Is Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders 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 Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders is uncommon quality, item level 53 with no level requirement.

What does Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 30s for one Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders in Classic Era.

Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Use: Learning
Effect: Imperial Plate Shoulders

Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.

Other versions

Across game versions

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

Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders Game Data

Teaches

Imperial Plate Shoulders Classic Blacksmithing

Creates Imperial Plate Shoulders Uncommon Plate Shoulder, item level 27

Using Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Imperial Plate Shoulders takes 12 Thorium Bar and 6 Rugged Leather.

Requirements & Properties

Requires: Classic Blacksmithing (265)

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders Crafting Costs

What One Craft Returns: Imperial Plate Shoulders

Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Imperial Plate Shoulders, which makes Imperial Plate Shoulders. At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 53g 82s, and Thorium Bar is the largest share at 67%. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 285 and grey at 300.

Reagent	Needed	Lowest listed	Cost
Thorium Bar	12	2 gold99 silver	35 gold88 silver
Rugged Leather	6	2 gold99 silver	17 gold94 silver
Reagents for one craft			53 gold82 silver

What Else the Reagents Make

Thorium Bar goes into 88 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Inscription, Enchanting and Alchemy, including Lionheart Helm, Axe of Sundered Bone, Gurubashi Carver and Hammer of the Titans. It is itself made by the recipe Smelt Thorium.
Rugged Leather goes into 105 other recipes across Leatherworking, Blacksmithing, Engineering, Tailoring and Enchanting, including Onyxia Scale Breastplate, Red Dragonscale Breastplate, Sandstalker Breastplate and Spitfire Breastplate. It is itself made by the recipe Rugged Leather.

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.

Where Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders Fits

Items That Share Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders's Icon

Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Plans: Imperial Plate Belt ID 12688 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Imperial Plate Belt."
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."

Items Numbered Next to Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12687 (12663 to 12692) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Glyphed Oaken Branch ID 12663 · Quest "Glyphs of a druidic nature adorn the branch."
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 Belt ID 12688 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Imperial Plate Belt."
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: Imperial Plate Shoulders Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 12687 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price: 1 gold20 silver
Vendor sell price: 30 silver
Flags: 64 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders 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 Shoulders next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders 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 Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders is uncommon quality, item level 53 with no level requirement.
What does Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 30s for one Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders in Classic Era.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 1.60.1.70532, 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

Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders