A Common Recipe, item level 1.
On Pattern: Living Shoulders's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 18,301 gold53 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 1,918 gold21 silver to 217,130 gold95 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 40% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 18,301 gold53 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 54. In Classic Era it is item level 54. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 54. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 54. In MoP Classic it is item level 54.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | 35s |
| WoW Forever | 54 | Common | 35s |
| Classic Era | 54 | Common | 35s |
| The Burning Crusade | 54 | Common | 35s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 54 | Common | 35s |
| MoP Classic | 54 | Common | 35s |
Creates 
Living Shoulders Rare Leather Shoulder, item level 27
Using Pattern: Living Shoulders teaches this recipe. The Classic Leatherworking recipe Living Shoulders takes 12 Rugged Leather, 4 Living Essence and 1 Rune Thread.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Pattern: Living Shoulders teaches the Classic Leatherworking recipe Living Shoulders, which makes Living Shoulders. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 54g 20s, and Living Essence is the largest share at 59%. Living Shoulders lists from 846g 19s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 749g 68s after the 5% auction cut, a 1,383% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Pattern: Living Shoulders itself (270g, the lowest of 35 realms listing it) is paid back after 1 craft. It turns yellow at Classic Leatherworking skill 290 and grey at 310.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rugged Leather | 12 | 1 gold82 silver | 21 gold84 silver |
 Living Essence | 4 | 7 gold98 silver | 31 gold92 silver |
 Rune Thread | 1 | 44 silver | 44 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 54 gold20 silver | ||
| Living Shoulders at its lowest listing | 846 gold19 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 749 gold68 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: Living Shoulders in required skill among Recipe > Leatherworking, all from Classic like Pattern: Living Shoulders.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pattern: Living Shoulders (this item) | 270 | 270 gold on 35 realms | |
 Pattern: Volcanic Leggings |  Volcanic Leggings | 270 | 1,000 gold on 68 realms |
| Pattern: Frostsaber Boots |  Frostsaber Boots | 275 | 125 gold on 52 realms |
| Pattern: Heavy Scorpid Vest |  Heavy Scorpid Vest | 265 | 71 gold on 66 realms |
| Pattern: Chimeric Boots |  Chimeric Boots | 275 | 13 gold on 72 realms |
| Pattern: Heavy Scorpid Gauntlets |  Heavy Scorpid Gauntlets | 275 | 5 gold on 64 realms |
| Pattern: Heavy Scorpid Belt |  Heavy Scorpid Belt | 280 | 50 gold on 62 realms |
| Pattern: Chimeric Leggings |  Chimeric Leggings | 280 | 25 gold on 60 realms |
| Pattern: Frostsaber Leggings |  Frostsaber Leggings | 285 | 200 gold on 64 realms |
| Pattern: Heavy Scorpid Leggings |  Heavy Scorpid Leggings | 285 | 98 gold on 62 realms |
| Pattern: Volcanic Breastplate |  Volcanic Breastplate | 285 | 20 gold on 67 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Pattern: Heavy Scorpid Gauntlets at 5 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Pattern: Living Shoulders uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Pattern: Green Dragonscale Leggings ID 15733 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Green Dragonscale Leggings."Pattern: Ironfeather Shoulders ID 15735 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Ironfeather Shoulders."Pattern: Red Dragonscale Breastplate ID 15730 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Red Dragonscale Breastplate."Pattern: Heavy Scorpid Gauntlets ID 15738 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Heavy Scorpid Gauntlets."Pattern: Chimeric Gloves ID 15729 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Chimeric Gloves."Pattern: Frostsaber Boots ID 15740 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Frostsaber Boots."Pattern: Heavy Scorpid Vest ID 15727 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Heavy Scorpid Vest."Pattern: Stormshroud Pants ID 15741 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Stormshroud Pants."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 15734 (15729 to 15739) were usually added in the same batch as Pattern: Living Shoulders: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Pattern: Chimeric Gloves ID 15729 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Chimeric Gloves."Pattern: Red Dragonscale Breastplate ID 15730 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Red Dragonscale Breastplate."Pattern: Runic Leather Gauntlets ID 15731 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Runic Leather Gauntlets."Pattern: Volcanic Leggings ID 15732 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Volcanic Leggings."Pattern: Green Dragonscale Leggings ID 15733 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Green Dragonscale Leggings."Pattern: Ironfeather Shoulders ID 15735 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Ironfeather Shoulders."
Smokey's Special Compound ID 15736 · Quest "Keep Away From Fire."Pattern: Chimeric Boots ID 15737 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Chimeric Boots."Pattern: Heavy Scorpid Gauntlets ID 15738 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Heavy Scorpid Gauntlets."Pattern: Runic Leather Bracers ID 15739 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Runic Leather Bracers."The raw ItemSparse values for item 15734 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Pattern: Living 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: Living 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: Living 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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