A Rare Recipe, item level 1.
On Plans: Darkrune Gauntlets's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 34,797 gold77 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 6,233 gold1 silver to 57,666 gold14 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 67% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 34,797 gold77 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 63. In Classic Era it is item level 63. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 63. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 63. In MoP Classic it is item level 63.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Rare | 1g 50s |
| WoW Forever | 63 | Rare | 1g 50s |
| Classic Era | 63 | Rare | 1g 50s |
| The Burning Crusade | 63 | Rare | 1g 50s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 63 | Rare | 1g 50s |
| MoP Classic | 63 | Rare | 1g 50s |
Creates 
Darkrune Gauntlets Rare Plate Hands, item level 29
Using Plans: Darkrune Gauntlets teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Darkrune Gauntlets takes 12 Thorium Bar, 6 Dark Rune, 6 Truesilver Bar and 2 Enchanted Leather.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Darkrune Gauntlets teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Darkrune Gauntlets, which makes Darkrune Gauntlets. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 584g 22s, and Dark Rune is the largest share at 71%. Darkrune Gauntlets lists from 3,000g 54s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 2,266g 29s after the 5% auction cut, a 388% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Plans: Darkrune Gauntlets itself (3,120g 98s, the lowest of 31 realms listing it) is paid back after 2 crafts.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thorium Bar | 12 | 3 gold43 silver | 41 gold16 silver |
 Dark Rune | 6 | 69 gold40 silver | 416 gold40 silver |
 Truesilver Bar | 6 | 1 gold11 silver | 6 gold66 silver |
 Enchanted Leather | 2 | 60 gold | 120 gold |
| Reagents for one craft | 584 gold22 silver | ||
| Darkrune Gauntlets at its lowest listing | 3,000 gold54 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 2,266 gold29 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 Plans: Darkrune Gauntlets in required skill among Recipe > Blacksmithing, all from Classic like Plans: Darkrune Gauntlets.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans: Darkrune Gauntlets (this item) | 300 | 3,120 gold on 31 realms | |
 Plans: Whitesoul Helm |  Whitesoul Helm | 300 | 3,000 gold on 51 realms |
| Plans: Hammer of the Titans |  Hammer of the Titans | 300 | 2 gold on 71 realms |
| Plans: Annihilator |  Annihilator | 300 | 26 gold on 56 realms |
| Plans: Frostguard |  Frostguard | 300 | 255 gold on 50 realms |
| Plans: Arcanite Reaper |  Arcanite Reaper | 300 | 1,980 gold on 52 realms |
| Plans: Heartseeker |  Heartseeker | 300 | 3 gold on 68 realms |
| Plans: Black Grasp of the Destroyer |  Black Grasp of the Destroyer | 300 | 10 gold on 50 realms |
| Plans: Thick Obsidian Breastplate |  Thick Obsidian Breastplate | 300 | 25 gold on 67 realms |
 Plans: Thorium Leggings |  Thorium Leggings | 300 | 5 gold on 68 realms |
| Plans: Radiant Leggings |  Radiant Leggings | 300 | 1 gold on 74 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Plans: Radiant Leggings at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Plans: Darkrune Gauntlets uses icon file 134941, which 939 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Plans: Darkrune Breastplate ID 20554 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Darkrune Breastplate."Plans: Darkrune Helm ID 20555 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Darkrune Helm."Pattern: Runed Stygian Belt ID 20548 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Runed Stygian Belt."Pattern: Runed Stygian Boots ID 20547 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Runed Stygian Boots."Pattern: Runed Stygian Leggings ID 20546 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Runed Stygian Leggings."Pattern: Core Felcloth Bag ID 21371 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to sew a Core Felcloth Bag."Lunar Festival Invitation ID 21711 · Consumable · item level 23Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 20553 (20548 to 20558) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Darkrune Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Pattern: Runed Stygian Belt ID 20548 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Runed Stygian Belt."Darkrune Gauntlets ID 20549 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Darkrune Breastplate ID 20550 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Darkrune Helm ID 20551 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Decoded Twilight Text ID 20552 · Quest "A decoded True Believer article"Plans: Darkrune Breastplate ID 20554 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Darkrune Breastplate."Plans: Darkrune Helm ID 20555 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Darkrune Helm."
Wildstaff ID 20556 · Weapon - Staff · item level 27
Hallow's End Pumpkin Treat ID 20557 · Consumable
Warsong Gulch Mark of Honor ID 20558 · Money "Medal awarded for fighting in Warsong Gulch"The raw ItemSparse values for item 20553 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Darkrune Gauntlets 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: Darkrune Gauntlets 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: Darkrune Gauntlets
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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