This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Recipe, item level 25, 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 60. In Classic Era it is item level 60. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 60. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 60. In MoP Classic it is item level 60.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 25 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 5g |
| WoW Forever | 60 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 5g |
| Classic Era | 60 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 5g |
| The Burning Crusade | 60 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 5g |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 60 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 5g |
| MoP Classic | 60 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 5g |
Creates 
Core Armor Kit
Using Pattern: Core Armor Kit teaches this recipe. The Classic Leatherworking recipe Core Armor Kit takes 3 Core Leather and 2 Rune Thread.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Pattern: Core Armor Kit teaches the Classic Leatherworking recipe Core Armor Kit, which makes Core Armor Kit. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 2g 30s, and Rune Thread is the largest share at 87%. Core Armor Kit lists from 444g 70s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 420g 16s after the 5% auction cut, a 18,268% margin over its reagents. It turns yellow at Classic Leatherworking skill 320 and grey at 340.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Core Leather | 3 | 10 silver | 30 silver |
 Rune Thread | 2 | 1 gold | 2 gold |
| Reagents for one craft | 2 gold30 silver | ||
| Core Armor Kit at its lowest listing | 444 gold70 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 420 gold16 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: Core Armor Kit in required skill among Recipe > Leatherworking, all from Classic like Pattern: Core Armor Kit.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pattern: Core Armor Kit (this item) | 300 | Not listed | |
 Pattern: Black Dragonscale Shoulders |  Black Dragonscale Shoulders | 300 | 10 gold on 63 realms |
| Pattern: Devilsaur Leggings |  Devilsaur Leggings | 300 | 40 gold on 56 realms |
| Pattern: Black Dragonscale Leggings |  Black Dragonscale Leggings | 300 | 1,000 gold on 51 realms |
| Pattern: Girdle of Insight |  Girdle of Insight | 300 | 499 gold on 67 realms |
| Pattern: Mongoose Boots |  Mongoose Boots | 300 | 500 gold on 69 realms |
| Pattern: Swift Flight Bracers |  Swift Flight Bracers | 300 | 599 gold on 71 realms |
 Ancient Pattern: Helm of Lingering Power |  Helm of Lingering Power | 300 | 10,000 gold on 57 realms |
| Ancient Pattern: Lucien's Lost Soles |  Lucien's Lost Soles | 300 | 3,333 gold on 58 realms |
| Ancient Pattern: Sanctified Leather Hat |  Sanctified Leather Hat | 300 | 2,555 gold on 59 realms |
| Pattern: Heavy Scorpid Shoulders |  Heavy Scorpid Shoulders | 300 | 25 gold on 66 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Pattern: Black Dragonscale Shoulders at 10 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Pattern: Core Armor Kit uses icon file 134941, which 939 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Major Rejuvenation Potion ID 18257 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Major Rejuvenation Potion."Plans: Elemental Sharpening Stone ID 18264 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make an Elemental Sharpening Stone."Pattern: Flarecore Wraps ID 18265 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Flarecore Wraps."Schematic: Biznicks 247x128 Accurascope ID 18290 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Biznicks 247x128 Accurascope."Schematic: Force Reactive Disk ID 18291 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Force Reactive Disk."Schematic: Core Marksman Rifle ID 18292 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Core Marksman Rifle."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."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 18252 (18247 to 18257) were usually added in the same batch as Pattern: Core Armor Kit: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Black War Kodo ID 18247 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Red Skeletal Warhorse ID 18248 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Crescent Key ID 18249 · Key
Gordok Shackle Key ID 18250 · Miscellaneous "Used with Gordok ogre shackles."Core Armor Kit ID 18251 · Item Enhancement · item level 25
Major Rejuvenation Potion ID 18253 · Consumable · item level 25
Runn Tum Tuber Surprise ID 18254 · Consumable · item level 20
Runn Tum Tuber ID 18255 · Consumable · item level 20Melted Vial ID 18256 · Trade Goods · item level 23Recipe: Major Rejuvenation Potion ID 18257 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Major Rejuvenation Potion."The raw ItemSparse values for item 18252 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Pattern: Core Armor Kit 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: Core Armor Kit 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: Core Armor Kit
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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