A Common Recipe, item level 1. Sold by 3 vendor NPCs.
On Plans: Golden Scale Coif's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 4,299 gold14 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 1 silver to 64,362 gold88 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is around its All-Time typical of 4,299 gold14 silver.
| Vendor | NPC #40210 | Dalaran |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | NPC #40214 | Tanaris 51.5, 28.1 |
| Vendor | NPC #40216 | Gadgetzan |
The game's collection data lists Plans: Golden Scale Coif as sold by 7 vendor NPCs in Dalaran, Tanaris and Gadgetzan. The 3 with the most spawn points are shown.
| Vendor | Zone | Map | Waypoint | Other items it sells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC #40210 | Dalaran | - | - | 131 |
| NPC #40214 | Tanaris | 51.5, 28.1 | /way #71 51.5 28.1 | 131 |
| NPC #40216 | Gadgetzan | - | - | 162 |
Tanaris 1 placement
VendorVendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.
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 38 and binds when picked up. In Classic Era it is item level 38. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 38. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 38. In MoP Classic it is item level 38.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | - | 11s |
| WoW Forever | 38 | Common | Binds when picked up | 11s |
| Classic Era | 38 | Common | - | 11s |
| The Burning Crusade | 38 | Common | - | 11s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 38 | Common | - | 11s |
| MoP Classic | 38 | Common | - | 11s |
Creates 
Golden Scale Coif Uncommon Mail Head, item level 21
Using Plans: Golden Scale Coif teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Golden Scale Coif takes 8 Steel Bar, 2 Gold Bar and 2 Heavy Grinding Stone.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Golden Scale Coif teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Golden Scale Coif, which makes Golden Scale Coif. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 79g 6s, and Steel Bar is the largest share at 71%. Golden Scale Coif lists from 393g 10s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 294g 38s after the 5% auction cut, a 372% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Plans: Golden Scale Coif itself (79g 69s, the lowest of 44 realms listing it) is paid back after 1 craft. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 215 and grey at 240.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Steel Bar | 8 | 6 gold99 silver | 55 gold92 silver |
 Gold Bar | 2 | 9 gold | 18 gold |
 Heavy Grinding Stone | 2 | 2 gold57 silver | 5 gold14 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 79 gold6 silver | ||
| Golden Scale Coif at its lowest listing | 393 gold10 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 294 gold38 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: Golden Scale Coif is listed at 7 vendor placements; the first 4 are below. NPC 40216 stands in Gadgetzan.
Plans: Golden Scale Coif uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Holy Protection Potion ID 6053 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Holy Protection Potion."Recipe: Shadow Protection Potion ID 6054 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Shadow Protection Potion."Recipe: Giant Clam Scorcho ID 6039 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a delicious Giant Clam Scorcho."Recipe: Fire Protection Potion ID 6055 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Fire Protection Potion."Recipe: Frost Protection Potion ID 6056 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Frost Protection Potion."Recipe: Nature Protection Potion ID 6057 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Nature Protection Potion."Recipe: Shadow Oil ID 6068 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Shadow Oil."Pattern: Barbaric Leggings ID 5973 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Barbaric Leggings."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 6047 (6042 to 6052) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Golden Scale Coif: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Iron Shield Spike ID 6042 · Item Enhancement · item level 13
Iron Counterweight ID 6043 · Item Enhancement · item level 14
Plans: Iron Shield Spike ID 6044 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Iron Shield Spike."Plans: Iron Counterweight ID 6045 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Iron Counterweight to help balance a two-handed weapon."Plans: Steel Weapon Chain ID 6046 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Steel Weapon Chain."
Shadow Protection Potion ID 6048 · Consumable · item level 12
Fire Protection Potion ID 6049 · Consumable · item level 14
Frost Protection Potion ID 6050 · Consumable · item level 16
Holy Protection Potion ID 6051 · Consumable · item level 10
Nature Protection Potion ID 6052 · Consumable · item level 16The raw ItemSparse values for item 6047 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Golden Scale Coif 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 Coif 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 Coif
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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