This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Common Recipe, item level 1, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In MoP Classic it is item level 81.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | Binds when picked up |
| MoP Classic | 81 | Common | Binds when picked up |
Creates 
Hardened Obsidium Shoulders Rare Plate Shoulder, item level 36
Using Plans: Hardened Obsidium Shoulders teaches this recipe. The Cataclysm Blacksmithing recipe Hardened Obsidium Shoulders takes 5 Folded Obsidium, 15 Elementium Bar and 10 Volatile Earth.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Hardened Obsidium Shoulders teaches the Cataclysm Blacksmithing recipe Hardened Obsidium Shoulders, which makes Hardened Obsidium Shoulders. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 597g 30s, and Elementium Bar is the largest share at 47%. Hardened Obsidium Shoulders lists from 1,158g 60s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 503g 37s after the 5% auction cut, a 84% margin over its reagents. It turns yellow at Cataclysm Blacksmithing skill 40 and grey at 45.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Folded Obsidium | 5 | 55 gold97 silver | 279 gold85 silver |
 Elementium Bar | 15 | 18 gold75 silver | 281 gold25 silver |
 Volatile Earth | 10 | 3 gold62 silver | 36 gold20 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 597 gold30 silver | ||
| Hardened Obsidium Shoulders at its lowest listing | 1,158 gold60 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 503 gold37 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: Hardened Obsidium Shoulders in required skill among Recipe > Blacksmithing, all from Classic like Plans: Hardened Obsidium Shoulders.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans: Hardened Obsidium Shoulders (this item) | 425 | Not listed | |
| Plans: Runic Plate Shoulders |  Runic Plate Shoulders | 300 | 5 gold on 55 realms |
| Plans: Runic Plate Boots |  Runic Plate Boots | 300 | 5 gold on 55 realms |
| Plans: Runic Plate Helm |  Runic Plate Helm | 300 | 5 gold on 57 realms |
| Plans: Runic Plate Leggings |  Runic Plate Leggings | 300 | 5 gold on 56 realms |
 Plans: Thorium Leggings | Thorium Leggings | 300 | 1 gold on 69 realms |
| Plans: Radiant Leggings |  Radiant Leggings | 300 | 1 gold on 81 realms |
| Plans: Hammer of the Titans |  Hammer of the Titans | 300 | 3 gold on 75 realms |
| Plans: Annihilator |  Annihilator | 300 | 100 gold on 60 realms |
| Plans: Frostguard |  Frostguard | 300 | 265 gold on 51 realms |
| Plans: Arcanite Reaper |  Arcanite Reaper | 300 | 2,500 gold on 59 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: Hardened Obsidium Shoulders uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Hardened Obsidium Boots ID 66065 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Hardened Obsidium Boots."Plans: Hardened Obsidium Belt ID 66064 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Hardened Obsidium Belt."Plans: Hardened Obsidium Legguards ID 66068 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Hardened Obsidium Legguards."Plans: Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets ID 66063 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets."Plans: Hardened Obsidium Helm ID 66069 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Hardened Obsidium Helm."Plans: Hardened Obsidium Bracers ID 66062 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Hardened Obsidium Bracers."Plans: Hardened Obsidium Breastplate ID 66071 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Hardened Obsidium Breastplate."Plans: Redsteel Bracers ID 66072 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Redsteel Bracers."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 66066 (66061 to 66071) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Hardened Obsidium Shoulders: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Bluescale Sigil ID 66061 · QuestPlans: Hardened Obsidium Bracers ID 66062 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Hardened Obsidium Bracers."Plans: Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets ID 66063 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets."Plans: Hardened Obsidium Belt ID 66064 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Hardened Obsidium Belt."Plans: Hardened Obsidium Boots ID 66065 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Hardened Obsidium Boots."
Brazie's Sunflower Seeds ID 66067 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon and dismiss Singing Sunflower."Plans: Hardened Obsidium Legguards ID 66068 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Hardened Obsidium Legguards."Plans: Hardened Obsidium Helm ID 66069 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Hardened Obsidium Helm."
Lizzy ID 66070 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon and dismiss this companion."Plans: Hardened Obsidium Breastplate ID 66071 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Hardened Obsidium Breastplate."The raw ItemSparse values for item 66066 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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