An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1.
On Plans: Copper Chain Vest's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 18 gold64 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 19 silver26 copper to 3,275 gold45 silver. About 6 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 84% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 18 gold64 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 10. In Classic Era it is item level 10. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 10. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 10. In MoP Classic it is item level 10.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | 25c |
| WoW Forever | 10 | Uncommon | 25c |
| Classic Era | 10 | Uncommon | 25c |
| The Burning Crusade | 10 | Uncommon | 25c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 10 | Uncommon | 25c |
| MoP Classic | 10 | Uncommon | 25c |
Creates 
Copper Chain Vest Uncommon Mail Chest, item level 5
Using Plans: Copper Chain Vest teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Copper Chain Vest takes 8 Copper Bar and 2 Rough Grinding Stone.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Copper Chain Vest teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Copper Chain Vest, which makes Copper Chain Vest. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 15g 18s, and Copper Bar is the largest share at 99%. Copper Chain Vest lists from 50g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 32g 32s after the 5% auction cut, a 213% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Plans: Copper Chain Vest itself (1s, the lowest of 77 realms listing it) is paid back after 1 craft. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 75 and grey at 115.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Copper Bar | 8 | 1 gold88 silver | 15 gold4 silver |
 Rough Grinding Stone | 2 | 7 silver | 14 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 15 gold18 silver | ||
| Copper Chain Vest at its lowest listing | 50 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 32 gold32 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.
Plans: Copper Chain Vest uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Mighty Iron Hammer ID 3608 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Mighty Iron Hammer."Plans: Gemmed Copper Gauntlets ID 3610 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Gemmed Copper Gauntlets."Plans: Green Iron Boots ID 3611 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Green Iron Boots."Plans: Green Iron Gauntlets ID 3612 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Green Iron Gauntlets."Recipe: Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility ID 3832 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility."Plans: Jade Serpentblade ID 3866 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Jade Serpentblade."Plans: Golden Iron Destroyer ID 3867 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Golden Iron Destroyer."Plans: Frost Tiger Blade ID 3868 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Frost Tiger Blade."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3609 (3604 to 3614) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Copper Chain Vest: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Bandolier of the Night Watch ID 3604 · Container · item level 16
Quiver of the Night Watch ID 3605 · Container · item level 16
Woven Belt ID 3606 · Armor - Cloth · item level 5
Woven Bracers ID 3607 · Armor - Cloth · item level 5Plans: Mighty Iron Hammer ID 3608 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Mighty Iron Hammer."Plans: Gemmed Copper Gauntlets ID 3610 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Gemmed Copper Gauntlets."Plans: Green Iron Boots ID 3611 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Green Iron Boots."Plans: Green Iron Gauntlets ID 3612 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Green Iron Gauntlets."
Valdred's Hands ID 3613 · Quest
Yowler's Paw ID 3614 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 3609 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Copper Chain Vest 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 Plans: Copper Chain Vest 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 Plans: Copper Chain Vest
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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