This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Uncommon Recipe, item level 25, 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 60. In Classic Era it is item level 60. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 60. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 60. In MoP Classic it is item level 60.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 25 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 75s |
| WoW Forever | 60 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 75s |
| Classic Era | 60 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 75s |
| The Burning Crusade | 60 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 75s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 60 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 75s |
| MoP Classic | 60 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 75s |
Creates 
Imperial Plate Chest Uncommon Plate Chest, item level 29
Using Plans: Imperial Plate Chest teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Imperial Plate Chest takes 20 Thorium Bar.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Imperial Plate Chest teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Imperial Plate Chest, which makes Imperial Plate Chest. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 73g 20s. Imperial Plate Chest lists from 87g 69s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 10g 10s after the 5% auction cut, a 14% margin over its reagents.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thorium Bar | 20 | 3 gold66 silver | 73 gold20 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 73 gold20 silver | ||
| Imperial Plate Chest at its lowest listing | 87 gold69 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 10 gold10 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 Chest in required skill among Recipe > Blacksmithing, all from Classic like Plans: Imperial Plate Chest.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans: Imperial Plate Chest (this item) | 300 | Not listed | |
 Plans: Thorium Leggings |  Thorium Leggings | 300 | 1 gold on 69 realms |
| Plans: Radiant Leggings |  Radiant Leggings | 300 | 98 silver on 80 realms |
| Plans: Runic Plate Shoulders |  Runic Plate Shoulders | 300 | 5 gold on 53 realms |
| Plans: Runic Plate Boots |  Runic Plate Boots | 300 | 5 gold on 52 realms |
| Plans: Whitesoul Helm |  Whitesoul Helm | 300 | 15,000 gold on 53 realms |
| Plans: Runic Plate Helm |  Runic Plate Helm | 300 | 5 gold on 55 realms |
| Plans: Runic Plate Leggings | Runic Plate Leggings | 300 | 5 gold on 52 realms |
| Plans: Hammer of the Titans |  Hammer of the Titans | 300 | 3 gold on 68 realms |
| Plans: Annihilator |  Annihilator | 300 | 108 gold on 62 realms |
| Plans: Frostguard |  Frostguard | 300 | 200 gold on 57 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Plans: Radiant Leggings at 98 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Plans: Imperial Plate Chest uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Runic Plate Shoulders ID 12706 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Runic Plate Shoulders."Plans: Storm Gauntlets ID 12703 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Storm Gauntlets."Plans: Runic Plate Boots ID 12707 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Runic Plate Boots."Plans: Imperial Plate Helm ID 12701 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Imperial Plate Helm."Plans: Imperial Plate Boots ID 12700 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Imperial Plate Boots."Plans: Fiery Plate Gauntlets ID 12699 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Fiery Plate Gaunlets."Plans: Whitesoul Helm ID 12711 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Whitesoul Helm."Plans: Dawnbringer Shoulders ID 12698 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Dawnbringer Shoulders."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12705 (12700 to 12710) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Imperial Plate Chest: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
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: Radiant Circlet ID 12702 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Radiant Circlet."Plans: Storm Gauntlets ID 12703 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Storm Gauntlets."Plans: Thorium Leggings ID 12704 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Thorium Leggings."Plans: Runic Plate Shoulders ID 12706 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Runic Plate Shoulders."Plans: Runic Plate Boots ID 12707 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Runic Plate Boots."
Crossroads Supply Crate ID 12708 · Quest
Pip's Skinner ID 12709 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 29 "Also serves as a skinning knife."
Glowing Hunk of the Beast's Flesh ID 12710 · Quest "It Glows!"The raw ItemSparse values for item 12705 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Imperial Plate Chest 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 Chest 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 Chest
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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