This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Uncommon 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 52. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 52. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 52. In MoP Classic it is item level 52.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | 30s |
| Classic Era | 52 | Uncommon | 30s |
| The Burning Crusade | 52 | Uncommon | 30s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 52 | Uncommon | 30s |
| MoP Classic | 52 | Uncommon | 30s |
Creates 
Thorium Greatsword Uncommon Two-Handed Sword Two-Hand, item level 27
Using Plans: Thorium Greatsword teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Thorium Greatsword takes 10 Thorium Bar, 2 Dense Grinding Stone and 4 Rugged Leather.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Thorium Greatsword teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Thorium Greatsword, which makes Thorium Greatsword. At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 44g 86s, 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 | 10 | 2 gold99 silver | 29 gold90 silver |
 Dense Grinding Stone | 2 | 1 gold50 silver | 3 gold |
 Rugged Leather | 4 | 2 gold99 silver | 11 gold96 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 44 gold86 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: Thorium Greatsword in required skill among Recipe > Blacksmithing, all from Classic like Plans: Thorium Greatsword.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans: Thorium Greatsword (this item) | 260 | Not listed | |
| Plans: Thorium Bracers |  Thorium Bracers | 255 | Not listed |
 Plans: Dark Iron Pulverizer |  Dark Iron Pulverizer | 265 | Not listed |
| Plans: Thorium Armor |  Thorium Armor | 250 | Not listed |
| Plans: Thorium Belt |  Thorium Belt | 250 | Not listed |
| Plans: Radiant Breastplate |  Radiant Breastplate | 270 | Not listed |
| Plans: Wildthorn Mail |  Wildthorn Mail | 270 | Not listed |
| Plans: Heavy Mithril Helm |  Heavy Mithril Helm | 245 | Not listed |
| Plans: Runed Mithril Hammer |  Runed Mithril Hammer | 245 | Not listed |
| Plans: Dark Iron Sunderer |  Dark Iron Sunderer | 275 | Not listed |
| Plans: Dazzling Mithril Rapier |  Dazzling Mithril Rapier | 240 | Not listed |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Plans: Thorium Greatsword uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Enchanted Battlehammer ID 12824 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Enchanted Battlehammer."Plans: Blazing Rapier ID 12825 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Blazing Rapier."Plans: Rune Edge ID 12826 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Rune Edge."Plans: Serenity ID 12827 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Serenity."Plans: Volcanic Hammer ID 12828 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Volcanic Hammer."Plans: Radiant Leggings ID 12713 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Radiant Leggings."Plans: Thorium Leggings ID 12704 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Thorium Leggings."Plans: Radiant Circlet ID 12702 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Radiant Circlet."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12816 (12811 to 12821) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Thorium Greatsword: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Righteous Orb ID 12811 · Trade Goods · item level 10
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: Bleakwood Hew ID 12817 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Bleakwood Hew."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."The raw ItemSparse values for item 12816 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Thorium Greatsword 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: Thorium Greatsword 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: Thorium Greatsword
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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