Classic Era item

Plans: Iron Counterweight

Item 6045 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.70576

• Item Level 33
• Requires Blacksmithing (165)
• Use: Teaches you how to make an Iron Counterweight to help balance a two-handed weapon.
• Sell Price: 6 silver50 copper

About Plans: Iron Counterweight

Plans: Iron Counterweight is an uncommon Blacksmithing recipe on Classic Era at item level 33. It teaches Iron Counterweight, made from 4 Iron Bar, 2 Coarse Grinding Stone and 1 Lesser Moonstone; learning it takes Blacksmithing skill 165. A vendor pays 6 silver50 copper for it.

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Crafting

Teaches

Iron Counterweight

Requires Blacksmithing (165)

Reagents

• 4x Iron Bar
• 2x Coarse Grinding Stone
• 1x Lesser Moonstone

Reagent cost on Classic Era

• Iron Bar, Coarse Grinding Stone and Lesser Moonstone have no current listing in our Classic Era scans, so the reagent total is not known.
• Iron Counterweight is item level 33. Its own tooltip reads: Use: Attaches a counterweight to a two-handed sword, mace, axe or polearm making it 3% faster.
• Iron Counterweight has no current listing in our Classic Era scans.
• Iron Bar is also a reagent in 20 other Classic Era recipe items: Plans: Barbaric Iron Boots, Plans: Barbaric Iron Breastplate, Plans: Barbaric Iron Gloves, Plans: Barbaric Iron Helm, Plans: Barbaric Iron Shoulders, Plans: Golden Iron Destroyer and 14 more.
• Coarse Grinding Stone is also a reagent in 9 other Classic Era recipe items: Plans: Deadly Bronze Poniard, Plans: Green Iron Boots, Plans: Green Iron Gauntlets, Plans: Iridescent Hammer, Plans: Iron Shield Spike, Plans: Mighty Iron Hammer and 3 more.
• Lesser Moonstone is also a reagent in 11 other Classic Era recipe items: Plans: Dazzling Mithril Rapier, Plans: Golden Iron Destroyer, Plans: Green Iron Boots, Plans: Hardened Iron Shortsword, Plans: Heavy Mithril Pants, Plans: Mighty Iron Hammer and 5 more.
• Other Blacksmithing recipes near skill 165 in our Classic Era item table, which holds 93 Blacksmithing recipe items: Plans: Green Iron Gauntlets (150), Plans: Silvered Bronze Leggings (155), Plans: Solid Iron Maul (155), Plans: Barbaric Iron Breastplate (160), Plans: Barbaric Iron Shoulders (160), Plans: Green Iron Shoulders (160), Plans: Hardened Iron Shortsword (160), Plans: Golden Iron Destroyer (170), Plans: Golden Scale Leggings (170), Plans: Barbaric Iron Helm (175), Plans: Golden Scale Shoulders (175), Plans: Jade Serpentblade (175).

Reagent	Qty	Lowest listed	Median realm low	Realms
Iron Bar	4	-	-	-
Coarse Grinding Stone	2	-	-	-
Lesser Moonstone	1	-	-	-

Where Plans: Iron Counterweight Fits

Items That Share Plans: Iron Counterweight's Icon

Plans: Iron Counterweight uses the same icon art, which 206 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

• Plans: Iron Shield Spike ID 6044 · Recipe · item level 30
• Plans: Steel Weapon Chain ID 6046 · Recipe · item level 38
• Pattern: Guardian Cloak ID 5974 · Recipe · item level 37
• Pattern: Fine Leather Pants ID 5972 · Recipe · item level 21
• Pattern: Red Linen Vest ID 6271 · Recipe · item level 12
• Pattern: Black Silk Pack ID 5775 · Recipe · item level 37
• Pattern: Green Silk Pack ID 5774 · Recipe · item level 35
• Pattern: Robes of Arcana ID 5773 · Recipe · item level 30

Items Numbered Next to Plans: Iron Counterweight

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 6045 (6040 to 6050) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Iron Counterweight: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

• Golden Scale Bracers ID 6040 · Armor - Mail · item level 37
• Steel Weapon Chain ID 6041 · Trade Goods · item level 38
• Iron Shield Spike ID 6042 · Trade Goods · item level 30
• Iron Counterweight ID 6043 · Trade Goods · item level 33
• Plans: Iron Shield Spike ID 6044 · Recipe · item level 30
• Plans: Steel Weapon Chain ID 6046 · Recipe · item level 38
• Plans: Golden Scale Coif ID 6047 · Recipe · item level 38
• Shadow Protection Potion ID 6048 · Consumable · item level 27
• Fire Protection Potion ID 6049 · Consumable · item level 33
• Frost Protection Potion ID 6050 · Consumable · item level 38

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Item 6045	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	33	33	1
Effects	Use: Teaches you how to make an Iron Counterweight to help balance a two-handed weapon.	-	-
Sell price	6 silver50 copper	6 silver50 copper	6 silver50 copper

Related

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest Classic Era scan: EU 0 of 26, US 0 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's Classic Era Game Data API (static data 1.15.9.68185). Prices: per-unit buyouts from Auction House scans made in game by players with the TheWoWDB addon, one scan per realm per hour at most; Blizzard publishes no auction data for Classic Era, so a price is only as fresh as the latest scan. Retail column: the retail client datamine.