Pattern: Belt of the Archmage
Item Level 1This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Epic Recipe, item level 1.
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Epic Recipe, item level 1.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 62. In Classic Era it is item level 62. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 62. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 62. In MoP Classic it is item level 62.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Epic | 3g |
| WoW Forever | 62 | Epic | 3g |
| Classic Era | 62 | Epic | 3g |
| The Burning Crusade | 62 | Epic | 3g |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 62 | Epic | 3g |
| MoP Classic | 62 | Epic | 3g |
Creates
Belt of the Archmage Epic Cloth Waist, item level 29
Using Pattern: Belt of the Archmage teaches this recipe. The Classic Tailoring recipe Belt of the Archmage takes 16 Bolt of Runecloth, 10 Ghost Dye, 10 Mooncloth, 12 Essence of Water, 12 Essence of Fire, 6 Large Brilliant Shard and 6 Rune Thread.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Pattern: Belt of the Archmage teaches the Classic Tailoring recipe Belt of the Archmage, which makes Belt of the Archmage. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 2,868g 10s, and Mooncloth is the largest share at 53%. Belt of the Archmage lists from 7,578g 1s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 4,331g after the 5% auction cut, a 151% margin over its reagents.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 2 gold | 32 gold | |
| 10 | 68 gold20 silver | 682 gold | |
| 10 | 152 gold35 silver | 1,523 gold50 silver | |
| 12 | 51 gold79 silver | 621 gold48 silver | |
| 12 | 10 silver | 1 gold20 silver | |
| 6 | 35 silver | 2 gold10 silver | |
| 6 | 97 silver | 5 gold82 silver | |
| Reagents for one craft | 2,868 gold10 silver | ||
| Belt of the Archmage at its lowest listing | 7,578 gold1 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 4,331 gold | ||
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.
1 other item in the current build is also called Pattern: Belt of the Archmage. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.
Pattern: Belt of the Archmage uses icon file 134940, which 425 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 18414 (18409 to 18420) were usually added in the same batch as Pattern: Belt of the Archmage: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
The raw ItemSparse values for item 18414 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Pattern: Belt of the Archmage 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 Pattern: Belt of the Archmage 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 Pattern: Belt of the Archmage
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