A Common Item Enhancement, item level 13, requires level 10. Crafted with Heavy Armor Kit.
Heavy Armor Kit is listed at 24 silver in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 68% below its typical price of 75 silver19 copper. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 12 silver81 copper to 5 gold98 silver. About 131 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 68% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 75 silver19 copper.
| Crafted | Heavy Armor Kit | Recipe |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Permanently increase the armor value of an item worn on the chest, legs, hands or feet. 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 30 and requires level 20. In Classic Era it is item level 30 and requires level 20. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 30 and requires level 20. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 30 and requires level 20. In MoP Classic it is item level 30 and requires level 20.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 13 | 10 | Common | 6s 50c |
| WoW Forever | 30 | 20 | Common | 6s 50c |
| Classic Era | 30 | 20 | Common | 6s 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 30 | 20 | Common | 6s 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 30 | 20 | Common | 6s 50c |
| MoP Classic | 30 | 20 | Common | 6s 50c |
The Classic Leatherworking recipe Heavy Armor Kit takes 5 Heavy Leather and 1 Fine Thread.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 20g 1s, and Heavy Leather is the largest share at 100%. Heavy Armor Kit lists from 24s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 19g 78s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. The recipe Heavy Armor Kit turns yellow at Classic Leatherworking skill 170 and grey at 190.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Heavy Leather | 5 | 4 gold | 20 gold |
 Fine Thread | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 20 gold1 silver | ||
| Heavy Armor Kit at its lowest listing | 24 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −19 gold78 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 items nearest to Heavy Armor Kit among Item Enhancement > Misc; 5 of them also come from Classic.
| Item | Item Level | Enchantment | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Armor Kit (this item) | 13 | Reinforced (Armor); Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 24 silver |
 Thick Armor Kit | 17 | Reinforced (Armor); Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 1 gold |
 Medium Armor Kit | 7 | Reinforced (Armor); Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 49 silver |
 Rugged Armor Kit | 21 | Reinforced (Armor); Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 9 gold |
 Light Armor Kit | 3 | Reinforced (Armor); Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 1 gold |
 Core Armor Kit | 25 | Dodge; Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 444 gold |
 Knothide Armor Kit | 25 | Stamina; Crafted with Outland Leatherworking | 75 silver |
 Vindicator's Armor Kit | 26 | Dodge; Crafted with Outland Leatherworking | 249 gold |
 Magister's Armor Kit | 26 | Versatility; Crafted with Outland Leatherworking | 324 gold |
 Heavy Knothide Armor Kit | 27 | Stamina; Crafted with Outland Leatherworking | 9 gold |
 Borean Armor Kit | 30 | Stamina; Crafted with Northrend Leatherworking | 86 silver |
The lowest listed price among them is Medium Armor Kit at 49 silver in the US Auction House.
Heavy Armor Kit has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in Europe.
| Region | Lowest Listed Price | Listed On | Cheapest Realms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 10 silver | Region-wide | |
| United States | 24 silver | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Heavy Armor Kit uses icon file 133610, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:
Pack of Heavy Armor Kits ID 236000 · Quest "Stolen Ironforge Supplies. 'Proudly made in the Badlands from genuine billy goat leather.'"Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 4265 (4260 to 4264) were usually added in the same batch as Heavy Armor Kit: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Guardian Leather Bracers ID 4260 · Armor - Leather · item level 22
Solliden's Trousers ID 4261 · Armor - Cloth · item level 4
Gem-Studded Leather Belt ID 4262 · Armor - Leather · item level 21
Standard Issue Shield ID 4263 · Armor - Shield · item level 5
Barbaric Belt ID 4264 · Armor - Leather · item level 22The raw ItemSparse values for item 4265 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Heavy Armor Kit 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 Heavy Armor Kit 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 Heavy Armor Kit
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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