Plans: Cold-Forged Shank

What One Craft Returns: Cold-Forged Shank

Plans: Cold-Forged Shank teaches the Cataclysm Blacksmithing recipe Cold-Forged Shank, which makes Cold-Forged Shank. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 682g 97s, and Folded Obsidium is the largest share at 86%. Cold-Forged Shank lists from 1,118g 88s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 379g 96s after the 5% auction cut, a 56% margin over its reagents. It turns yellow at Cataclysm Blacksmithing skill 30 and grey at 35.

Reagent	Needed	Lowest listed	Cost
Folded Obsidium	15	38 gold99 silver	584 gold85 silver
Volatile Earth	6	1 gold98 silver	11 gold88 silver
Volatile Water	4	21 gold56 silver	86 gold24 silver
Reagents for one craft			682 gold97 silver
Cold-Forged Shank at its lowest listing			1,118 gold88 silver
Return after the 5% auction cut			379 gold96 silver

What Else the Reagents Make

• Folded Obsidium goes into 27 other recipes in Blacksmithing, including Decapitator's Razor, Obsidium Bladespear, Obsidium Executioner and Stormforged Shield. It is itself made by the recipe Folded Obsidium.
• Volatile Earth goes into 40 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Leatherworking, Jewelcrafting, Enchanting, Engineering, Inscription, Tailoring, Mining and Alchemy, including Elementium Guardian, Punisher's Band, Dragonkiller Tunic and Dreamcloth.
• Volatile Water goes into 60 other recipes across Leatherworking, Tailoring, Blacksmithing, Jewelcrafting, Inscription, Alchemy and Enchanting, including Brazen Elementium Medallion, Entwined Elementium Choker, Jeweler's Sapphire Monocle and Clutches of Evil.