An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1.
On Plans: Golden Scale Cuirass's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,422 gold25 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 377 gold64 silver to 112,196 gold88 silver. About 3 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 84% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,422 gold25 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 39. In Classic Era it is item level 39. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 39. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 39. In MoP Classic it is item level 39.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | 11s |
| WoW Forever | 39 | Uncommon | 11s |
| Classic Era | 39 | Uncommon | 11s |
| The Burning Crusade | 39 | Uncommon | 11s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 39 | Uncommon | 11s |
| MoP Classic | 39 | Uncommon | 11s |
Creates 
Golden Scale Cuirass Uncommon Mail Chest, item level 22
Using Plans: Golden Scale Cuirass teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Golden Scale Cuirass takes 12 Steel Bar, 2 Gold Bar and 4 Heavy Grinding Stone.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Golden Scale Cuirass teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Golden Scale Cuirass, which makes Golden Scale Cuirass. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 71g 74s, and Steel Bar is the largest share at 83%. Golden Scale Cuirass lists from 225g 77s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 142g 74s after the 5% auction cut, a 199% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Plans: Golden Scale Cuirass itself (50g 32s, the lowest of 55 realms listing it) is paid back after 1 craft. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 220 and grey at 245.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Steel Bar | 12 | 4 gold95 silver | 59 gold40 silver |
 Gold Bar | 2 | 4 gold27 silver | 8 gold54 silver |
 Heavy Grinding Stone | 4 | 95 silver | 3 gold80 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 71 gold74 silver | ||
| Golden Scale Cuirass at its lowest listing | 225 gold77 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 142 gold74 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 Cuirass in required skill among Recipe > Blacksmithing, all from Classic like Plans: Golden Scale Cuirass.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans: Golden Scale Cuirass (this item) | Golden Scale Cuirass | 195 | 50 gold on 55 realms |
| Plans: Frost Tiger Blade |  Frost Tiger Blade | 200 | 5 gold on 58 realms |
| Plans: Shadow Crescent Axe |  Shadow Crescent Axe | 200 | 60 gold on 62 realms |
| Plans: Edge of Winter |  Edge of Winter | 190 | 1 silver on 73 realms |
 Plans: Inlaid Mithril Cylinder |  Inlaid Mithril Cylinder | 200 | 10 gold on 57 realms |
| Plans: Polished Steel Boots |  Polished Steel Boots | 185 | 75 gold on 57 realms |
| Plans: Heavy Mithril Pants |  Heavy Mithril Pants | 210 | 39 gold on 52 realms |
 Plans: Moonsteel Broadsword |  Moonsteel Broadsword | 180 | 1 gold on 60 realms |
| Plans: Jade Serpentblade |  Jade Serpentblade | 175 | 99 gold on 58 realms |
| Plans: Mithril Shield Spike |  Mithril Shield Spike | 215 | 45 gold on 61 realms |
| Plans: Golden Iron Destroyer |  Golden Iron Destroyer | 170 | 9 gold on 54 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 Cuirass uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Golden Scale Leggings ID 3872 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Golden Scale Leggings."Plans: Polished Steel Boots ID 3874 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Polished Steel Boots."Plans: Green Iron Shoulders ID 3870 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Green Iron Shoulders."Plans: Shadow Crescent Axe ID 3869 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Shadow Crescent Axe."Plans: Frost Tiger Blade ID 3868 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Frost Tiger Blade."Plans: Golden Iron Destroyer ID 3867 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Golden Iron Destroyer."Plans: Jade Serpentblade ID 3866 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Jade Serpentblade."Recipe: Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility ID 3832 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3873 (3868 to 3879) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Golden Scale Cuirass: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Plans: Frost Tiger Blade ID 3868 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Frost Tiger Blade."Plans: Shadow Crescent Axe ID 3869 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Shadow Crescent Axe."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: Polished Steel Boots ID 3874 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Polished Steel Boots."Plans: Golden Scale Boots ID 3875 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Golden Scale Boots."
Fang of Bhag'thera ID 3876 · Quest
Talon of Tethis ID 3877 · Quest
Paw of Sin'Dall ID 3879 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 3873 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Golden Scale Cuirass 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 Cuirass 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 Cuirass
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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