An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1.
On Pattern: Dark Leather Shoulders's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,123 gold71 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 159 gold34 silver to 6,068 gold77 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 89% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,123 gold71 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 28. In Classic Era it is item level 28. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 28. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 28. In MoP Classic it is item level 28.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | 5s 25c |
| WoW Forever | 28 | Uncommon | 5s 25c |
| Classic Era | 28 | Uncommon | 5s 25c |
| The Burning Crusade | 28 | Uncommon | 5s 25c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 28 | Uncommon | 5s 25c |
| MoP Classic | 28 | Uncommon | 5s 25c |
Creates 
Dark Leather Shoulders Uncommon Leather Shoulder, item level 18
Using Pattern: Dark Leather Shoulders teaches this recipe. The Classic Leatherworking recipe Dark Leather Shoulders takes 12 Medium Leather, 1 Elixir of Lesser Agility, 1 Gray Dye and 2 Fine Thread.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Pattern: Dark Leather Shoulders teaches the Classic Leatherworking recipe Dark Leather Shoulders, which makes Dark Leather Shoulders. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 34g 2s, and Medium Leather is the largest share at 67%. Dark Leather Shoulders lists from 159g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 117g 3s after the 5% auction cut, a 344% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Pattern: Dark Leather Shoulders itself (50g, the lowest of 63 realms listing it) is paid back after 1 craft. It turns yellow at Classic Leatherworking skill 165 and grey at 190.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Medium Leather | 12 | 1 gold90 silver | 22 gold80 silver |
 Elixir of Lesser Agility | 1 | 11 gold17 silver | 11 gold17 silver |
 Gray Dye | 1 | 3 silver | 3 silver |
 Fine Thread | 2 | 1 silver | 2 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 34 gold2 silver | ||
| Dark Leather Shoulders at its lowest listing | 159 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 117 gold3 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: Dark Leather Shoulders in required skill among Recipe > Leatherworking, all from Classic like Pattern: Dark Leather Shoulders.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pattern: Dark Leather Shoulders (this item) | Dark Leather Shoulders | 140 | 50 gold on 63 realms |
 Pattern: Pilferer's Gloves |  Pilferer's Gloves | 140 | 99 gold on 64 realms |
| Pattern: Heavy Earthen Gloves |  Heavy Earthen Gloves | 145 | 50 gold on 59 realms |
| Pattern: Barbaric Gloves | Barbaric Gloves | 150 | 50 gold on 65 realms |
| Pattern: Heavy Leather Ball |  Heavy Leather Ball | 150 | 20 gold on 60 realms |
| Pattern: Hillman's Belt |  Hillman's Belt | 120 | 47 gold on 61 realms |
| Pattern: Dark Leather Gloves | Dark Leather Gloves | 120 | 111 gold on 59 realms |
| Pattern: Deviate Scale Belt |  Deviate Scale Belt | 115 | 75 gold on 68 realms |
| Pattern: Dusky Leather Leggings |  Dusky Leather Leggings | 165 | 48 gold on 57 realms |
| Pattern: Thick Murloc Armor |  Thick Murloc Armor | 170 | 3 gold on 57 realms |
| Pattern: Guardian Belt |  Guardian Belt | 170 | 44 gold on 56 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Pattern: Thick Murloc Armor at 3 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Pattern: Dark Leather Shoulders uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Pattern: Barbaric Gloves ID 4297 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Barbaric Gloves."Pattern: Red Woolen Boots ID 4345 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Red Woolen Boots."Pattern: Heavy Woolen Cloak ID 4346 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Heavy Woolen Cloak."Pattern: Reinforced Woolen Shoulders ID 4347 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Reinforced Woolen Shoulders."Pattern: Phoenix Gloves ID 4348 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Phoenix Gloves."Pattern: Phoenix Pants ID 4349 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Phoenix Pants."Pattern: Spider Silk Slippers ID 4350 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Spider Silk Slippers."Pattern: Shadow Hood ID 4351 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Shadow Hood."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 4296 (4290 to 4301) were usually added in the same batch as Pattern: Dark Leather Shoulders: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Dust Bowl ID 4290 · Armor - Shield · item level 11
Silken Thread ID 4291 · Trade Goods · item level 10Pattern: Green Woolen Bag ID 4292 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Green Woolen Bag."Pattern: Hillman's Leather Vest ID 4293 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Hillman's Leather Vest."Pattern: Hillman's Belt ID 4294 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Hillman's Belt."Pattern: Barbaric Gloves ID 4297 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Barbaric Gloves."Pattern: Guardian Belt ID 4298 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Guardian Belt."Pattern: Guardian Armor ID 4299 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Guardian Armor."Pattern: Guardian Leather Bracers ID 4300 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Guardian Leather Bracers."Pattern: Barbaric Belt ID 4301 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Barbaric Belt."The raw ItemSparse values for item 4296 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Pattern: Dark Leather Shoulders 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: Dark Leather Shoulders 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: Dark Leather Shoulders
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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