An Uncommon Leather Chest, item level 100, requires level 50, binds when equipped. Crafted with Desolate Leather Vest.
On Desolate Leather Vest's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,768 gold5 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 134 gold52 silver to 4,345 gold9 silver. About 10 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 183% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,768 gold5 silver.
| Crafted | Desolate Leather Vest | Recipe |
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First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
The Shadowlands Leatherworking recipe Desolate Leather Vest takes 12 Desolate Leather and 4 Penumbra Thread.
In the Appearances collection, Desolate Leather Vest is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 42161. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Desolate Leather Vest.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 38g 64s, and Penumbra Thread is the largest share at 93%. Desolate Leather Vest lists from 100g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 56g 36s after the 5% auction cut, a 146% margin over its reagents. The recipe Desolate Leather Vest turns yellow at Shadowlands Leatherworking skill 40 and grey at 50.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Desolate Leather | 12 | 22 silver | 2 gold64 silver |
 Penumbra Thread | 4 | 9 gold | 36 gold |
| Reagents for one craft | 38 gold64 silver | ||
| Desolate Leather Vest at its lowest listing | 100 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 56 gold36 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.
Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Desolate Leather Vest suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Desolate Leather Vest uses icon file 3313823, which 24 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:
Waylight Tunic ID 173320 · Armor - Leather · item level 85Nightcloaked Vest ID 175418 · Armor - Leather · item level 85Deceitful Agent's Vest ID 175450 · Armor - Leather · item level 85Nightcloaked Chestpiece ID 175483 · Armor - Leather · item level 85Duskthistle Vest ID 175547 · Armor - Leather · item level 100Starshroud Vest ID 175651 · Armor - Leather · item level 85Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 172234 (172229 to 172239) were usually added in the same batch as Desolate Leather Vest: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Dominion, Lurker Beyond Dreams ID 172229 · Weapon - Gun · item level 95
Soul Dust ID 172230 · Trade Goods · item level 50
Sacred Shard ID 172231 · Trade Goods · item level 50
Eternal Crystal ID 172232 · Trade Goods · item level 50
Drums of Deathly Ferocity ID 172233 · Consumable · item level 60
Desolate Leather Treads ID 172235 · Armor - Leather · item level 100
Desolate Leather Gauntlets ID 172236 · Armor - Leather · item level 100
Desolate Leather Helm ID 172237 · Armor - Leather · item level 100
Desolate Leather Leggings ID 172238 · Armor - Leather · item level 100
Desolate Leather Pauldrons ID 172239 · Armor - Leather · item level 100The raw ItemSparse values for item 172234 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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