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Ancient Plans: Strength of Menethil
Item Level 1Recipe
Use: Learning
Effect: Strength of Menethil
“Teaches you how to craft Strength of Menethil.”
Sell price: 3 gold
Current price
13,000 gold53 silver
Ancient Plans: Strength of Menethil Price History on Area 52
Area 52 Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Area 52 Auction House4Units listed
4Sellers
13,000 gold53 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Ancient Plans: Strength of Menethil's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 63,282 gold2 silver across its tracked history (Jul 2023 to Jun 2026), ranging from 13,905 gold67 silver to 308,929 gold6 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 79% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 63,282 gold2 silver.
Ancient Plans: Strength of Menethil Effects
- Use: Learning
- Effect: Strength of Menethil
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Teaches
Creates 
Strength of Menethil Epic Two-Handed Mace Two-Hand, item level 30
Using Ancient Plans: Strength of Menethil teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Strength of Menethil takes 80 Wartorn Scrap, 12 Frozen Rune, 12 Righteous Orb, 30 Enchanted Thorium Bar and 20 Arcanite Bar.
Requirements & Properties
- Requires
- Classic Blacksmithing (300)
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
What One Craft Returns: Strength of Menethil
Ancient Plans: Strength of Menethil teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Strength of Menethil, which makes Strength of Menethil. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 7,783g 20s, and Wartorn Scrap is the largest share at 45%. Strength of Menethil lists from 18,199g 61s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 9,506g 42s after the 5% auction cut, a 122% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Ancient Plans: Strength of Menethil itself (13,000g 53s, the lowest of 35 realms listing it) is paid back after 2 crafts.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wartorn Scrap | 80 | 43 gold94 silver | 3,515 gold20 silver |
 Frozen Rune | 12 | 22 gold | 264 gold |
 Righteous Orb | 12 | 32 gold | 384 gold |
 Enchanted Thorium Bar | 30 | 4 gold | 120 gold |
 Arcanite Bar | 20 | 175 gold | 3,500 gold |
| Reagents for one craft | 7,783 gold20 silver | ||
| Strength of Menethil at its lowest listing | 18,199 gold61 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 9,506 gold42 silver | ||
What Else the Reagents Make
- Wartorn Scrap goes into 32 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Tailoring, Leatherworking, Jewelcrafting and Engineering, including Blade of Unholy Might, Edict of the Redeemed Crusader, Death's Gamble and Shroud of Forbidden Magic.
- Frozen Rune goes into 46 other recipes across Leatherworking, Tailoring, Blacksmithing, Inscription and Jewelcrafting, including Icebane Coif, Encased Frigid Heart, Glacial Chapeau and Icy Scale Crown.
- Righteous Orb goes into 13 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Enchanting, Inscription and Tailoring, including Darrowshire Protector, Mirah's Lullaby, Sacred Guardian and Darrowdirk.
- Enchanted Thorium Bar goes into 44 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Leatherworking, Enchanting and Engineering, including Midnight's Graze, Fiery Vengeance, Gurubashi Poker and Blade of the Fallen Seraph. It is itself made by the recipe Enchanted Thorium Bar.
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest US Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 10 recipes nearest to Ancient Plans: Strength of Menethil in required skill among Recipe > Blacksmithing, all from Classic like Ancient Plans: Strength of Menethil.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Plans: Strength of Menethil (this item) | 300 | 13,000 gold on 35 realms | |
 Plans: Sulfuron Hammer |  Sulfuron Hammer | 300 | 3,000 gold on 82 realms |
| Plans: Whitesoul Helm |  Whitesoul Helm | 300 | 10,200 gold on 50 realms |
| Plans: Hammer of the Titans |  Hammer of the Titans | 300 | 2 gold on 74 realms |
| Plans: Annihilator |  Annihilator | 300 | 88 gold on 61 realms |
| Plans: Frostguard |  Frostguard | 300 | 100 gold on 52 realms |
| Plans: Arcanite Reaper |  Arcanite Reaper | 300 | 1,000 gold on 66 realms |
| Plans: Heartseeker |  Heartseeker | 300 | 25 gold on 60 realms |
 Plans: Darkrune Breastplate |  Darkrune Breastplate | 300 | 999 gold on 55 realms |
| Plans: Black Grasp of the Destroyer |  Black Grasp of the Destroyer | 300 | 55 gold on 56 realms |
| Plans: Thick Obsidian Breastplate |  Thick Obsidian Breastplate | 300 | 75 gold on 70 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Plans: Hammer of the Titans at 2 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Ancient Plans: Strength of Menethil's Icon
Ancient Plans: Strength of Menethil uses icon file 1500867, which 119 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
- Ancient Pattern: Skyfury Headdress ID 206530 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Skyfury Headdress."
- Ancient Technique: Soulscryer ID 206532 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Soulscryer."
- Ancient Pattern: Helm of Lingering Power ID 206529 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Helm of Lingering Power."
- Ancient Plans: Midnight's Graze ID 206533 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Midnight's Graze."
- Ancient Technique: Shifting Sliver ID 206528 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Shifting Sliver."
- Ancient Plans: Weaver's Fang ID 206534 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Weaver's Fang."
- Ancient Plans: Mirah's Lullaby ID 206527 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Mirah's Lullaby."
- Ancient Plans: Widow's Weep ID 206535 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Widow's Weep."
Items Numbered Next to Ancient Plans: Strength of Menethil
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 206531 (206526 to 206536) were usually added in the same batch as Ancient Plans: Strength of Menethil: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
- Ancient Plans: Darrowshire Protector ID 206526 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Darrowshire Protector."
- Ancient Plans: Mirah's Lullaby ID 206527 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Mirah's Lullaby."
- Ancient Technique: Shifting Sliver ID 206528 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Shifting Sliver."
- Ancient Pattern: Helm of Lingering Power ID 206529 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Helm of Lingering Power."
- Ancient Pattern: Skyfury Headdress ID 206530 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Skyfury Headdress."
- Ancient Technique: Soulscryer ID 206532 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Soulscryer."
- Ancient Plans: Midnight's Graze ID 206533 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Midnight's Graze."
- Ancient Plans: Weaver's Fang ID 206534 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Weaver's Fang."
- Ancient Plans: Widow's Weep ID 206535 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Widow's Weep."
- Ancient Plans: Shade's Blade ID 206536 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Shade's Blade."
Ancient Plans: Strength of Menethil Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 206531 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 12 gold
- Vendor sell price
- 3 gold
- Flags
- 64 / 28672 / 0 / 16384 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.