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Dark Iron Plate
Item Level 29Binds when picked up
ChestArmor
24 Armor
+11 Stamina
+5 Versatility
+8 Fire Resistance
Requires Level 23
Sell price: 1 gold20 silver
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Crafted By
The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Dark Iron Plate takes 20 Dark Iron Bar and 8 Heart of Fire.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Dark Iron Plate is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 3422. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Cost to Craft: Dark Iron Plate
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 4,000g 40s, and Dark Iron Bar is the largest share at 100%. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Dark Iron Plate is taught by Plans: Dark Iron Plate.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dark Iron Bar | 20 | 200 gold | 4,000 gold |
 Heart of Fire | 8 | 5 silver | 40 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 4,000 gold40 silver | ||
What Else the Reagents Make
- Dark Iron Bar goes into 30 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Engineering and Jewelcrafting, including Dark Iron Sunderer, Steel Ironforge Emblem, Sulfuron Hammer and Dark Iron Destroyer. It is itself made by the recipe Smelt Dark Iron.
- Heart of Fire goes into 27 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Tailoring, Engineering, Leatherworking, Jewelcrafting and Alchemy, including Warblades of the Hakkari, Reborn, Fiery Vengeance, Bloodlord's Reaver and Light Emberforged Hammer.
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.
Who It Suits
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Dark Iron Plate (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Plate, Chest slot.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Iron Plate (this item) | 29 | 23 | +11 Stamina, +5 Versatility, +8 Fire Resistance. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Enchanted Thorium Breastplate | 29 | 24 | +11 Stamina, +5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Dodge. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 40,000 gold on 76 realms |
 Emerald Breastplate | 29 | 23 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 95 gold on 57 realms |
 Imbued Plate Armor | 29 | 24 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +11 Critical Strike. World Drop | 29 gold on 54 realms |
 Hyperion Armor | 29 | 25 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 48 gold on 51 realms |
| Imperial Plate Chest | 29 | 23 | +9 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 274 gold on 57 realms |
| Vanguard Breastplate | 29 | 23 | +3 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike. World Drop | 15,000 gold on 56 realms |
| Warleader's Breastplate | 29 | 24 | +11 Stamina, +4 Strength or Intellect. World Drop | 150 gold on 55 realms |
 Heroic Armor | 29 | 24 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 375 gold on 56 realms |
 Glorious Breastplate | 29 | 23 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 7,999 gold on 62 realms |
| Exalted Harness | 29 | 25 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 200 gold on 65 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Imbued Plate Armor at 29 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Dark Iron Plate among Armor > Plate, Chest slot: Reaver Armor (item level 31), Boulderfist Armor (item level 31), Enchanted Adamantite Breastplate (item level 32), Bloodfist Breastplate (item level 32) and Warlord's Iron-Breastplate (item level 32).
Nearest lower item levels below Dark Iron Plate among Armor > Plate, Chest slot: Jade Breastplate (item level 27), Thorium Armor (item level 26), Brutish Breastplate (item level 26), Bloodforged Chestpiece (item level 26) and Tyrant's Chestpiece (item level 25).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Dark Iron Plate in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Dark Iron Plate 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 Dark Iron Plate next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Dark Iron Plate in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Dark Iron Plate 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.
- Where do you get Dark Iron Plate in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Dark Iron Plate is created by Dark Iron Plate.
- What level is Dark Iron Plate in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Dark Iron Plate is rare quality, item level 59 and requires level 54.
- What does Dark Iron Plate sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 1g 94s for one Dark Iron Plate in Classic Era.
- What slot is Dark Iron Plate in WoW Classic?
- Dark Iron Plate is a Chest in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.
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 Dark Iron Plate
Dark Iron Plate is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.