This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1, binds when picked up.
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 53. In Classic Era it is item level 53. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 53. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 53. In MoP Classic it is item level 53.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 30s |
| WoW Forever | 53 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 30s |
| Classic Era | 53 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 30s |
| The Burning Crusade | 53 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 30s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 53 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 30s |
| MoP Classic | 53 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 30s |
Creates 
Imperial Plate Belt Uncommon Plate Waist, item level 27
Using Plans: Imperial Plate Belt teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Imperial Plate Belt takes 10 Thorium Bar and 6 Rugged Leather.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Imperial Plate Belt teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Imperial Plate Belt, which makes Imperial Plate Belt. At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 47g 84s, and Thorium Bar is the largest share at 62%. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 285 and grey at 300.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thorium Bar | 10 | 2 gold99 silver | 29 gold90 silver |
 Rugged Leather | 6 | 2 gold99 silver | 17 gold94 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 47 gold84 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: Imperial Plate Belt uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders ID 12687 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Imperial Plate Shoulders."Plans: Imperial Plate Bracers ID 12690 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Imperial Plate Bracers."Plans: Demon Forged Breastplate ID 12696 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Demon Forged Breastplate."Plans: Dawnbringer Shoulders ID 12698 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Dawnbringer Shoulders."Plans: Fiery Plate Gauntlets ID 12699 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Fiery Plate Gaunlets."Plans: Imperial Plate Boots ID 12700 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Imperial Plate Boots."Plans: Imperial Plate Helm ID 12701 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Imperial Plate Helm."Plans: Storm Gauntlets ID 12703 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Storm Gauntlets."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12688 (12682 to 12693) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Imperial Plate Belt: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Plans: Thorium Armor ID 12682 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Thorium Armor."Plans: Thorium Belt ID 12683 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Thorium Belt."Plans: Thorium Bracers ID 12684 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Thorium Bracers."Plans: Radiant Belt ID 12685 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Radiant Belt."Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders ID 12687 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Imperial Plate Shoulders."Plans: Radiant Breastplate ID 12689 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Radiant Breastplate."Plans: Imperial Plate Bracers ID 12690 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Imperial Plate Bracers."Plans: Wildthorn Mail ID 12691 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Wildthorn Mail."Plans: Thorium Shield Spike ID 12692 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Thorium Shield Spike."Plans: Thorium Boots ID 12693 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Thorium Boots."The raw ItemSparse values for item 12688 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Imperial Plate Belt 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: Imperial Plate Belt 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: Imperial Plate Belt
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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