A Common Plate Waist, item level 5, requires level 3, binds when equipped. Crafted with Copper Chain Belt.
On Copper Chain Belt's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 197 gold89 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 1 silver to 4,396 gold74 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 62% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 197 gold89 silver.
| Crafted | Copper Chain Belt | Recipe |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 11, requires level 6, Uncommon quality and sells to vendors for 56c. In Classic Era it is item level 11, requires level 6 and sells to vendors for 56c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 11, requires level 6 and sells to vendors for 56c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 11, requires level 6 and sells to vendors for 56c. In MoP Classic it is item level 11, requires level 6 and sells to vendors for 56c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 5 | 3 | Common | Binds when equipped | 67c |
| WoW Forever | 11 | 6 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 56c |
| Classic Era | 11 | 6 | Common | - | 56c |
| The Burning Crusade | 11 | 6 | Common | - | 56c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 11 | 6 | Common | - | 56c |
| MoP Classic | 11 | 6 | Common | - | 56c |
In the Appearances collection, Copper Chain Belt is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 977. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Copper Chain Belt.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 12g. Copper Chain Belt lists from 2g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 10g 10s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. The recipe Copper Chain Belt needs Classic Blacksmithing skill 55 and turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 75 and grey at 115.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Copper Bar | 6 | 2 gold | 12 gold |
| Reagents for one craft | 12 gold | ||
| Copper Chain Belt at its lowest listing | 2 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −10 gold10 silver | ||
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.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Copper Chain Belt uses icon file 132491, which 249 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Crochet Belt ID 3936 · Armor - Cloth · item level 23Twill Belt ID 3944 · Armor - Cloth · item level 27Raptor Hide Belt ID 4456 · Armor - Leather · item level 19Brimstone Belt ID 4785 · Armor - Cloth · item level 15Wise Man's Belt ID 4786 · Armor - Cloth · item level 12Murloc Scale Belt ID 5780 · Armor - Leather · item level 11Grassland Sash ID 6477 · Armor - Cloth · item level 12Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2851 (2846 to 2856) were usually added in the same batch as Copper Chain Belt: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Tirisfal Pumpkin ID 2846 · Quest
Copper Shortsword ID 2847 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 4
Bronze Mace ID 2848 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 14
Bronze Axe ID 2849 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 14
Bronze Shortsword ID 2850 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 15
Copper Chain Pants ID 2852 · Armor - Plate · item level 4
Copper Bracers ID 2853 · Armor - Plate · item level 3Runed Copper Bracers ID 2854 · Armor - Mail · item level 11
Putrid Claw ID 2855 · Quest
Iron Pike ID 2856 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 2851 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Copper Chain Belt 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 Copper Chain Belt next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Copper Chain Belt
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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