WoW Forever item

Iron Counterweight

Item 6043 on WoW Forever (WoW Forever beta (September 17 to October 21) · launches November 4, 2026), client 1.60.1.70532

• Item Level 33
• Max Stack: 5
• Sell Price: 5 silver

About Iron Counterweight

Iron Counterweight is a common consumable item on WoW Forever at item level 33. Other consumable items listed on the WoW Forever Auction House include Forceful Heavy Armor Kit, Heavy Armor Kit and Iron Shield Spike. The latest scan finds it on 1 WoW Forever realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 42 silver on Classic Beta PvE 2 (US). A vendor pays 5 silver for it.

WoW Forever Auction House prices

Cheapest realm42 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US, Alliance)

Typical market (US) -

Median min buyout42 silver

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-10-20 22:54 UTCplayer scan time

Prices across WoW Forever realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Classic Beta PvE 2US · WoW Forever beta · Alliance	42 silver	-	8	1	2026-10-20 22:54 UTC

Downloads

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Iron Counterweight	Recipe

similar items on WoW Forever

• Its lowest listed price, 42 silver, ranks 6th of 12 listed similar items of its kind on WoW Forever; the cheapest listed is Light Armor Kit at 15 copper.
• The most widely listed similar items of its kind: Forceful Heavy Armor Kit (2 realms), Forceful Medium Armor Kit (2 realms), Heavy Armor Kit (2 realms), Iron Shield Spike (2 realms), Light Armor Kit (2 realms).

Where Iron Counterweight Fits

Items That Share Iron Counterweight's Icon

Iron Counterweight uses the same icon art, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

• Globe of Water ID 7079 · Trade Goods · item level 45 · lowest 35g on 2 realms
• Ivy Orb ID 9800 · Armor · item level 29 · lowest 26s on 2 realms
• Orb of Mistmantle ID 13031 · Armor · item level 28 · lowest 13g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Iron Counterweight

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 6043 (6038 to 6049) were usually added in the same batch as Iron Counterweight: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

• Giant Clam Scorcho ID 6038 · Consumable · item level 35 · lowest 3g on 1 realm
• Recipe: Giant Clam Scorcho ID 6039 · Recipe · item level 35 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
• Golden Scale Bracers ID 6040 · Armor - Mail · item level 37 · lowest 55s on 2 realms
• Steel Weapon Chain ID 6041 · Consumable · item level 38 · lowest 5g on 1 realm
• Iron Shield Spike ID 6042 · Consumable · item level 30 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
• Plans: Iron Shield Spike ID 6044 · Recipe · item level 30 · lowest 67s on 2 realms
• Plans: Iron Counterweight ID 6045 · Recipe · item level 33 · lowest 15s on 2 realms
• Plans: Steel Weapon Chain ID 6046 · Recipe · item level 38
• Shadow Protection Potion ID 6048 · Consumable · item level 27 · lowest 75s on 2 realms
• Fire Protection Potion ID 6049 · Consumable · item level 33 · lowest 8s on 2 realms

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Item 6043	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	33	33	14
Effects	Use: Attaches a counterweight to a two-handed sword, mace, axe or polearm making it 3% faster.	Use: Attaches a counterweight to a two-handed sword, mace, axe or polearm increasing the wielder's haste by 20.	Use: Weapon Counterweight
Sell price	5 silver	5 silver	5 silver

Retail recipe Iron Counterweight: 4x Iron Bar, 2x Coarse Grinding Stone, 1x Lesser Moonstone.

WoW Forever price history

First seen in a scan

2026-10-05 01:00 UTC

Realms that have listed it

1

Lowest buyout seen

9 silver24 copperClassic Beta PvE 2 (US), 2026-10-11 22:00 UTC

Highest realm minimum seen

1 gold20 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US)

Realm-hours listed, last 30 days

36

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	US low	US median	US realms
2026-10-20	42 silver	42 silver	1
2026-10-19	20 silver	20 silver	2
2026-10-18	55 silver	55 silver	2
2026-10-17	10 silver	10 silver	2
2026-10-16	10 silver	11 silver	2
2026-10-14	14 silver	14 silver	2
2026-10-13	20 silver	20 silver	1

Related

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Forceful Heavy Armor Kit2 realms89 silver

Heavy Armor Kit2 realms39 silver

Iron Shield Spike2 realms1 gold

Mystic Heavy Armor Kit2 realms98 silver

Steel Weapon Chain1 realm5 gold

Thick Armor Kit1 realm1 gold

Mithril Shield Spike1 realm7 gold

Forceful Medium Armor Kit2 realms39 silver

Mystic Medium Armor Kit2 realms19 silver

Medium Armor Kit1 realm7 silver

Light Armor Kit2 realms15 copper

Connected realms with a listing in the latest WoW Forever scan: US 1 of 1.

Item data: WoW Forever client datamine, build 1.60.1.70532. Prices: per-unit buyouts from Auction House scans made in game by players with the TheWoWDB addon, one scan per realm per hour at most; Blizzard publishes no auction data for WoW Forever, so a price is only as fresh as the latest scan. Retail column: the retail client datamine.