light Leather Reagent Bag.
Can Warlocks put a soul bag in the reagent slot? Yes. That frees one of the four regular slots for a general bag.