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Dark Silk Shirt
Item Level 31Binds when equipped
ShirtArmor
Retail: Item Level 1
Sell price: 12 silver
Current price
283 gold44 silver
Dark Silk Shirt Price History on Earthen Ring
Earthen Ring Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Earthen Ring Auction House3Units listed
3Sellers
283 gold44 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Dark Silk Shirt's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 479 gold48 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 72 gold to 1,500 gold. About 3 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 41% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 479 gold48 silver.
Background
| Crafted | Dark Silk Shirt | Recipe |
|---|
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 31 and Common quality. In Classic Era it is item level 31 and Common quality. In MoP Classic it is Common quality.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 12s |
| WoW Forever | 31 | Common | - | 12s |
| Classic Era | 31 | Common | - | 12s |
| MoP Classic | 1 | Common | - | 12s |
Crafted By
The Classic Tailoring recipe Dark Silk Shirt takes 2 Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2 Gray Dye and 1 Fine Thread.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Dark Silk Shirt is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 1591. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Dark Silk Shirt.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Cost to Craft: Dark Silk Shirt
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 99s, and Bolt of Silk Cloth is the largest share at 77%. Dark Silk Shirt lists from 1g 40s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 34s after the 5% auction cut, a 34% margin over its reagents. The Classic Tailoring recipe Dark Silk Shirt is taught by Pattern: Dark Silk Shirt. It turns yellow at Classic Tailoring skill 165 and grey at 175.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bolt of Silk Cloth | 2 | 38 silver | 76 silver |
 Gray Dye | 2 | 3 silver | 6 silver |
 Fine Thread | 1 | 17 silver | 17 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 99 silver | ||
| Dark Silk Shirt at its lowest listing | 1 gold40 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 34 silver | ||
What Else the Reagents Make
- Bolt of Silk Cloth goes into 48 other recipes across Tailoring and Leatherworking, including Crimson Silk Robe, Azure Shoulders, Crimson Silk Gloves and Azure Silk Vest. It is itself made by the recipe Bolt of Silk Cloth.
- Gray Dye goes into 17 other recipes across Leatherworking and Tailoring, including Chain Belt, Chain Boots, Chain Bracers and Chain Hauberk.
- Fine Thread goes into 123 other recipes across Leatherworking, Tailoring and Blacksmithing, including Black Silk Pack, Heavy Woolen Pants, High Society Top Hat and Green Leather Armor.
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.
Items That Share Dark Silk Shirt's Icon
Dark Silk Shirt uses icon file 135022, which 23 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
- Black Swashbuckler's Shirt ID 4336 · Armor
- Stylish Black Shirt ID 3427 · Armor
- Black Tuxedo ID 6834 · Armor - Cosmetic
- Silver-Thread Armor ID 7110 · Armor - Cloth · item level 19
- Tattered Cloth Vest ID 193 · Armor - Cloth · item level 2
- Tuxedo Jacket ID 10036 · Armor - Cloth
- Master Builder's Shirt ID 11840 · Armor
- Warpthread Vest ID 30518 · Armor - Cloth · item level 32
Items Numbered Next to Dark Silk Shirt
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 4333 (4328 to 4338) were usually added in the same batch as Dark Silk Shirt: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Spider Belt ID 4328 · Armor - Cloth · item level 21
Star Belt ID 4329 · Armor - Cloth · item level 22
Stylish Red Shirt ID 4330 · Armor
Phoenix Gloves ID 4331 · Armor - Cloth · item level 16
Bright Yellow Shirt ID 4332 · Armor
Formal White Shirt ID 4334 · Armor
Rich Purple Silk Shirt ID 4335 · Armor- Black Swashbuckler's Shirt ID 4336 · Armor
Thick Spider's Silk ID 4337 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Mageweave Cloth ID 4338 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Dark Silk Shirt Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 4333 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 48 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 12 silver
- Material
- Cloth
- Equip slot
- Shirt
- Flags
- 32768 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Dark Silk Shirt in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Dark Silk Shirt 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 Dark Silk Shirt next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Dark Silk Shirt in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Dark Silk Shirt 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 Dark Silk Shirt in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Dark Silk Shirt is created by Dark Silk Shirt.
- What level is Dark Silk Shirt in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Dark Silk Shirt is Common quality, item level 31 with no level requirement.
- What does Dark Silk Shirt sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 12s for one Dark Silk Shirt in Classic Era.
- What slot is Dark Silk Shirt in WoW Classic?
- Dark Silk Shirt is a Shirt Miscellaneous in Classic Era.
- How much is Dark Silk Shirt on the auction house right now?
- 283g 44s on Earthen Ring, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
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 Dark Silk Shirt
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
- Appearances in the beta client
- 1 recorded look
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