This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Recipe, item level 1.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In Classic Era it is item level 54. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 54. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 54. In MoP Classic it is item level 54.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Rare | 40s |
| Classic Era | 54 | Rare | 40s |
| The Burning Crusade | 54 | Rare | 40s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 54 | Rare | 40s |
| MoP Classic | 54 | Rare | 40s |
Creates 
Bleakwood Hew Rare Two-Handed Axe Two-Hand, item level 27
Using Plans: Bleakwood Hew teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Bleakwood Hew takes 30 Thorium Bar, 6 Living Essence, 6 Wildvine, 6 Large Opal, 2 Dense Grinding Stone and 8 Rugged Leather.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Bleakwood Hew teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Bleakwood Hew, which makes Bleakwood Hew. At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 2,215g 96s, and Wildvine is the largest share at 90%. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 295 and grey at 300.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thorium Bar | 30 | 2 gold99 silver | 89 gold70 silver |
 Living Essence | 6 | 9 gold99 silver | 59 gold94 silver |
 Wildvine | 6 | 333 gold | 1,998 gold |
 Large Opal | 6 | 6 gold90 silver | 41 gold40 silver |
 Dense Grinding Stone | 2 | 1 gold50 silver | 3 gold |
 Rugged Leather | 8 | 2 gold99 silver | 23 gold92 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 2,215 gold96 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 Plans: Bleakwood Hew in required skill among Recipe > Blacksmithing, all from Classic like Plans: Bleakwood Hew.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans: Bleakwood Hew (this item) | 270 | Not listed | |
 Plans: Radiant Breastplate |  Radiant Breastplate | 270 | Not listed |
| Plans: Wildthorn Mail |  Wildthorn Mail | 270 | Not listed |
| Plans: Dark Iron Pulverizer |  Dark Iron Pulverizer | 265 | Not listed |
| Plans: Dark Iron Sunderer |  Dark Iron Sunderer | 275 | Not listed |
| Plans: Thorium Boots |  Thorium Boots | 280 | Not listed |
| Plans: Thorium Helm |  Thorium Helm | 280 | Not listed |
| Plans: Dark Iron Plate |  Dark Iron Plate | 285 | Not listed |
| Plans: Thorium Bracers |  Thorium Bracers | 255 | Not listed |
| Plans: Radiant Gloves |  Radiant Gloves | 285 | Not listed |
| Plans: Serenity |  Serenity | 285 | Not listed |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
1 other item in the current build is also called Plans: Bleakwood Hew. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.
Plans: Bleakwood Hew ID 142346 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make the Bleakwood Hew."Plans: Bleakwood Hew uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Inlaid Thorium Hammer ID 12818 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Inlaid Thorium Hammer."Plans: Ornate Thorium Handaxe ID 12819 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Ornate Thorium Handaxe."Plans: Dawn's Edge ID 12821 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Dawn's Edge."Plans: Huge Thorium Battleaxe ID 12823 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Huge Thorium Battleaxe."Plans: Corruption ID 12830 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Corruption."Plans: Blood Talon ID 12831 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Blood Talon."Plans: Darkspear ID 12832 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Darkspear."Plans: Hammer of the Titans ID 12833 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Hammer of the Titans."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12817 (12812 to 12822) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Bleakwood Hew: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Unfired Plate Gauntlets ID 12812 · Quest · item level 25
Flask of Mystery Goo ID 12813 · Quest
Flame in a Bottle ID 12814 · Quest "It's got enough juice to set a large tent on fire!"
Beacon Torch ID 12815 · QuestPlans: Thorium Greatsword ID 12816 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Thorium Greatsword."Plans: Inlaid Thorium Hammer ID 12818 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Inlaid Thorium Hammer."Plans: Ornate Thorium Handaxe ID 12819 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Ornate Thorium Handaxe."
Winterfall Firewater ID 12820 · Consumable · item level 21Plans: Dawn's Edge ID 12821 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Dawn's Edge."
Toxic Horror Droplet ID 12822 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 12817 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Bleakwood Hew 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 Plans: Bleakwood Hew 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 Plans: Bleakwood Hew
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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