A Rare Recipe, item level 1.
On Pattern: Rich Purple Silk Shirt's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 792,985 gold76 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Feb 2026), ranging from 49,999 gold99 silver to 1,767,069 gold17 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 42% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 792,985 gold76 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 37. In Classic Era it is item level 37. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 37. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 37. In MoP Classic it is item level 37.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Rare | 3s 50c |
| WoW Forever | 37 | Rare | 3s 50c |
| Classic Era | 37 | Rare | 3s 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 37 | Rare | 3s 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 37 | Rare | 3s 50c |
| MoP Classic | 37 | Rare | 3s 50c |
Creates 
Rich Purple Silk Shirt Uncommon Shirt
Using Pattern: Rich Purple Silk Shirt teaches this recipe. The Classic Tailoring recipe Rich Purple Silk Shirt takes 4 Bolt of Silk Cloth, 1 Purple Dye and 1 Silken Thread.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Pattern: Rich Purple Silk Shirt teaches the Classic Tailoring recipe Rich Purple Silk Shirt, which makes Rich Purple Silk Shirt. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 1g 96s, and Bolt of Silk Cloth is the largest share at 88%. Rich Purple Silk Shirt lists from 99g 99s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 93g 3s after the 5% auction cut, a 4,746% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Pattern: Rich Purple Silk Shirt itself (371,420g 11s, the lowest of 28 realms listing it) is paid back after 3,993 crafts. It turns yellow at Classic Tailoring skill 195 and grey at 205.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bolt of Silk Cloth | 4 | 43 silver | 1 gold72 silver |
 Purple Dye | 1 | 17 silver | 17 silver |
 Silken Thread | 1 | 7 silver | 7 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 1 gold96 silver | ||
| Rich Purple Silk Shirt at its lowest listing | 99 gold99 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 93 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: Rich Purple Silk Shirt in required skill among Recipe > Tailoring, all from Classic like Pattern: Rich Purple Silk Shirt.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pattern: Rich Purple Silk Shirt (this item) | 185 | 371,420 gold on 28 realms | |
 Pattern: Spider Belt |  Spider Belt | 180 | 97 gold on 52 realms |
| Pattern: Crimson Silk Shoulders |  Crimson Silk Shoulders | 190 | 75 gold on 59 realms |
| Pattern: Azure Shoulders |  Azure Shoulders | 190 | 40 gold on 54 realms |
| Pattern: Boots of the Enchanter |  Boots of the Enchanter | 175 | 200 gold on 58 realms |
| Pattern: Green Silk Pack |  Green Silk Pack | 175 | 99 gold on 53 realms |
| Pattern: Shadow Hood |  Shadow Hood | 170 | 13,000 gold on 55 realms |
 Pattern: Black Swashbuckler's Shirt |  Black Swashbuckler's Shirt | 200 | 13 gold on 49 realms |
| Pattern: Green Silk Armor |  Green Silk Armor | 165 | 99 gold on 59 realms |
| Pattern: Enchanter's Cowl |  Enchanter's Cowl | 165 | 2 gold on 52 realms |
| Pattern: Red Mageweave Vest |  Red Mageweave Vest | 215 | 98 silver on 45 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Pattern: Red Mageweave Vest at 98 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 4354 (4349 to 4359) were usually added in the same batch as Pattern: Rich Purple Silk Shirt: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
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."Pattern: Boots of the Enchanter ID 4352 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Boots of the Enchanter."Pattern: Spider Belt ID 4353 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Spider Belt."Pattern: Icy Cloak ID 4355 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew an Icy Cloak."Pattern: Star Belt ID 4356 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Star Belt."
Rough Blasting Powder ID 4357 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Rough Dynamite ID 4358 · Consumable · item level 5
Handful of Copper Bolts ID 4359 · Trade Goods · item level 10The raw ItemSparse values for item 4354 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Pattern: Rich Purple 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: Rich Purple 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: Rich Purple 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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