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Turtle Scale

Item Level 10
Trade Goods
Sell price: 1 silver
Current price 5 gold20 silver
Verified
All-Time typical 9 gold49 silver
45% below typicalFlat over 7 days
EU Region (Commodity) Leather

A Common Trade Goods, item level 10.

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  • Right now 18,646 units listed across 9 price tiers.AH scan
  • Listings cluster between 6 gold and 6 gold: a 0% spread reads as a steady market.AH scan
  • Listings are up 22% from their 7 day average (18,646 vs 15,236 units).AH scan
  • Today's price is on the high side: only 22% of recorded snapshots were pricier.AH scan

Turtle Scale Price History

EU Region (Commodity)

Turtle Scale is listed at 5 gold20 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 45% below its typical price of 9 gold49 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 3 gold84 silver to 18 gold99 silver. About 18,646 were available in the latest snapshot.

The current lowest price is 45% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 9 gold49 silver.

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Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

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Other versions
Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 35. In Classic Era it is item level 35. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 35. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 35. In MoP Classic it is item level 35.

VersionItem levelQualitySells for
Retail (Midnight)10Common1s
WoW Forever35Common1s
Classic Era35Common1s
The Burning Crusade35Common1s
Wrath of the Lich King35Common1s
MoP Classic35Common1s
Turtle Scale Game Data

Used In

The 8 recipes below use Turtle Scale, all from Classic Leatherworking. The largest single use is 40 for Junglefury Leggings.

CreatesRecipeProfessionNeeds
Junglefury LeggingsRare Mail Legs, item level 29. Also takes 12 Enchanted Leather, 9 Cured Rugged Hide, 5 Powerful Mojo, 24 Primal Tiger Leather and 1 Mighty Troll's Blood Elixir.Junglefury LeggingsClassic Leatherworking40
Helm of Lingering PowerRare Mail Head, item level 29. Also takes 4 Huge Emerald, 20 Rugged Leather, 12 Cured Rugged Hide and 6 Rune Thread.Helm of Lingering PowerClassic Leatherworking32
Junglefury GauntletsRare Mail Hands, item level 29. Also takes 8 Enchanted Leather, 6 Cured Rugged Hide, 4 Powerful Mojo, 18 Primal Tiger Leather and 1 Mighty Troll's Blood Elixir.Junglefury GauntletsClassic Leatherworking28
Turtle Scale LeggingsUncommon Mail Legs, item level 25. Also takes 14 Thick Leather and 1 Heavy Silken Thread.Turtle Scale LeggingsClassic Leatherworking28
Turtle Scale HelmUncommon Mail Head, item level 24. Also takes 14 Thick Leather and 1 Heavy Silken Thread.Turtle Scale HelmClassic Leatherworking24
Turtle Scale BracersUncommon Mail Wrist, item level 23. Also takes 8 Thick Leather and 1 Heavy Silken Thread.Turtle Scale BracersClassic Leatherworking12
Turtle Scale BreastplateUncommon Mail Chest, item level 23. Also takes 6 Thick Leather and 1 Heavy Silken Thread.Turtle Scale BreastplateClassic Leatherworking12
Turtle Scale GlovesUncommon Mail Hands, item level 22. Also takes 6 Thick Leather and 1 Heavy Silken Thread.Turtle Scale GlovesClassic Leatherworking8

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Turtle Scale Compares

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Turtle Scale among Trade Goods > Leather, all from Classic like Turtle Scale.

ItemItem LevelDetailsLowest Listed Price
Turtle Scale (this item)10Used in 8 recipes (Classic Leatherworking), including Turtle Scale Gloves and Turtle Scale Breastplate3 gold
Light Hide10Used in Cured Light Hide (Classic Leatherworking)95 silver
Light Leather10Crafted with Classic Leatherworking; Used in 46 recipes, including Handstitched Leather Boots and Light Armor Kit1 gold
Medium Leather10Crafted with Classic Leatherworking; Used in 56 recipes, including Dark Leather Cloak and Bronze Shortsword2 gold
Ruined Leather Scraps10Used in Light Leather (Classic Leatherworking); Use: Light Leather95 silver
Cured Light Hide10Crafted with Classic Leatherworking; Used in 13 recipes (Classic Leatherworking), including Embossed Leather Pants and Fine Leather Tunic4 gold
Medium Hide10Used in Cured Medium Hide (Classic Leatherworking)2 gold
Cured Medium Hide10Crafted with Classic Leatherworking; Used in 6 recipes (Classic Leatherworking), including Dark Leather Belt and Hillman's Shoulders2 gold
Heavy Leather10Crafted with Classic Leatherworking; Used in 85 recipes, including Hardened Iron Shortsword and Jade Serpentblade8 gold
Heavy Hide10Used in Cured Heavy Hide (Classic Leatherworking)43 gold
Cured Heavy Hide10Crafted with Classic Leatherworking; Used in 20 recipes (Classic Leatherworking), including Guardian Armor and Green Leather Belt64 gold

The lowest listed price among them is Light Hide at 95 silver in the EU Auction House.

Across Regions

Turtle Scale has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in Europe.

RegionLowest Listed PriceListed OnCheapest Realms
Europe3 goldRegion-wide
United States6 goldRegion-wide

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Turtle Scale Fits

Items That Share Turtle Scale's Icon

Turtle Scale uses icon file 134313, which 14 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Turtle Scale

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8167 (8160 to 8172) were usually added in the same batch as Turtle Scale: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Turtle Scale Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 8167 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
4 silver
Vendor sell price
1 silver
Stacks to
1,000
Flags
0 / -2147475456 / 0 / 16384 / 0

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

Turtle Scale in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Turtle Scale 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 Turtle Scale next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Turtle Scale in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Turtle Scale 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 Turtle Scale in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Turtle Scale is Common quality, item level 35 with no level requirement.
What does Turtle Scale sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 1s for one Turtle Scale in Classic Era; it stacks to 20.
What is Turtle Scale used for in WoW Classic?
Turtle Scale is a reagent in 5 Classic Era recipes, including Turtle Scale Bracers, Turtle Scale Breastplate, Turtle Scale Gloves, Turtle Scale Helm and 1 more.
How much is Turtle Scale on the auction house right now?
5g 20s on the EU region auction house, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.

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