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Ironforge Chain
Item Level 9Binds when equipped
ChestArmor
9 Armor
+3 Stamina
Requires Level 5
Sell price: 15 silver
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Crafted By
The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Ironforge Chain takes 12 Copper Bar, 2 Malachite and 2 Rough Grinding Stone.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Ironforge Chain is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 2005. 11 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Cost to Craft: Ironforge Chain
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 29g 76s, and Copper Bar is the largest share at 93%. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Ironforge Chain is taught by Plans: Ironforge Chain. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 110 and grey at 150.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Copper Bar | 12 | 2 gold30 silver | 27 gold60 silver |
 Malachite | 2 | 1 gold | 2 gold |
 Rough Grinding Stone | 2 | 8 silver | 16 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 29 gold76 silver | ||
What Else the Reagents Make
- Copper Bar goes into 38 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Mining and Leatherworking, including Ironforge Breastplate, Heavy Copper Broadsword, Copper Battle Axe and Heavy Copper Maul. It is itself made by the recipe Smelt Copper.
- Malachite goes into 9 other recipes across Engineering, Jewelcrafting and Blacksmithing, including Copper Battle Axe, Deepdive Helmet, Bronze Band of Force and Crude Scope.
- Rough Grinding Stone goes into 14 other recipes in Blacksmithing, including Rough Bronze Boots, Ironforge Breastplate, Runed Copper Bracers and Runed Copper Pants. It is itself made by the recipe Rough Grinding Stone.
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
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Ironforge Chain (item level 9) in item level among Armor > Mail, Chest slot, from item level 9 to 18.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironforge Chain (this item) | 9 | 5 | +3 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 War Torn Tunic | 9 | 5 | +2 Agility or Intellect, +3 Stamina. World Drop | 295 gold on 55 realms |
 Runed Copper Breastplate | 11 | 6 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 103 gold on 54 realms |
| Silvermoon Armor | 11 | 6 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 100 gold on 53 realms |
| Bloodspattered Surcoat | 13 | 8 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 133 gold on 58 realms |
| War Paint Chestpiece | 14 | 9 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | 345 gold on 63 realms |
 Outrunner's Chestguard | 15 | 9 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | 265 gold on 56 realms |
| Grunt's Chestpiece | 16 | 10 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 2,226 gold on 54 realms |
 Lambent Scale Breastplate | 17 | 10 | +8 Stamina, +4 Versatility. World Drop | 173 gold on 55 realms |
 Spiked Chain Breastplate | 18 | 11 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 1,462 gold on 62 realms |
| Double Link Tunic | 18 | 11 | +13 Dodge, +2 Versatility. World Drop | 1,000 gold on 57 realms |
Double Link Tunic has the highest item level here (18). The lowest listed price among them is Silvermoon Armor at 100 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Ironforge Chain among Armor > Mail, Chest slot: Avenger's Armor (item level 20), Phalanx Breastplate (item level 20), Wicked Chain Chestpiece (item level 20), Mail Combat Armor (item level 21) and Renegade Chestguard (item level 21).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Ironforge Chain in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Ironforge Chain 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 Ironforge Chain next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Ironforge Chain in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Ironforge Chain 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 Ironforge Chain in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Ironforge Chain is created by Ironforge Chain.
- What level is Ironforge Chain in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Ironforge Chain is uncommon quality, item level 16 and requires level 11.
- What does Ironforge Chain sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 4s 96c for one Ironforge Chain in Classic Era.
- What slot is Ironforge Chain in WoW Classic?
- Ironforge Chain is a Chest in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
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 Ironforge Chain
Ironforge Chain 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.