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Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection
Item Level 1Recipe
Use: Learning
Effect: Lesser Protection
“Teaches you how to perform the Lesser Protection enchantment.”
Sell price: 2 silver
Current price
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Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection Price History
Realm Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Not currently listedWe track this item - no active Auction House listings in the latest scan. Prices appear here as soon as one is posted (scans run every 15 minutes).
On Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,949 gold99 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 812 gold27 silver to 98,762 gold, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection Effects
- Use: Learning
- Effect: Lesser Protection
Permanently enchant a shield to increase armor by $ec1. Cannot be applied to items higher than level $ecix.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Teaches
Using Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection teaches this recipe. The Classic Enchanting recipe Lesser Protection takes 1 Lesser Eternal Essence, 1 Light Illusion Dust and 1 Small Brilliant Shard.
Requirements & Properties
- Requires
- Classic Enchanting (115)
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
What One Craft Returns: Lesser Protection
Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection teaches the Classic Enchanting recipe Lesser Protection. At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 13g 31s, and Lesser Eternal Essence is the largest share at 90%. It turns yellow at Classic Enchanting skill 140 and grey at 180.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lesser Eternal Essence | 1 | 11 gold95 silver | 11 gold95 silver |
 Light Illusion Dust | 1 | 85 silver | 85 silver |
 Small Brilliant Shard | 1 | 51 silver | 51 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 13 gold31 silver | ||
What Else the Reagents Make
- Lesser Eternal Essence goes into 21 other recipes in Enchanting, including Greater Mana, Lesser Parry, Lesser Stats and Striking.
- Light Illusion Dust goes into 31 other recipes across Enchanting and Jewelcrafting, including Lesser Protection, Lesser Wizard Oil, Stamina and Greater Mystic Wand.
- Small Brilliant Shard goes into 13 other recipes in Enchanting, including Defense, Impact, Lesser Absorption and Lesser Beastslayer.
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.
Similar Items
The 10 recipes nearest to Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection in required skill among Recipe > Enchanting, all from Classic like Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection (this item) | Lesser Protection | 115 | Not listed |
| Formula: Enchant Bracer - Lesser Versatility | Lesser Versatility | 120 | Not listed |
| Formula: Enchant Cloak - Minor Agility | Minor Agility | 110 | Not listed |
| Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Lesser Intellect | Lesser Intellect | 100 | Not listed |
| Formula: Enchant Weapon - Minor Beastslayer | Minor Beastslayer | 90 | Not listed |
| Formula: Enchant Gloves - Mining | Mining | 145 | Not listed |
| Formula: Enchant Chest - Lesser Mana | Lesser Mana | 80 | Not listed |
| Formula: Enchant Bracer - Minor Strength | Minor Strength | 80 | Not listed |
| Formula: Minor Mana Oil |  Minor Mana Oil | 150 | Not listed |
| Formula: Enchant Bracer - Minor Versatility | Minor Versatility | 60 | Not listed |
| Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lesser Beastslayer | Lesser Beastslayer | 175 | Not listed |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection 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 Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection 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.
- What level is Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection is Uncommon quality, item level 22 with no level requirement.
- What does Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 2s for one Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection in Classic Era.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 3.80.2.69874, 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