A Common Recipe, item level 1.
On Formula: Enchant Cloak - Superior Defense's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,939 gold84 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 222 gold9 silver to 8,361 gold74 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 178% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,939 gold84 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Permanently enchant a cloak to increase armor. Cannot be applied to items higher than level.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 57. In Classic Era it is item level 57. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 57. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 57. In MoP Classic it is item level 57.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | 50s |
| WoW Forever | 57 | Common | 50s |
| Classic Era | 57 | Common | 50s |
| The Burning Crusade | 57 | Common | 50s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 57 | Common | 50s |
| MoP Classic | 57 | Common | 50s |
Using Formula: Enchant Cloak - Superior Defense teaches this recipe. The Classic Enchanting recipe Superior Defense takes 5 Rich Illusion Dust.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Formula: Enchant Cloak - Superior Defense teaches the Classic Enchanting recipe Superior Defense. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 6g 40s.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rich Illusion Dust | 5 | 1 gold28 silver | 6 gold40 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 6 gold40 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.
The 10 recipes nearest to Formula: Enchant Cloak - Superior Defense in required skill among Recipe > Enchanting, all from Classic like Formula: Enchant Cloak - Superior Defense.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formula: Enchant Cloak - Superior Defense (this item) | 285 | 50 gold on 38 realms | |
| Formula: Enchant Weapon - Icy Chill | Icy Chill | 285 | 162 gold on 58 realms |
| Formula: Enchant Chest - Major Health | Major Health | 275 | 50 gold on 67 realms |
| Formula: Enchant Boots - Versatility | Versatility | 275 | 14 gold on 54 realms |
| Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Superior Impact | Superior Impact | 295 | 60,186 gold on 71 realms |
| Formula: Enchant Weapon - Unholy | Unholy Weapon | 295 | 62 silver on 77 realms |
| Formula: Enchant Bracer - Superior Versatility | Superior Versatility | 270 | 19 gold on 59 realms |
| Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Major Intellect | Major Intellect | 300 | 1 gold on 71 realms |
| Formula: Enchant Weapon - Superior Striking | Superior Striking | 300 | 1 gold on 64 realms |
| Formula: Enchant Bracer - Superior Stamina | Superior Stamina | 300 | 63 silver on 75 realms |
| Formula: Enchant Chest - Greater Stats | Greater Stats | 300 | 2,345 gold on 51 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Formula: Enchant Weapon - Unholy at 62 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Formula: Enchant Cloak - Superior Defense uses icon file 134327, which 256 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Formula: Enchant Weapon - Icy Chill ID 16223 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Icy Chill enchantment."Formula: Enchant Shield - Vitality ID 16222 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Vitality enchantment on shields."Formula: Enchant Chest - Major Health ID 16221 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Major Health enchantment."Formula: Enchant Boots - Versatility ID 16220 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Versatility enchantment."Formula: Enchant Gloves - Greater Agility ID 16219 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Greater Agility enchantment on gloves."Formula: Enchant Bracer - Superior Versatility ID 16218 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Superior Versatility enchantment on bracers."Formula: Enchant Shield - Greater Stamina ID 16217 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Greater Stamina enchantment on shields."Formula: Enchant Boots - Greater Stamina ID 16215 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Greater Stamina enchantment on boots."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16224 (16219 to 16247) were usually added in the same batch as Formula: Enchant Cloak - Superior Defense: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Formula: Enchant Gloves - Greater Agility ID 16219 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Greater Agility enchantment on gloves."Formula: Enchant Boots - Versatility ID 16220 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Versatility enchantment."Formula: Enchant Chest - Major Health ID 16221 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Major Health enchantment."Formula: Enchant Shield - Vitality ID 16222 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Vitality enchantment on shields."Formula: Enchant Weapon - Icy Chill ID 16223 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Icy Chill enchantment."Formula: Enchant Chest - Major Mana ID 16242 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Major Mana enchantment."Formula: Enchant Gloves - Greater Strength ID 16244 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Greater Strength enchantment."Formula: Enchant Boots - Greater Agility ID 16245 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Greater Agility enchantment on boots."Formula: Enchant Bracer - Superior Strength ID 16246 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Superior Strength enchantment."Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Superior Impact ID 16247 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Superior Impact enchantment."The raw ItemSparse values for item 16224 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Formula: Enchant Cloak - Superior Defense 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 Formula: Enchant Cloak - Superior Defense next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Formula: Enchant Cloak - Superior Defense
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