A Rare Recipe, item level 1.
On Plans: Frostguard's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 4,133 gold98 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 251 gold33 silver to 60,085 gold94 silver. About 8 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 74% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 4,133 gold98 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 | 2g |
| WoW Forever | 63 | Rare | 2g |
| Classic Era | 63 | Rare | 2g |
| The Burning Crusade | 63 | Rare | 2g |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 63 | Rare | 2g |
| MoP Classic | 63 | Rare | 2g |
Creates 
Frostguard Rare One-Handed Sword One-Hand, item level 29
Arcanite Bar
Blue Sapphire
Azerothian Diamond
Essence of Water
Dense Grinding Stone
Enchanted LeatherUsing Plans: Frostguard teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Frostguard takes 18 Arcanite Bar, 8 Blue Sapphire, 8 Azerothian Diamond, 4 Essence of Water, 2 Dense Grinding Stone and 4 Enchanted Leather.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Frostguard teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Frostguard, which makes Frostguard. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 2,339g 34s, and Arcanite Bar is the largest share at 77%. Frostguard lists from 4,583g 69s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 2,015g 16s after the 5% auction cut, a 86% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Plans: Frostguard itself (74g 64s, the lowest of 56 realms listing it) is paid back after 1 craft.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcanite Bar | 18 | 100 gold | 1,800 gold |
| Blue Sapphire | 8 | 1 gold59 silver | 12 gold72 silver |
| Azerothian Diamond | 8 | 1 gold34 silver | 10 gold72 silver |
| Essence of Water | 4 | 53 gold | 212 gold |
| Dense Grinding Stone | 2 | 15 silver | 30 silver |
| Enchanted Leather | 4 | 75 gold90 silver | 303 gold60 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 2,339 gold34 silver | ||
| Frostguard at its lowest listing | 4,583 gold69 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 2,015 gold16 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: Frostguard uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Annihilator ID 12835 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Annihilator."Plans: Masterwork Stormhammer ID 12837 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Masterwork Stormhammer."Plans: Arcanite Champion ID 12834 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Arcanite Champion."Plans: Arcanite Reaper ID 12838 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Arcanite Reaper."Plans: Hammer of the Titans ID 12833 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Hammer of the Titans."Plans: Heartseeker ID 12839 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Heartseeker."Plans: Darkspear ID 12832 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Darkspear."Plans: Blood Talon ID 12831 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Blood Talon."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12836 (12831 to 12841) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Frostguard: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Plans: Blood Talon ID 12831 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Blood Talon."Plans: Darkspear ID 12832 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Darkspear."Plans: Hammer of the Titans ID 12833 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Hammer of the Titans."Plans: Arcanite Champion ID 12834 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Arcanite Champion."Plans: Annihilator ID 12835 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Annihilator."Plans: Masterwork Stormhammer ID 12837 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Masterwork Stormhammer."Plans: Arcanite Reaper ID 12838 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Arcanite Reaper."Plans: Heartseeker ID 12839 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Heartseeker."
Inert Minion's Scourgestone ID 12840 · Quest "The power contained within had faded a long, long time ago."
Inert Invader's Scourgestone ID 12841 · Quest "The power contained within had faded a long, long time ago."The raw ItemSparse values for item 12836 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Frostguard 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: Frostguard 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: Frostguard
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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