A Common Recipe, item level 1.
On Pattern: Dark Silk Shirt's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 500 gold across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 230 gold2 silver to 21,362 gold93 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 2320% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 500 gold.
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 31 and binds when picked up. In Classic Era it is item level 31. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 31. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 31. In MoP Classic it is item level 31.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | - | 2s 75c |
| WoW Forever | 31 | Common | Binds when picked up | 2s 75c |
| Classic Era | 31 | Common | - | 2s 75c |
| The Burning Crusade | 31 | Common | - | 2s 75c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 31 | Common | - | 2s 75c |
| MoP Classic | 31 | Common | - | 2s 75c |
Creates 
Dark Silk Shirt Uncommon Shirt
Using Pattern: Dark Silk Shirt teaches this recipe. The Classic Tailoring recipe Dark Silk Shirt takes 2 Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2 Gray Dye and 1 Fine Thread.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Pattern: Dark Silk Shirt teaches the Classic Tailoring recipe Dark Silk Shirt, which makes Dark Silk Shirt. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 57s, and Bolt of Silk Cloth is the largest share at 88%. Dark Silk Shirt lists from 3g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 2g 28s after the 5% auction cut, a 400% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Pattern: Dark Silk Shirt itself (45g 5s, the lowest of 48 realms listing it) is paid back after 20 crafts. It turns yellow at Classic Tailoring skill 165 and grey at 175.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bolt of Silk Cloth | 2 | 25 silver | 50 silver |
 Gray Dye | 2 | 3 silver | 6 silver |
 Fine Thread | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 57 silver | ||
| Dark Silk Shirt at its lowest listing | 3 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 2 gold28 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.
Pattern: Dark Silk Shirt uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Rockscale Cod ID 6369 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Rockscale Cod."Recipe: Rainbow Fin Albacore ID 6368 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Rainbow Fin Albacore."Recipe: Bristle Whisker Catfish ID 6330 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Bristle Whisker Catfish."Recipe: Loch Frenzy Delight ID 6329 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Loch Frenzy Delight."Recipe: Longjaw Mud Snapper ID 6328 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Longjaw Mud Snapper."Pattern: Deviate Scale Cloak ID 6474 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Deviate Scale Cloak."Pattern: Deviate Scale Gloves ID 6475 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Deviate Scale Gloves."Recipe: Slitherskin Mackerel ID 6326 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Slitherskin Mackerel."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 6401 (6396 to 6406) were usually added in the same batch as Pattern: Dark Silk Shirt: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Emblazoned Chestpiece ID 6396 · Armor - Leather · item level 19
Emblazoned Gloves ID 6397 · Armor - Leather · item level 18
Emblazoned Belt ID 6398 · Armor - Leather · item level 18
Emblazoned Shoulders ID 6399 · Armor - Leather · item level 18
Glimmering Shield ID 6400 · Armor - Shield · item level 19
Mail Combat Leggings ID 6402 · Armor - Mail · item level 21
Mail Combat Armguards ID 6403 · Armor - Mail · item level 19
Mail Combat Spaulders ID 6404 · Armor - Mail · item level 20
Nightsky Trousers ID 6405 · Armor - Cloth · item level 21
Nightsky Boots ID 6406 · Armor - Cloth · item level 20The raw ItemSparse values for item 6401 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Pattern: Dark Silk Shirt 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 Silk Shirt 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 Silk Shirt
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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