An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1.
On Pattern: Guardian Armor's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 700 gold over the last 30 days, ranging from 95 gold to 1,200 gold, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 35. In Classic Era it is item level 35. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 35. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 35. In MoP Classic it is item level 35.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | 5s |
| WoW Forever | 35 | Uncommon | 5s |
| Classic Era | 35 | Uncommon | 5s |
| The Burning Crusade | 35 | Uncommon | 5s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 35 | Uncommon | 5s |
| MoP Classic | 35 | Uncommon | 5s |
Creates 
Guardian Armor Uncommon Leather Chest, item level 20
Using Pattern: Guardian Armor teaches this recipe. The Classic Leatherworking recipe Guardian Armor takes 2 Cured Heavy Hide, 12 Heavy Leather, 1 Shadow Oil and 2 Fine Thread.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Pattern: Guardian Armor teaches the Classic Leatherworking recipe Guardian Armor, which makes Guardian Armor. At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 262g 41s, and Cured Heavy Hide is the largest share at 50%. It turns yellow at Classic Leatherworking skill 195 and grey at 215.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cured Heavy Hide | 2 | 64 gold99 silver | 129 gold98 silver |
 Heavy Leather | 12 | 8 gold34 silver | 100 gold8 silver |
 Shadow Oil | 1 | 32 gold33 silver | 32 gold33 silver |
 Fine Thread | 2 | 1 silver | 2 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 262 gold41 silver | ||
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.
The 10 recipes nearest to Pattern: Guardian Armor in required skill among Recipe > Leatherworking, all from Classic like Pattern: Guardian Armor.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pattern: Guardian Armor (this item) | Guardian Armor | 175 | Not listed |
| Pattern: Green Whelp Armor |  Green Whelp Armor | 175 | Not listed |
| Pattern: Thick Murloc Armor |  Thick Murloc Armor | 170 | Not listed |
| Pattern: Guardian Belt |  Guardian Belt | 170 | Not listed |
| Pattern: Barbaric Leggings |  Barbaric Leggings | 170 | Not listed |
 Pattern: Guardian Cloak |  Guardian Cloak | 185 | Not listed |
| Pattern: Dusky Leather Leggings |  Dusky Leather Leggings | 165 | Not listed |
| Pattern: Guardian Leather Bracers |  Guardian Leather Bracers | 195 | Not listed |
| Pattern: Barbaric Gloves |  Barbaric Gloves | 150 | Not listed |
| Pattern: Swift Boots |  Swift Boots | 200 | Not listed |
| Pattern: Heavy Leather Ball |  Heavy Leather Ball | 150 | Not listed |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Pattern: Guardian Armor uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Pattern: Guardian Belt ID 4298 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Guardian Belt."Pattern: Guardian Leather Bracers ID 4300 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Guardian Leather Bracers."Pattern: Barbaric Belt ID 4301 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Barbaric Belt."Pattern: Hillman's Belt ID 4294 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Hillman's Belt."Pattern: Hillman's Leather Vest ID 4293 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Hillman's Leather Vest."Pattern: Green Woolen Bag ID 4292 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Green Woolen Bag."Pattern: Icy Cloak ID 4355 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew an Icy Cloak."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 4299 (4293 to 4304) were usually added in the same batch as Pattern: Guardian Armor: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Pattern: Hillman's Leather Vest ID 4293 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Hillman's Leather Vest."Pattern: Hillman's Belt ID 4294 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Hillman's Belt."Pattern: Dark Leather Shoulders ID 4296 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Dark Leather Shoulders."Pattern: Barbaric Gloves ID 4297 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Barbaric Gloves."Pattern: Guardian Belt ID 4298 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Guardian Belt."Pattern: Guardian Leather Bracers ID 4300 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Guardian Leather Bracers."Pattern: Barbaric Belt ID 4301 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Barbaric Belt."
Small Green Dagger ID 4302 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 5
Cranial Thumper ID 4303 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 6
Thick Leather ID 4304 · Trade Goods · item level 10The raw ItemSparse values for item 4299 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Pattern: Guardian Armor 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 Pattern: Guardian Armor next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Pattern: Guardian Armor
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
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