A Rare Recipe, item level 1.
On Plans: Dark Iron Plate's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 98 gold99 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 12 gold89 silver to 3,954 gold36 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 38% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 98 gold99 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 57. In Classic Era it is item level 57. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 57. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 57. In MoP Classic it is item level 57.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Rare | 30s |
| WoW Forever | 57 | Rare | 30s |
| Classic Era | 57 | Rare | 30s |
| The Burning Crusade | 57 | Rare | 30s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 57 | Rare | 30s |
| MoP Classic | 57 | Rare | 30s |
Creates 
Dark Iron Plate Rare Plate Chest, item level 29
Using Plans: Dark Iron Plate teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Dark Iron Plate takes 20 Dark Iron Bar and 8 Heart of Fire.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Dark Iron Plate teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Dark Iron Plate, which makes Dark Iron Plate. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 3,400g 72s, and Dark Iron Bar is the largest share at 100%.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dark Iron Bar | 20 | 170 gold | 3,400 gold |
 Heart of Fire | 8 | 9 silver | 72 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 3,400 gold72 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: Dark Iron Plate uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Dark Iron Sunderer ID 11611 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Dark Iron Sunderer."Plans: Dark Iron Pulverizer ID 11610 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Dark Iron Pulverizer."Pestlezugg's Un'Goro Report ID 11844 · QuestGrape Manifest ID 11125 · QuestPlans: Hardened Iron Shortsword ID 12162 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Hardened Iron Shortsword."Plans: Moonsteel Broadsword ID 12163 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Moonsteel Broadsword."Plans: Massive Iron Axe ID 12164 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Massive Iron Axe."Recipe: Crispy Bat Wing ID 12226 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook up a Crispy Bat Wing."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 11612 (11607 to 11617) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Dark Iron Plate: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Dark Iron Sunderer ID 11607 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 28
Dark Iron Pulverizer ID 11608 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 28
Altered Black Dragonflight Molt ID 11609 · Quest "Used to collect the fiery essence of Bael'Gar."Plans: Dark Iron Pulverizer ID 11610 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Dark Iron Pulverizer."Plans: Dark Iron Sunderer ID 11611 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Dark Iron Sunderer."
DEBUG Samophlange Manual Cover ID 11613 · Quest
Plans: Dark Iron Mail ID 11614 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Dark Iron Mail."Plans: Dark Iron Shoulders ID 11615 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Dark Iron Shoulders."
DEBUG Samophlange Manual Page ID 11616 · Consumable
Eridan's Supplies ID 11617 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 11612 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Dark Iron Plate 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: Dark Iron Plate 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: Dark Iron Plate
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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