An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1.
On Plans: Golden Scale Cuirass's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 299 gold over the last 30 days, ranging from 230 gold to 350 gold.
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 39. In Classic Era it is item level 39. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 39. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 39. In MoP Classic it is item level 39.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | 11s |
| WoW Forever | 39 | Uncommon | 11s |
| Classic Era | 39 | Uncommon | 11s |
| The Burning Crusade | 39 | Uncommon | 11s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 39 | Uncommon | 11s |
| MoP Classic | 39 | Uncommon | 11s |
Creates 
Golden Scale Cuirass Uncommon Mail Chest, item level 22
Using Plans: Golden Scale Cuirass teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Golden Scale Cuirass takes 12 Steel Bar, 2 Gold Bar and 4 Heavy Grinding Stone.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Golden Scale Cuirass teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Golden Scale Cuirass, which makes Golden Scale Cuirass. At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 94g 16s, and Steel Bar is the largest share at 80%. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 220 and grey at 245.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Steel Bar | 12 | 6 gold25 silver | 75 gold |
 Gold Bar | 2 | 7 gold22 silver | 14 gold44 silver |
 Heavy Grinding Stone | 4 | 1 gold18 silver | 4 gold72 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 94 gold16 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.
Plans: Golden Scale Cuirass uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Golden Scale Leggings ID 3872 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Golden Scale Leggings."Plans: Polished Steel Boots ID 3874 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Polished Steel Boots."Plans: Green Iron Shoulders ID 3870 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Green Iron Shoulders."Plans: Shadow Crescent Axe ID 3869 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Shadow Crescent Axe."Plans: Frost Tiger Blade ID 3868 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Frost Tiger Blade."Plans: Golden Iron Destroyer ID 3867 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Golden Iron Destroyer."Plans: Jade Serpentblade ID 3866 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Jade Serpentblade."Recipe: Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility ID 3832 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3873 (3868 to 3879) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Golden Scale Cuirass: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Plans: Frost Tiger Blade ID 3868 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Frost Tiger Blade."Plans: Shadow Crescent Axe ID 3869 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Shadow Crescent Axe."Plans: Green Iron Shoulders ID 3870 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Green Iron Shoulders."
Plans: Golden Scale Shoulders ID 3871 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Golden Scale Shoulders."Plans: Golden Scale Leggings ID 3872 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Golden Scale Leggings."Plans: Polished Steel Boots ID 3874 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Polished Steel Boots."Plans: Golden Scale Boots ID 3875 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Golden Scale Boots."
Fang of Bhag'thera ID 3876 · Quest
Talon of Tethis ID 3877 · Quest
Paw of Sin'Dall ID 3879 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 3873 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Golden Scale Cuirass 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: Golden Scale Cuirass 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: Golden Scale Cuirass
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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