A Rare Recipe, item level 1.
On Pattern: Girdle of Insight's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 26,971 gold57 silver across its tracked history (Jul 2023 to Jun 2026), ranging from 1,689 gold71 silver to 400,354 gold66 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 96% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 26,971 gold57 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 62 and binds when picked up. In Classic Era it is item level 62 and binds when picked up. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 62 and binds when picked up. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 62 and binds when picked up. In MoP Classic it is item level 62 and binds when picked up.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Rare | - | 1g 50s |
| WoW Forever | 62 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 50s |
| Classic Era | 62 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 50s |
| The Burning Crusade | 62 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 50s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 62 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 50s |
| MoP Classic | 62 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 50s |
Creates 
Girdle of Insight Rare Leather Waist, item level 29
Using Pattern: Girdle of Insight teaches this recipe. The Classic Leatherworking recipe Girdle of Insight takes 12 Rugged Leather, 12 Powerful Mojo, 2 Cured Rugged Hide and 4 Rune Thread.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Pattern: Girdle of Insight teaches the Classic Leatherworking recipe Girdle of Insight, which makes Girdle of Insight. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 36g 44s, and Rugged Leather is the largest share at 71%. Girdle of Insight lists from 500g 1s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 438g 56s after the 5% auction cut, a 1,204% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Pattern: Girdle of Insight itself (600g, the lowest of 68 realms listing it) is paid back after 2 crafts. It turns yellow at Classic Leatherworking skill 320 and grey at 340.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rugged Leather | 12 | 2 gold17 silver | 26 gold4 silver |
 Powerful Mojo | 12 | 23 silver | 2 gold76 silver |
 Cured Rugged Hide | 2 | 3 gold | 6 gold |
 Rune Thread | 4 | 41 silver | 1 gold64 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 36 gold44 silver | ||
| Girdle of Insight at its lowest listing | 500 gold1 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 438 gold56 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: Girdle of Insight in required skill among Recipe > Leatherworking, all from Classic like Pattern: Girdle of Insight.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pattern: Girdle of Insight (this item) | Girdle of Insight | 300 | 600 gold on 68 realms |
 Pattern: Black Dragonscale Shoulders |  Black Dragonscale Shoulders | 300 | 960 gold on 54 realms |
| Pattern: Devilsaur Leggings |  Devilsaur Leggings | 300 | 25 gold on 55 realms |
| Pattern: Mongoose Boots |  Mongoose Boots | 300 | 300 gold on 65 realms |
| Pattern: Swift Flight Bracers |  Swift Flight Bracers | 300 | 100 gold on 68 realms |
 Ancient Pattern: Helm of Lingering Power |  Helm of Lingering Power | 300 | 3,000 gold on 51 realms |
| Ancient Pattern: Lucien's Lost Soles |  Lucien's Lost Soles | 300 | 3,000 gold on 51 realms |
| Ancient Pattern: Sanctified Leather Hat |  Sanctified Leather Hat | 300 | 4,000 gold on 58 realms |
| Pattern: Heavy Scorpid Shoulders |  Heavy Scorpid Shoulders | 300 | 60 gold on 53 realms |
 Pattern: Volcanic Shoulders |  Volcanic Shoulders | 300 | 20 gold on 47 realms |
| Pattern: Frostsaber Tunic |  Frostsaber Tunic | 300 | 500 gold on 43 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Pattern: Volcanic Shoulders at 20 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Pattern: Girdle of Insight uses icon file 134941, which 939 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Pattern: Mongoose Boots ID 18515 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Mongoose Boots."Pattern: Swift Flight Bracers ID 18516 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Swift Flight Bracers."Pattern: Cloak of Warding ID 18418 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Cloak of Warding."Pattern: Mooncloth Gloves ID 18417 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Mooncloth Gloves."Pattern: Inferno Gloves ID 18416 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Inferno Gloves."Pattern: Felcloth Gloves ID 18415 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Felcloth Gloves."Thorium Brotherhood Contract ID 18628 · Quest · item level 25 "Bound in Dark Iron Wiring"Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 18514 (18509 to 18519) were usually added in the same batch as Pattern: Girdle of Insight: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Chromatic Cloak ID 18509 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Hide of the Wild ID 18510 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Shifting Cloak ID 18511 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Larval Acid ID 18512 · Miscellaneous · item level 23
A Dull and Flat Elven Blade ID 18513 · QuestPattern: Mongoose Boots ID 18515 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Mongoose Boots."Pattern: Swift Flight Bracers ID 18516 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Swift Flight Bracers."
Pattern: Chromatic Cloak ID 18517 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Chromatic Cloak."Pattern: Hide of the Wild ID 18518 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Hide of the Wild."Pattern: Shifting Cloak ID 18519 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Shifting Cloak."The raw ItemSparse values for item 18514 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Pattern: Girdle of Insight 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: Girdle of Insight 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: Girdle of Insight
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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