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 Chestguard Rare Mail Chest, item level 39
Using Pattern: Contender's Scale Chestguard teaches this recipe. The Pandaria Leatherworking recipe Contender's Scale Chestguard takes 20 Prismatic Scale.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Pattern: Contender's Scale Chestguard teaches the Pandaria Leatherworking recipe Contender's Scale Chestguard, which makes Contender's Scale Chestguard. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 100g. Contender's Scale Chestguard lists from 495g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 370g 25s after the 5% auction cut, a 370% margin over its reagents.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Prismatic Scale | 20 | 5 gold | 100 gold |
| Reagents for one craft | 100 gold | ||
| Contender's Scale Chestguard at its lowest listing | 495 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 370 gold25 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 Chestguard 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 Chestguard (this item) | 65 | Not listed | |
| Pattern: Chestguard of Nemeses |  Chestguard of Nemeses | 75 | 5 gold on 69 realms |
| Pattern: Fists of Lightning |  Fists of Lightning | 75 | 10 gold on 57 realms |
| Pattern: Liferuned Leather Gloves |  Liferuned Leather Gloves | 75 | 13 gold on 64 realms |
| Pattern: Murderer's Gloves | Murderer's Gloves | 75 | 11 gold on 59 realms |
| Pattern: Nightfire Robe |  Nightfire Robe | 75 | 11 gold on 64 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 70 realms |
 Pattern: Cobrascale Hood |  Cobrascale Hood | 65 | 10,999 gold on 50 realms |
| Pattern: Gloves of the Living Touch |  Gloves of the Living Touch | 65 | 32,555 gold on 68 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Pattern: Chestguard of Nemeses at 5 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Pattern: Contender's Scale Chestguard uses icon file 134941, which 939 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Pattern: Contender's Scale Bracers ID 86258 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale Bracers."Pattern: Contender's Scale Gloves ID 86260 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale Gloves."Pattern: Contender's Scale Boots ID 86257 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale Boots."Pattern: Contender's Scale Helm ID 86261 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft a Contender's Scale Helm."Pattern: Contender's Scale Belt ID 86256 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft a Contender's Scale Belt."Pattern: Contender's Scale Leggings ID 86262 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale 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 Shoulders ID 86263 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale Shoulders."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 86259 (86254 to 86264) were usually added in the same batch as Pattern: Contender's Scale Chestguard: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
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 Belt ID 86256 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft a Contender's Scale Belt."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 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."Pattern: Contender's Scale Leggings ID 86262 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale Leggings."Pattern: Contender's Scale Shoulders ID 86263 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale Shoulders."Pattern: Contender's Wyrmhide Belt ID 86264 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft a Contender's Wyrmhide Belt."The raw ItemSparse values for item 86259 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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