Is Core Armor Kit in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Core Armor Kit is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.

Where do you get Core Armor Kit in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Core Armor Kit is created by Core Armor Kit.

What level is Core Armor Kit in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Core Armor Kit is Rare quality, item level 60 and requires level 50.

What does Core Armor Kit sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 50s for one Core Armor Kit in Classic Era; it stacks to 10.

What is Core Armor Kit used for in WoW Classic?

Core Armor Kit is a reagent in 2 Classic Era recipes, including Glowing Chitin Armor Kit and Sharpened Chitin Armor Kit.

How much is Core Armor Kit on the auction house right now?

30g 5s on the EU region auction house, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.

Core Armor Kit Price - WoW Auction House, Classic and Forever

Auction House

Right now 24 units listed across 5 price tiers.AH scan
Listings are up 29% from their 7 day average (24 vs 19 units).AH scan
Today's price is cheaper than 94% of recorded snapshots.AH scan

24Units listed

5Sellers

30 gold5 silverCheapest now

Thin supply

Auction House snapshot 27 min ago.

Pricing

This is a commodity - it shares one region-wide Auction House price across all EU realms, so there is no per-realm comparison. Prices come from recorded Blizzard snapshots.

Core Armor Kit is listed at 30 gold5 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 71% below its typical price of 103 gold17 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 13 gold85 silver to 1,233 gold54 silver. About 24 were available in the latest snapshot.

The current lowest price is 71% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 103 gold17 silver.

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Core Armor Kit	Recipe

Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Use: Core Armor Kit
Permanently adds dodge to an item worn on the chest, legs, hands or feet. Attaching the armor kit to the item causes it to become soulbound. Cannot be applied to items higher than level.

Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.

Other versions

Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 60 and requires level 50. In Classic Era it is item level 60 and requires level 50. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 60 and requires level 50. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 60 and requires level 50. In MoP Classic it is item level 60 and requires level 50.

Version	Item level	Required level	Quality	Sells for
Retail (Midnight)	25	21	Rare	50s
WoW Forever	60	50	Rare	50s
Classic Era	60	50	Rare	50s
The Burning Crusade	60	50	Rare	50s
Wrath of the Lich King	60	50	Rare	50s
MoP Classic	60	50	Rare	50s

Core Armor Kit Game Data

Crafted By

Core Armor Kit Classic Leatherworking

The Classic Leatherworking recipe Core Armor Kit takes 3 Core Leather and 2 Rune Thread.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Core Armor Kit Crafting Costs

Cost to Craft: Core Armor Kit

At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 4g 27s, and Core Leather is the largest share at 81%. Core Armor Kit lists from 381g 81s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 358g 44s after the 5% auction cut, a 8,395% margin over its reagents. The Classic Leatherworking recipe Core Armor Kit is taught by Pattern: Core Armor Kit. It turns yellow at Classic Leatherworking skill 320 and grey at 340.

Reagent	Needed	Lowest listed	Cost
Core Leather	3	1 gold15 silver	3 gold45 silver
Rune Thread	2	41 silver	82 silver
Reagents for one craft			4 gold27 silver
Core Armor Kit at its lowest listing			381 gold81 silver
Return after the 5% auction cut			358 gold44 silver

What Else the Reagents Make

Core Leather goes into 10 other recipes across Leatherworking, Tailoring and Blacksmithing, including Corehound Boots, Corehound Belt, Molten Helm and Chromatic Gauntlets.
Rune Thread goes into 216 other recipes across Leatherworking and Tailoring, including Displacement Boots, Helm of Lingering Power, Lucien's Lost Soles and Sanctified Leather Hat.

Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest EU Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Core Armor Kit Compares

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Core Armor Kit among Item Enhancement > Misc; 5 of them also come from Classic.

Item	Item Level	Enchantment	Lowest Listed Price
Core Armor Kit (this item)	25	Dodge; Crafted with Classic Leatherworking	381 gold
Rugged Armor Kit	21	Reinforced (Armor); Crafted with Classic Leatherworking	11 silver
Thick Armor Kit	17	Reinforced (Armor); Crafted with Classic Leatherworking	19 silver
Heavy Armor Kit	13	Reinforced (Armor); Crafted with Classic Leatherworking	10 silver
Medium Armor Kit	7	Reinforced (Armor); Crafted with Classic Leatherworking	24 silver
Light Armor Kit	3	Reinforced (Armor); Crafted with Classic Leatherworking	6 silver
Knothide Armor Kit	25	Stamina; Crafted with Outland Leatherworking	99 silver
Vindicator's Armor Kit	26	Dodge; Crafted with Outland Leatherworking	326 gold
Magister's Armor Kit	26	Versatility; Crafted with Outland Leatherworking	883 gold
Heavy Knothide Armor Kit	27	Stamina; Crafted with Outland Leatherworking	80 gold
Heavy Borean Armor Kit	30	Stamina; Crafted with Northrend Leatherworking	61 gold

The lowest listed price among them is Light Armor Kit at 6 silver in the EU Auction House.

Across Regions

Core Armor Kit has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in Europe.

Region	Lowest Listed Price	Listed On	Cheapest Realms
Europe	381 gold	Region-wide
United States	444 gold	Region-wide

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Core Armor Kit Fits

Items That Share Core Armor Kit's Icon

Core Armor Kit uses icon file 133600, which 2 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:

Elemental Armor Scrap ID 42107 · Quest
Mark of Bloodhoof ID 58366 · Quest "The mark of Baine Bloodhoof, High Chieftain of Thunder Bluff."

Items Numbered Next to Core Armor Kit

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 18251 (18246 to 18256) were usually added in the same batch as Core Armor Kit: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Whistle of the Black War Raptor ID 18246 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Black War Kodo ID 18247 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Red Skeletal Warhorse ID 18248 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Crescent Key ID 18249 · Key
Gordok Shackle Key ID 18250 · Miscellaneous "Used with Gordok ogre shackles."
Pattern: Core Armor Kit ID 18252 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to craft a Core Armor Kit."
Major Rejuvenation Potion ID 18253 · Consumable · item level 25
Runn Tum Tuber Surprise ID 18254 · Consumable · item level 20
Runn Tum Tuber ID 18255 · Consumable · item level 20
Melted Vial ID 18256 · Trade Goods · item level 23

Core Armor Kit Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 18251 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price: 2 gold
Vendor sell price: 50 silver
Stacks to: 10
Material: Leather
Flags: 64 / 8192 / 0 / 16384 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Core Armor Kit in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Core Armor Kit is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Core Armor Kit next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Core Armor Kit in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Core Armor Kit is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
Where do you get Core Armor Kit in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Core Armor Kit is created by Core Armor Kit.
What level is Core Armor Kit in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Core Armor Kit is Rare quality, item level 60 and requires level 50.
What does Core Armor Kit sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 50s for one Core Armor Kit in Classic Era; it stacks to 10.
What is Core Armor Kit used for in WoW Classic?: Core Armor Kit is a reagent in 2 Classic Era recipes, including Glowing Chitin Armor Kit and Sharpened Chitin Armor Kit.
How much is Core Armor Kit on the auction house right now?: 30g 5s on the EU region auction house, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era client: Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

Core Armor Kit

Core Armor Kit Price History

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