An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1.
On Pattern: Runic Leather Armor's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 7,980,348 gold43 silver across its tracked history (Feb 2026 to Mar 2026), ranging from 6,606,665 gold22 silver to 9,354,031 gold64 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 72% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 7,980,348 gold43 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 61. In Classic Era it is item level 61. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 61. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 61. In MoP Classic it is item level 61.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | 1g |
| WoW Forever | 61 | Uncommon | 1g |
| Classic Era | 61 | Uncommon | 1g |
| The Burning Crusade | 61 | Uncommon | 1g |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 61 | Uncommon | 1g |
| MoP Classic | 61 | Uncommon | 1g |
Creates 
Runic Leather Armor Uncommon Leather Chest, item level 29
Using Pattern: Runic Leather Armor teaches this recipe. The Classic Leatherworking recipe Runic Leather Armor takes 22 Rugged Leather, 4 Enchanted Leather, 16 Runecloth, 1 Cured Rugged Hide and 2 Rune Thread.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Pattern: Runic Leather Armor teaches the Classic Leatherworking recipe Runic Leather Armor, which makes Runic Leather Armor. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 363g 47s, and Enchanted Leather is the largest share at 84%. Runic Leather Armor lists from 15g 18s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 349g 4s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. It turns yellow at Classic Leatherworking skill 320 and grey at 340.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rugged Leather | 22 | 2 gold27 silver | 49 gold94 silver |
 Enchanted Leather | 4 | 75 gold99 silver | 303 gold96 silver |
 Runecloth | 16 | 30 silver | 4 gold80 silver |
 Cured Rugged Hide | 1 | 3 gold87 silver | 3 gold87 silver |
 Rune Thread | 2 | 45 silver | 90 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 363 gold47 silver | ||
| Runic Leather Armor at its lowest listing | 15 gold18 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −349 gold4 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: Runic Leather Armor uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Pattern: Volcanic Shoulders ID 15775 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Volcanic Shoulders."Pattern: Runic Leather Shoulders ID 15777 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Runic Leather Shoulders."Pattern: Wicked Leather Armor ID 15773 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Wicked Leather Armor."Pattern: Frostsaber Tunic ID 15779 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Frostsaber Tunic."Pattern: Wicked Leather Belt ID 15768 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to craft a Wicked Leather Belt."Pattern: Runic Leather Pants ID 15765 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to craft Runic Leather Pants."Everlook Report ID 15788 · QuestPattern: Frostsaber Gloves ID 15761 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Frostsaber Gloves."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 15776 (15771 to 15781) were usually added in the same batch as Pattern: Runic Leather Armor: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Pattern: Living Breastplate ID 15771 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to craft a Living Breastplate."
Pattern: Devilsaur Leggings ID 15772 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to craft Devilsaur Leggings."Pattern: Wicked Leather Armor ID 15773 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Wicked Leather Armor."Pattern: Heavy Scorpid Shoulders ID 15774 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Heavy Scorpid Shoulders."Pattern: Volcanic Shoulders ID 15775 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Volcanic Shoulders."Pattern: Runic Leather Shoulders ID 15777 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Runic Leather Shoulders."
Mechanical Yeti ID 15778 · Consumable · item level 24Pattern: Frostsaber Tunic ID 15779 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Frostsaber Tunic."Pattern: Onyxia Scale Breastplate ID 15780 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft an Onyxia Scale Breastplate."Pattern: Black Dragonscale Leggings ID 15781 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Black Dragonscale Leggings."The raw ItemSparse values for item 15776 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Pattern: Runic Leather Armor 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: Runic Leather Armor 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: Runic Leather Armor
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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