This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1, binds when picked up.
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 54. In Classic Era it is item level 54. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 54. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 54. In MoP Classic it is item level 54.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 30s |
| WoW Forever | 54 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 30s |
| Classic Era | 54 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 30s |
| The Burning Crusade | 54 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 30s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 54 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 30s |
| MoP Classic | 54 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 30s |
Creates 
Imperial Plate Bracers Uncommon Plate Wrist, item level 27
Using Plans: Imperial Plate Bracers teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Imperial Plate Bracers takes 12 Thorium Bar.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Imperial Plate Bracers teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Imperial Plate Bracers, which makes Imperial Plate Bracers. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 36g. Imperial Plate Bracers lists from 2g 99s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 33g 15s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 290 and grey at 300.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thorium Bar | 12 | 3 gold | 36 gold |
| Reagents for one craft | 36 gold | ||
| Imperial Plate Bracers at its lowest listing | 2 gold99 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −33 gold15 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: Imperial Plate Bracers in required skill among Recipe > Blacksmithing, all from Classic like Plans: Imperial Plate Bracers.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans: Imperial Plate Bracers (this item) | 270 | Not listed | |
 Plans: Radiant Breastplate |  Radiant Breastplate | 270 | 5 gold on 66 realms |
| Plans: Wildthorn Mail |  Wildthorn Mail | 270 | 2 gold on 67 realms |
| Plans: Dark Iron Pulverizer |  Dark Iron Pulverizer | 265 | 10 gold on 69 realms |
| Plans: Dark Iron Sunderer |  Dark Iron Sunderer | 275 | 1 gold on 74 realms |
| Plans: Thorium Boots |  Thorium Boots | 280 | 4 gold on 71 realms |
| Plans: Thorium Helm |  Thorium Helm | 280 | 76 silver on 66 realms |
| Plans: Thorium Bracers |  Thorium Bracers | 255 | 2 silver on 71 realms |
| Plans: Radiant Gloves |  Radiant Gloves | 285 | 76 silver on 64 realms |
| Plans: Serenity |  Serenity | 285 | 10 gold on 51 realms |
| Plans: Dark Iron Plate |  Dark Iron Plate | 285 | 1 gold on 75 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Plans: Thorium Bracers at 2 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Plans: Imperial Plate Bracers uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Imperial Plate Belt ID 12688 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Imperial Plate Belt."Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders ID 12687 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Imperial Plate Shoulders."Plans: Demon Forged Breastplate ID 12696 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Demon Forged Breastplate."Plans: Dawnbringer Shoulders ID 12698 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Dawnbringer Shoulders."Plans: Fiery Plate Gauntlets ID 12699 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Fiery Plate Gaunlets."Plans: Imperial Plate Boots ID 12700 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Imperial Plate Boots."Plans: Imperial Plate Helm ID 12701 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Imperial Plate Helm."Plans: Storm Gauntlets ID 12703 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Storm Gauntlets."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12690 (12684 to 12695) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Imperial Plate Bracers: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Plans: Thorium Bracers ID 12684 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Thorium Bracers."Plans: Radiant Belt ID 12685 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Radiant Belt."Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders ID 12687 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Imperial Plate Shoulders."Plans: Imperial Plate Belt ID 12688 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Imperial Plate Belt."Plans: Radiant Breastplate ID 12689 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Radiant Breastplate."Plans: Wildthorn Mail ID 12691 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Wildthorn Mail."Plans: Thorium Shield Spike ID 12692 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Thorium Shield Spike."Plans: Thorium Boots ID 12693 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Thorium Boots."Plans: Thorium Helm ID 12694 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Thorium Helm."Plans: Radiant Gloves ID 12695 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Radiant Gloves."The raw ItemSparse values for item 12690 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Imperial Plate Bracers 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: Imperial Plate Bracers 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: Imperial Plate Bracers
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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