A Rare Recipe, item level 1.
On Plans: Golden Scale Boots's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 409,215 gold92 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to May 2026), ranging from 197,732 gold30 silver to 1,054,040 gold81 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 12% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 409,215 gold92 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 40. In Classic Era it is item level 40. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 40. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 40. In MoP Classic it is item level 40.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Rare | 12s 50c |
| WoW Forever | 40 | Rare | 12s 50c |
| Classic Era | 40 | Rare | 12s 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 40 | Rare | 12s 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 40 | Rare | 12s 50c |
| MoP Classic | 40 | Rare | 12s 50c |
Creates 
Golden Scale Boots Uncommon Mail Feet, item level 22
Using Plans: Golden Scale Boots teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Golden Scale Boots takes 10 Steel Bar, 4 Gold Bar and 4 Heavy Grinding Stone.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Golden Scale Boots teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Golden Scale Boots, which makes Golden Scale Boots. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 126g 26s, and Steel Bar is the largest share at 56%. Golden Scale Boots lists from 391g 16s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 245g 34s after the 5% auction cut, a 194% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Plans: Golden Scale Boots itself (19,992g 77s, the lowest of 33 realms listing it) is paid back after 82 crafts. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 225 and grey at 250.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Steel Bar | 10 | 7 gold5 silver | 70 gold50 silver |
 Gold Bar | 4 | 11 gold44 silver | 45 gold76 silver |
 Heavy Grinding Stone | 4 | 2 gold50 silver | 10 gold |
| Reagents for one craft | 126 gold26 silver | ||
| Golden Scale Boots at its lowest listing | 391 gold16 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 245 gold34 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: Golden Scale Boots in required skill among Recipe > Blacksmithing, all from Classic like Plans: Golden Scale Boots.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans: Golden Scale Boots (this item) | 200 | 19,992 gold on 33 realms | |
 Plans: Frost Tiger Blade |  Frost Tiger Blade | 200 | 5 gold on 60 realms |
| Plans: Shadow Crescent Axe |  Shadow Crescent Axe | 200 | 55 gold on 63 realms |
 Plans: Inlaid Mithril Cylinder |  Inlaid Mithril Cylinder | 200 | 10 gold on 54 realms |
| Plans: Golden Scale Cuirass |  Golden Scale Cuirass | 195 | 15 gold on 54 realms |
| Plans: Heavy Mithril Pants |  Heavy Mithril Pants | 210 | 5 gold on 60 realms |
| Plans: Edge of Winter |  Edge of Winter | 190 | 1 silver on 73 realms |
| Plans: Golden Scale Coif |  Golden Scale Coif | 190 | 79 gold on 46 realms |
| Plans: Mithril Shield Spike |  Mithril Shield Spike | 215 | 25 gold on 64 realms |
| Plans: Polished Steel Boots | Polished Steel Boots | 185 | 5 gold on 64 realms |
| Plans: Blue Glittering Axe |  Blue Glittering Axe | 220 | 31 silver on 57 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Plans: Edge of Winter at 1 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Plans: Golden Scale Boots uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Golden Scale Shoulders ID 3871 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Golden Scale Shoulders."Library Scrip ID 3898 · QuestRecipe: Major Troll's Blood Elixir ID 3831 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Major Troll's Blood Elixir."Recipe: Elixir of Fortitude ID 3830 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Fortitude."Recipe: Soothing Turtle Bisque ID 3737 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Soothing Turtle Bisque."Recipe: Tasty Lion Steak ID 3736 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Tasty Lion Steak."Recipe: Hot Lion Chops ID 3735 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook up some Hot Lion Chops."Recipe: Big Bear Steak ID 3734 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Big Bear Steak."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3875 (3870 to 3882) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Golden Scale Boots: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Plans: Green Iron Shoulders ID 3870 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Green Iron Shoulders."Plans: Golden Scale Shoulders ID 3871 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Golden Scale Shoulders."Plans: Golden Scale Leggings ID 3872 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Golden Scale Leggings."Plans: Golden Scale Cuirass ID 3873 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Golden Scale Cuirass."Plans: Polished Steel Boots ID 3874 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Polished Steel Boots."
Fang of Bhag'thera ID 3876 · Quest
Talon of Tethis ID 3877 · Quest
Paw of Sin'Dall ID 3879 · Quest
Head of Bangalash ID 3880 · Quest
Buzzard Feather ID 3882 · MiscellaneousThe raw ItemSparse values for item 3875 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Golden Scale Boots 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: Golden Scale Boots 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: Golden Scale Boots
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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