On Plans: Iron Counterweight's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,033 gold76 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 379 gold43 silver to 9,291 gold43 silver. About 6 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 61% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,033 gold76 silver.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
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 20g 84s, and Iron Bar is the largest share at 96%. Iron Counterweight lists from 9g 96s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 11g 37s 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 gold | 20 gold |
 Coarse Grinding Stone | 2 | 35 silver | 70 silver |
 Lesser Moonstone | 1 | 14 silver | 14 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 20 gold84 silver | ||
| Iron Counterweight at its lowest listing | 9 gold96 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −11 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: Iron Counterweight in required skill among Recipe > Blacksmithing, all from Classic like Plans: Iron Counterweight.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans: Iron Counterweight (this item) | Iron Counterweight | 165 | 89 gold on 61 realms |
| Plans: Golden Iron Destroyer |  Golden Iron Destroyer | 170 | 100 gold on 60 realms |
| Plans: Green Iron Shoulders |  Green Iron Shoulders | 160 | 153 gold on 61 realms |
| Plans: Golden Scale Leggings |  Golden Scale Leggings | 170 | 200 gold on 67 realms |
 Plans: Hardened Iron Shortsword |  Hardened Iron Shortsword | 160 | 30 gold on 54 realms |
| Plans: Jade Serpentblade |  Jade Serpentblade | 175 | 74 gold on 67 realms |
| Plans: Silvered Bronze Leggings | Silvered Bronze Leggings | 155 | 294 gold on 55 realms |
| Plans: Iron Shield Spike |  Iron Shield Spike | 150 | 100 gold on 57 realms |
| Plans: Moonsteel Broadsword |  Moonsteel Broadsword | 180 | 42 gold on 57 realms |
| Plans: Mighty Iron Hammer | Mighty Iron Hammer | 145 | 1 gold on 55 realms |
| Plans: Green Iron Boots |  Green Iron Boots | 145 | 570 gold on 57 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Plans: Mighty Iron Hammer at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
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
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