A Common Recipe, item level 1.
On Pattern: Black Whelp Tunic's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 935 gold44 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 145 gold71 silver to 4,259 gold85 silver. About 3 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 225% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 935 gold44 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 20. In Classic Era it is item level 20. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 20. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 20. In MoP Classic it is item level 20.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | 3s 50c |
| WoW Forever | 20 | Common | 3s 50c |
| Classic Era | 20 | Common | 3s 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 20 | Common | 3s 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 20 | Common | 3s 50c |
| MoP Classic | 20 | Common | 3s 50c |
Creates 
Black Whelp Tunic Uncommon Leather Chest, item level 12
Using Pattern: Black Whelp Tunic teaches this recipe. The Classic Leatherworking recipe Black Whelp Tunic takes 8 Medium Leather, 8 Black Whelp Scale, 1 Cured Light Hide and 2 Fine Thread.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Pattern: Black Whelp Tunic teaches the Classic Leatherworking recipe Black Whelp Tunic, which makes Black Whelp Tunic. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 30g 50s, and Medium Leather is the largest share at 63%. Black Whelp Tunic lists from 29g 8s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 2g 87s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. It turns yellow at Classic Leatherworking skill 125 and grey at 150.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Medium Leather | 8 | 2 gold41 silver | 19 gold28 silver |
 Black Whelp Scale | 8 | 80 silver | 6 gold40 silver |
 Cured Light Hide | 1 | 4 gold80 silver | 4 gold80 silver |
 Fine Thread | 2 | 1 silver | 2 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 30 gold50 silver | ||
| Black Whelp Tunic at its lowest listing | 29 gold8 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −2 gold87 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.
The 10 recipes nearest to Pattern: Black Whelp Tunic in required skill among Recipe > Leatherworking, all from Classic like Pattern: Black Whelp Tunic.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pattern: Black Whelp Tunic (this item) | 100 | 155 gold on 43 realms | |
 Pattern: Dark Leather Tunic |  Dark Leather Tunic | 100 | 10 gold on 69 realms |
| Pattern: Hillman's Leather Vest |  Hillman's Leather Vest | 100 | 15 gold on 65 realms |
| Pattern: Murloc Scale Breastplate |  Murloc Scale Breastplate | 95 | 3 gold on 56 realms |
| Pattern: Deviate Scale Gloves |  Deviate Scale Gloves | 105 | 150 gold on 66 realms |
| Pattern: Fine Leather Pants |  Fine Leather Pants | 105 | 80 gold on 59 realms |
| Pattern: Murloc Scale Belt |  Murloc Scale Belt | 90 | 5 gold on 66 realms |
| Pattern: Deviate Scale Cloak | Deviate Scale Cloak | 90 | 200 gold on 64 realms |
| Pattern: Fine Leather Boots |  Fine Leather Boots | 90 | 25 gold on 63 realms |
| Pattern: Deviate Scale Belt |  Deviate Scale Belt | 115 | 200 gold on 70 realms |
| Pattern: Hillman's Belt |  Hillman's Belt | 120 | 2 gold on 60 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Pattern: Hillman's Belt at 2 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Pattern: Black Whelp Tunic uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Pattern: Sandstalker Breastplate ID 20511 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Sandstalker Breastplate."Pattern: Sandstalker Gauntlets ID 20510 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Sandstalker Gauntlets."Pattern: Sandstalker Bracers ID 20509 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Sandstalker Bracers."Pattern: Spitfire Breastplate ID 20508 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Spitfire Breastplate."Pattern: Spitfire Gauntlets ID 20507 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Spitfire Gauntlets."Pattern: Spitfire Bracers ID 20506 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Spitfire Bracers."Torn Recipe Page ID 20467 · QuestRecipe: Transmute Elemental Fire ID 20761 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to transmute a Heart of Fire into three Elemental Fires."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 20576 (20571 to 20581) were usually added in the same batch as Pattern: Black Whelp Tunic: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Tauren Female Mask ID 20571 · Consumable
Tauren Male Mask ID 20572 · Consumable
Undead Male Mask ID 20573 · Consumable
Undead Female Mask ID 20574 · ConsumableBlack Whelp Tunic ID 20575 · Armor - Leather · item level 12
Nightmare Blade ID 20577 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 29
Emerald Dragonfang ID 20578 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 29
Green Dragonskin Cloak ID 20579 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Hammer of Bestial Fury ID 20580 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 29
Staff of Rampant Growth ID 20581 · Weapon - Staff · item level 29The raw ItemSparse values for item 20576 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Pattern: Black Whelp Tunic 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 Whelp Tunic 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 Whelp Tunic
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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