An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1. Sold by 3 vendor NPCs.
On Plans: Iron Counterweight's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 583 gold29 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 154 gold90 silver to 10,822 gold25 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 18% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 583 gold29 silver.
| Vendor | NPC #40210 | Dalaran |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | NPC #40214 | Tanaris 51.5, 28.1 |
| Vendor | NPC #40216 | Gadgetzan |
The game's collection data lists Plans: Iron Counterweight 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 33. In Classic Era it is item level 33. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 33. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 33. In MoP Classic it is item level 33.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | 6s 50c |
| WoW Forever | 33 | Uncommon | 6s 50c |
| Classic Era | 33 | Uncommon | 6s 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 33 | Uncommon | 6s 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 33 | Uncommon | 6s 50c |
| MoP Classic | 33 | Uncommon | 6s 50c |
Creates 
Iron Counterweight
Using Plans: Iron Counterweight teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Iron Counterweight takes 4 Iron Bar, 2 Coarse Grinding Stone and 1 Lesser Moonstone.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Iron Counterweight teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Iron Counterweight, which makes Iron Counterweight. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 25g 40s, and Iron Bar is the largest share at 93%. Iron Counterweight lists from 15g 13s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 11g 2s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 190 and grey at 215.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Iron Bar | 4 | 5 gold89 silver | 23 gold56 silver |
 Coarse Grinding Stone | 2 | 39 silver | 78 silver |
 Lesser Moonstone | 1 | 1 gold6 silver | 1 gold6 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 25 gold40 silver | ||
| Iron Counterweight at its lowest listing | 15 gold13 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −11 gold2 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: Iron Counterweight is listed at 7 vendor placements; the first 4 are below. NPC 40216 stands in Gadgetzan.
Plans: Iron Counterweight uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Iron Shield Spike ID 6044 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Iron Shield Spike."Plans: Steel Weapon Chain ID 6046 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Steel Weapon Chain."Pattern: Guardian Cloak ID 5974 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Guardian Cloak."Pattern: Fine Leather Pants ID 5972 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Fine Leather Pants."Pattern: Red Linen Vest ID 6271 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Red Linen Vest."Pattern: Black Silk Pack ID 5775 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Black Silk Pack."Pattern: Green Silk Pack ID 5774 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Green Silk Pack."Pattern: Robes of Arcana ID 5773 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Robes of Arcana."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 6045 (6040 to 6050) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Iron Counterweight: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Golden Scale Bracers ID 6040 · Armor - Mail · item level 21
Steel Weapon Chain ID 6041 · Item Enhancement · item level 16
Iron Shield Spike ID 6042 · Item Enhancement · item level 13Iron Counterweight ID 6043 · Item Enhancement · item level 14Plans: Iron Shield Spike ID 6044 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Iron Shield Spike."Plans: Steel Weapon Chain ID 6046 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Steel Weapon Chain."
Plans: Golden Scale Coif ID 6047 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Golden Scale Coif."
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 16The raw ItemSparse values for item 6045 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Iron Counterweight 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: Iron Counterweight 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: Iron Counterweight
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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