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Pattern: Hands of Darkness
Item Level 1Recipe
Use: Learning
Effect: Hands of Darkness
“Teaches you how to sew Hands of Darkness.”
Sell price: 2 silver50 copper
Current price
2,380 gold
- Cheapest realm right now is 98% under the 54-realm average.live market
- Listings are up 114% from their 7 day average (5 vs 2 units).live market
- Today's price is on the high side: only 39% of recorded snapshots were pricier.live market
Pattern: Hands of Darkness Price History on Tichondrius
Tichondrius Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Tichondrius Auction House4Units listed
4Sellers
2,380 goldCheapest now
Thin supply
On Pattern: Hands of Darkness's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,956 gold88 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 105 gold79 silver to 11,601 gold87 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 22% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,956 gold88 silver.
Pattern: Hands of Darkness Effects
- Use: Learning
- Effect: Hands of Darkness
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Teaches
Creates 
Hands of Darkness Uncommon Cloth Hands, item level 18
Using Pattern: Hands of Darkness teaches this recipe. The Classic Tailoring recipe Hands of Darkness takes 3 Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2 Heavy Leather, 2 Shadow Protection Potion and 2 Fine Thread.
Requirements & Properties
- Requires
- Classic Tailoring (145)
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
What One Craft Returns: Hands of Darkness
Pattern: Hands of Darkness teaches the Classic Tailoring recipe Hands of Darkness, which makes Hands of Darkness. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 18g 43s, and Heavy Leather is the largest share at 63%. Hands of Darkness lists from 142g 14s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 116g 60s after the 5% auction cut, a 633% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Pattern: Hands of Darkness itself (115g, the lowest of 54 realms listing it) is paid back after 1 craft. It turns yellow at Classic Tailoring skill 165 and grey at 195.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bolt of Silk Cloth | 3 | 53 silver | 1 gold59 silver |
 Heavy Leather | 2 | 5 gold80 silver | 11 gold60 silver |
 Shadow Protection Potion | 2 | 2 gold60 silver | 5 gold20 silver |
 Fine Thread | 2 | 2 silver | 4 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 18 gold43 silver | ||
| Hands of Darkness at its lowest listing | 142 gold14 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 116 gold60 silver | ||
What Else the Reagents Make
- Bolt of Silk Cloth goes into 47 other recipes across Tailoring and Leatherworking, including Crimson Silk Robe, Azure Shoulders, Crimson Silk Gloves and Azure Silk Vest. It is itself made by the recipe Bolt of Silk Cloth.
- Heavy Leather goes into 84 other recipes across Leatherworking, Engineering, Blacksmithing and Tailoring, including Dusky Bracers, Barbaric Harness, Guardian Cloak and Murloc Scale Bracers. It is itself made by the recipe Heavy Leather.
- Shadow Protection Potion goes into 1 other recipe in Tailoring: Boots of Darkness. It is itself made by the recipe Shadow Protection Potion.
- Fine Thread goes into 123 other recipes across Leatherworking, Tailoring and Blacksmithing, including Black Silk Pack, Heavy Woolen Pants, High Society Top Hat and Green Leather Armor.
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.
Similar Items
The 10 recipes nearest to Pattern: Hands of Darkness in required skill among Recipe > Tailoring, all from Classic like Pattern: Hands of Darkness.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pattern: Hands of Darkness (this item) | Hands of Darkness | 145 | 115 gold on 54 realms |
| Pattern: Spider Silk Slippers |  Spider Silk Slippers | 140 | 180 gold on 62 realms |
| Pattern: Truefaith Gloves |  Truefaith Gloves | 150 | 235 gold on 55 realms |
| Pattern: Phoenix Gloves |  Phoenix Gloves | 125 | 50 gold on 51 realms |
| Pattern: Phoenix Pants |  Phoenix Pants | 125 | 10 silver on 59 realms |
| Pattern: Green Silk Armor |  Green Silk Armor | 165 | 150 gold on 58 realms |
| Pattern: Reinforced Woolen Shoulders |  Reinforced Woolen Shoulders | 120 | 3 silver on 52 realms |
| Pattern: Shadow Hood |  Shadow Hood | 170 | 5,260 gold on 49 realms |
| Pattern: Stylish Blue Shirt |  Stylish Blue Shirt | 120 | 500 gold on 69 realms |
| Pattern: Stylish Green Shirt |  Stylish Green Shirt | 120 | 10 gold on 63 realms |
| Pattern: Colorful Kilt |  Colorful Kilt | 120 | 45 gold on 59 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Pattern: Reinforced Woolen Shoulders at 3 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Pattern: Hands of Darkness in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Pattern: Hands of Darkness 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: Hands of Darkness next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Pattern: Hands of Darkness in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Pattern: Hands of Darkness is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Pattern: Hands of Darkness in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Pattern: Hands of Darkness is Uncommon quality, item level 29 with no level requirement.
- What does Pattern: Hands of Darkness sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 2s 50c for one Pattern: Hands of Darkness in Classic Era.
- How much is Pattern: Hands of Darkness on the auction house right now?
- 2,380g on Tichondrius, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Pattern: Hands of Darkness
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 3.80.2.69874, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
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