On Pattern: Black Dragonscale Breastplate's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 390 gold3 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 94 gold86 silver to 3,071 gold42 silver. About 3 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 81% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 390 gold3 silver.
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 58. In Classic Era it is item level 58. In MoP Classic it is item level 58.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | 55s |
| WoW Forever | 58 | Common | 55s |
| Classic Era | 58 | Common | 55s |
| MoP Classic | 58 | Common | 55s |
Creates 
Black Dragonscale Breastplate Rare Mail Chest, item level 28
Using Pattern: Black Dragonscale Breastplate teaches this recipe. The Classic Leatherworking recipe Black Dragonscale Breastplate takes 25 Rugged Leather, 25 Black Dragonscale, 1 Cured Rugged Hide and 2 Rune Thread.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Pattern: Black Dragonscale Breastplate teaches the Classic Leatherworking recipe Black Dragonscale Breastplate, which makes Black Dragonscale Breastplate. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 189g 10s, and Black Dragonscale is the largest share at 57%. Black Dragonscale Breastplate lists from 199g 99s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 89s 5c after the 5% auction cut, a 0.5% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Pattern: Black Dragonscale Breastplate itself (5g 55s, the lowest of 66 realms listing it) is paid back after 7 crafts. It turns yellow at Classic Leatherworking skill 310 and grey at 330.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rugged Leather | 25 | 3 gold | 75 gold |
 Black Dragonscale | 25 | 4 gold29 silver | 107 gold25 silver |
 Cured Rugged Hide | 1 | 5 gold75 silver | 5 gold75 silver |
 Rune Thread | 2 | 55 silver | 1 gold10 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 189 gold10 silver | ||
| Black Dragonscale Breastplate at its lowest listing | 199 gold99 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 89 silver5 copper | ||
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 recipes nearest to Pattern: Black Dragonscale Breastplate in required skill among Recipe > Leatherworking, all from Classic like Pattern: Black Dragonscale Breastplate.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pattern: Black Dragonscale Breastplate (this item) | Black Dragonscale Breastplate | 290 | 5 gold on 66 realms |
 Pattern: Chimeric Vest |  Chimeric Vest | 290 | 35 gold on 57 realms |
| Pattern: Ironfeather Breastplate |  Ironfeather Breastplate | 290 | 9,999 gold on 46 realms |
| Pattern: Frostsaber Leggings |  Frostsaber Leggings | 285 | 1,111 gold on 51 realms |
| Pattern: Heavy Scorpid Leggings |  Heavy Scorpid Leggings | 285 | 75 gold on 56 realms |
| Pattern: Volcanic Breastplate | Volcanic Breastplate | 285 | 22 gold on 57 realms |
| Pattern: Frostsaber Gloves |  Frostsaber Gloves | 295 | 54 gold on 47 realms |
 Pattern: Living Leggings |  Living Leggings | 285 | 50 gold on 44 realms |
| Pattern: Heavy Scorpid Belt |  Heavy Scorpid Belt | 280 | 76 silver on 55 realms |
| Pattern: Chimeric Leggings |  Chimeric Leggings | 280 | 55 gold on 59 realms |
| Pattern: Heavy Scorpid Shoulders |  Heavy Scorpid Shoulders | 300 | 99 gold on 49 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Pattern: Heavy Scorpid Belt at 76 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Pattern: Black Dragonscale Breastplate uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Pattern: Devilsaur Gauntlets ID 15758 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Devilsaur Gauntlets."Pattern: Ironfeather Breastplate ID 15760 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft an Ironfeather Breastplate."Pattern: Runic Leather Headband ID 15756 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Runic Leather Headband."Pattern: Heavy Scorpid Helm ID 15762 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Heavy Scorpid Helm."Pattern: Blue Dragonscale Shoulders ID 15763 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Blue Dragonscale Shoulders."Pattern: Warbear Woolies ID 15754 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Warbear Woolies."Pattern: Stormshroud Shoulders ID 15764 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Stormshroud Shoulders."Pattern: Stormshroud Armor ID 15753 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Stormshroud Armor."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 15759 (15754 to 15764) were usually added in the same batch as Pattern: Black Dragonscale Breastplate: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Pattern: Warbear Woolies ID 15754 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Warbear Woolies."Pattern: Chimeric Vest ID 15755 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Chimeric Vest."Pattern: Runic Leather Headband ID 15756 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Runic Leather Headband."Pattern: Wicked Leather Pants ID 15757 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Wicked Leather Pants."Pattern: Devilsaur Gauntlets ID 15758 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Devilsaur Gauntlets."Pattern: Ironfeather Breastplate ID 15760 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft an Ironfeather Breastplate."Pattern: Frostsaber Gloves ID 15761 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Frostsaber Gloves."Pattern: Heavy Scorpid Helm ID 15762 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Heavy Scorpid Helm."Pattern: Blue Dragonscale Shoulders ID 15763 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Blue Dragonscale Shoulders."Pattern: Stormshroud Shoulders ID 15764 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Stormshroud Shoulders."The raw ItemSparse values for item 15759 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Pattern: Black Dragonscale Breastplate 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: Black Dragonscale Breastplate 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: Black Dragonscale Breastplate
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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