Hardened Obsidium Shoulders

Cost to Craft: Hardened Obsidium Shoulders

At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 554g 40s, and Folded Obsidium is the largest share at 56%. Hardened Obsidium Shoulders lists from 698g 12s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 108g 81s after the 5% auction cut, a 20% margin over its reagents. The Cataclysm Blacksmithing recipe Hardened Obsidium Shoulders is taught by Plans: Hardened Obsidium Shoulders. It turns yellow at Cataclysm Blacksmithing skill 40 and grey at 45.

Reagent	Needed	Lowest listed	Cost
Folded Obsidium	5	62 gold48 silver	312 gold40 silver
Elementium Bar	15	15 gold	225 gold
Volatile Earth	10	1 gold70 silver	17 gold
Reagents for one craft			554 gold40 silver
Hardened Obsidium Shoulders at its lowest listing			698 gold12 silver
Return after the 5% auction cut			108 gold81 silver

What Else the Reagents Make

• Folded Obsidium goes into 27 other recipes in Blacksmithing, including Decapitator's Razor, Cold-Forged Shank, Obsidium Bladespear and Obsidium Executioner. It is itself made by the recipe Folded Obsidium.
• Elementium Bar goes into 55 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Jewelcrafting, Engineering, Inscription, Mining and Alchemy, including Fire-Etched Dagger, Stormforged Helm, Elementium Shield Spike and Lure Master Tackle Box. It is itself made by the recipe Smelt Elementium.
• Volatile Earth goes into 40 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Leatherworking, Jewelcrafting, Enchanting, Engineering, Inscription, Tailoring, Mining and Alchemy, including Elementium Guardian, Punisher's Band, Dragonkiller Tunic and Dreamcloth.