This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Common Recipe, item level 35, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In MoP Classic it is item level 90.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 35 | Common | Binds when picked up |
| MoP Classic | 90 | Common | Binds when picked up |
Creates 
Contender's Scale Belt Rare Mail Waist, item level 39
Using Pattern: Contender's Scale Belt teaches this recipe. The Pandaria Leatherworking recipe Contender's Scale Belt takes 15 Prismatic Scale.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Pattern: Contender's Scale Belt teaches the Pandaria Leatherworking recipe Contender's Scale Belt, which makes Contender's Scale Belt. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 113g 70s. Contender's Scale Belt lists from 390g 15s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 256g 94s after the 5% auction cut, a 226% margin over its reagents.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Prismatic Scale | 15 | 7 gold58 silver | 113 gold70 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 113 gold70 silver | ||
| Contender's Scale Belt at its lowest listing | 390 gold15 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 256 gold94 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: Contender's Scale Belt in required skill among Recipe > Leatherworking; 8 of them also come from Mists of Pandaria.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pattern: Contender's Scale Belt (this item) | 40 | Not listed | |
| Pattern: Chestguard of Nemeses |  Chestguard of Nemeses | 75 | 5 gold on 70 realms |
| Pattern: Fists of Lightning |  Fists of Lightning | 75 | 10 gold on 58 realms |
| Pattern: Liferuned Leather Gloves |  Liferuned Leather Gloves | 75 | 11 gold on 64 realms |
| Pattern: Murderer's Gloves | Murderer's Gloves | 75 | 11 gold on 62 realms |
| Pattern: Nightfire Robe |  Nightfire Robe | 75 | 11 gold on 66 realms |
| Pattern: Raiment of Blood and Bone |  Raiment of Blood and Bone | 75 | 11 gold on 68 realms |
| Pattern: Raven Lord's Gloves |  Raven Lord's Gloves | 75 | 10 gold on 69 realms |
| Pattern: Stormbreaker Chestguard |  Stormbreaker Chestguard | 75 | 11 gold on 71 realms |
 Pattern: Rugged Leather Pants |  Rugged Leather Pants | 35 | 1 gold on 61 realms |
 Pattern: Gnoll Tent |  Gnoll Tent | 50 | 2,500 gold on 82 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Pattern: Rugged Leather Pants at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Pattern: Contender's Scale Belt uses icon file 134941, which 939 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Pattern: Contender's Leather Shoulders ID 86255 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Leather Shoulders."Pattern: Contender's Scale Boots ID 86257 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale Boots."Pattern: Contender's Leather Leggings ID 86254 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Leather Leggings."Pattern: Contender's Scale Bracers ID 86258 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale Bracers."Pattern: Contender's Leather Helm ID 86253 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft a Contender's Leather Helm."Pattern: Contender's Scale Chestguard ID 86259 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft a Contender's Scale Chestguard."Pattern: Contender's Leather Gloves ID 86252 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Leather Gloves."Pattern: Contender's Scale Gloves ID 86260 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale Gloves."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 86256 (86251 to 86261) were usually added in the same batch as Pattern: Contender's Scale Belt: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Pattern: Contender's Leather Chestguard ID 86251 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft a Contender's Leather Chestguard."Pattern: Contender's Leather Gloves ID 86252 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Leather Gloves."Pattern: Contender's Leather Helm ID 86253 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft a Contender's Leather Helm."Pattern: Contender's Leather Leggings ID 86254 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Leather Leggings."Pattern: Contender's Leather Shoulders ID 86255 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Leather Shoulders."Pattern: Contender's Scale Boots ID 86257 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale Boots."Pattern: Contender's Scale Bracers ID 86258 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale Bracers."Pattern: Contender's Scale Chestguard ID 86259 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft a Contender's Scale Chestguard."Pattern: Contender's Scale Gloves ID 86260 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale Gloves."Pattern: Contender's Scale Helm ID 86261 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft a Contender's Scale Helm."The raw ItemSparse values for item 86256 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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