On Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,484 gold96 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 249 gold44 silver to 76,113 gold12 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 38% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,484 gold96 silver.
Permanently enchant a shield to increase armor by $ec1. Cannot be applied to items higher than level $ecix.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Using Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection teaches this recipe. The Classic Enchanting recipe Lesser Protection takes 1 Lesser Eternal Essence, 1 Light Illusion Dust and 1 Small Brilliant Shard.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection teaches the Classic Enchanting recipe Lesser Protection. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 7g 61s, and Lesser Eternal Essence is the largest share at 91%. It turns yellow at Classic Enchanting skill 140 and grey at 180.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lesser Eternal Essence | 1 | 6 gold90 silver | 6 gold90 silver |
 Light Illusion Dust | 1 | 45 silver | 45 silver |
 Small Brilliant Shard | 1 | 26 silver | 26 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 7 gold61 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 Shield - Lesser Protection in required skill among Recipe > Enchanting, all from Classic like Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection (this item) | Lesser Protection | 115 | 73 gold on 51 realms |
| Formula: Enchant Cloak - Minor Agility | Minor Agility | 110 | 43 gold on 53 realms |
| Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Lesser Intellect | Lesser Intellect | 100 | 19 gold on 60 realms |
| Formula: Enchant Weapon - Minor Beastslayer | Minor Beastslayer | 90 | 20 gold on 55 realms |
| Formula: Enchant Gloves - Mining | Mining | 145 | 110 gold on 60 realms |
| Formula: Enchant Bracer - Minor Strength | Minor Strength | 80 | 5 gold on 58 realms |
| Formula: Minor Mana Oil |  Minor Mana Oil | 150 | 1 gold on 79 realms |
| Formula: Enchant Bracer - Minor Versatility | Minor Versatility | 60 | 5 gold on 57 realms |
| Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lesser Beastslayer | Lesser Beastslayer | 175 | 100 gold on 55 realms |
| Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lesser Elemental Slayer | Lesser Elemental Slayer | 175 | 99 gold on 66 realms |
| Formula: Minor Wizard Oil |  Minor Wizard Oil | 45 | 99 silver on 79 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Formula: Minor Wizard Oil at 99 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Formula: Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection 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 Shield - Lesser Protection 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 Shield - Lesser Protection
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