This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Recipe, item level 1, binds when picked up.
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 | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g |
| WoW Forever | 62 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g |
| Classic Era | 62 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g |
| The Burning Crusade | 62 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 62 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g |
| MoP Classic | 62 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g |
Creates 
Cloak of Warding Rare Cloth Back, item level 29
Using Pattern: Cloak of Warding teaches this recipe. The Classic Tailoring recipe Cloak of Warding takes 12 Bolt of Runecloth, 4 Guardian Stone, 1 Arcanite Bar and 2 Rune Thread.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Pattern: Cloak of Warding teaches the Classic Tailoring recipe Cloak of Warding, which makes Cloak of Warding. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 372g 30s, and Guardian Stone is the largest share at 47%. Cloak of Warding lists from 584g 6s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 182g 55s after the 5% auction cut, a 49% margin over its reagents.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bolt of Runecloth | 12 | 1 gold89 silver | 22 gold68 silver |
 Guardian Stone | 4 | 43 gold70 silver | 174 gold80 silver |
 Arcanite Bar | 1 | 172 gold82 silver | 172 gold82 silver |
 Rune Thread | 2 | 1 gold | 2 gold |
| Reagents for one craft | 372 gold30 silver | ||
| Cloak of Warding at its lowest listing | 584 gold6 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 182 gold55 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: Cloak of Warding in required skill among Recipe > Tailoring, all from Classic like Pattern: Cloak of Warding.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pattern: Cloak of Warding (this item) | 300 | Not listed | |
| Pattern: Flarecore Wraps |  Flarecore Wraps | 300 | 4 gold on 65 realms |
| Pattern: Runed Stygian Leggings |  Runed Stygian Leggings | 300 | 800 gold on 58 realms |
| Pattern: Core Felcloth Bag |  Core Felcloth Bag | 300 | 3 gold on 69 realms |
 Pattern: Mooncloth Bag |  Mooncloth Bag | 300 | 5 gold on 70 realms |
 Pattern: Truefaith Vestments |  Truefaith Vestments | 300 | 2 gold on 74 realms |
| Pattern: Robe of the Archmage |  Robe of the Archmage | 300 | 120 gold on 61 realms |
| Pattern: Robe of the Void |  Robe of the Void | 300 | 250 gold on 67 realms |
| Pattern: Big Bag of Enchantment |  Big Bag of Enchantment | 300 | 30 gold on 52 realms |
 Ancient Pattern: Bindings of the Harvested Soul |  Bindings of the Harvested Soul | 300 | 5,000 gold on 50 realms |
| Ancient Pattern: Necrotic Gown |  Necrotic Gown | 300 | 10,000 gold on 59 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Pattern: Truefaith Vestments at 2 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
1 other item in the current build is also called Pattern: Cloak of Warding. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.
Pattern: Cloak of Warding ID 167882 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Cloak of Warding."Pattern: Cloak of Warding uses icon file 134941, which 939 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Pattern: Mooncloth Gloves ID 18417 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Mooncloth Gloves."Pattern: Inferno Gloves ID 18416 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Inferno Gloves."Pattern: Felcloth Gloves ID 18415 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Felcloth Gloves."Pattern: Girdle of Insight ID 18514 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Girdle of Insight."Pattern: Mongoose Boots ID 18515 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Mongoose Boots."Pattern: Swift Flight Bracers ID 18516 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Swift Flight Bracers."Schematic: Core Marksman Rifle ID 18292 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Core Marksman Rifle."Schematic: Force Reactive Disk ID 18291 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Force Reactive Disk."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 18418 (18413 to 18424) were usually added in the same batch as Pattern: Cloak of Warding: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Cloak of Warding ID 18413 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Pattern: Belt of the Archmage ID 18414 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Belt of the Archmage."Pattern: Felcloth Gloves ID 18415 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Felcloth Gloves."Pattern: Inferno Gloves ID 18416 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Inferno Gloves."Pattern: Mooncloth Gloves ID 18417 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Mooncloth Gloves."
Bonecrusher ID 18420 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 29
Backwood Helm ID 18421 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Head of Onyxia ID 18422 · Quest · item level 25 "The head of the Black Dragonflight's Brood Mother"Head of Onyxia ID 18423 · Quest · item level 25 "The head of the Black Dragonflight's Brood Mother"
Sedge Boots ID 18424 · Armor - Leather · item level 29The raw ItemSparse values for item 18418 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Pattern: Cloak of Warding 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: Cloak of Warding 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: Cloak of Warding
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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