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 
Lifeforce Hammer Rare One-Handed Mace One-Hand, item level 36
Using Plans: Lifeforce Hammer teaches this recipe. The Cataclysm Blacksmithing recipe Lifeforce Hammer takes 4 Folded Obsidium, 12 Elementium Bar, 10 Volatile Earth and 6 Volatile Water.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Lifeforce Hammer teaches the Cataclysm Blacksmithing recipe Lifeforce Hammer, which makes Lifeforce Hammer. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 541g 68s, and Elementium Bar is the largest share at 41%. Lifeforce Hammer lists from 680g 25s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 104g 55s after the 5% auction cut, a 19% margin over its reagents. It turns yellow at Cataclysm Blacksmithing skill 40 and grey at 45.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Folded Obsidium | 4 | 50 gold97 silver | 203 gold88 silver |
 Elementium Bar | 12 | 18 gold65 silver | 223 gold80 silver |
 Volatile Earth | 10 | 3 gold | 30 gold |
 Volatile Water | 6 | 14 gold | 84 gold |
| Reagents for one craft | 541 gold68 silver | ||
| Lifeforce Hammer at its lowest listing | 680 gold25 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 104 gold55 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: Lifeforce Hammer in required skill among Recipe > Blacksmithing, all from Classic like Plans: Lifeforce Hammer.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans: Lifeforce Hammer (this item) | 425 | Not listed | |
| Plans: Runic Plate Shoulders |  Runic Plate Shoulders | 300 | 5 gold on 60 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 55 realms |
| Plans: Runic Plate Leggings |  Runic Plate Leggings | 300 | 5 gold on 58 realms |
 Plans: Thorium Leggings | Thorium Leggings | 300 | 1 gold on 71 realms |
| Plans: Radiant Leggings |  Radiant Leggings | 300 | 2 silver on 79 realms |
| Plans: Hammer of the Titans |  Hammer of the Titans | 300 | 3 gold on 74 realms |
| Plans: Annihilator |  Annihilator | 300 | 3 gold on 58 realms |
| Plans: Frostguard |  Frostguard | 300 | 3 gold on 50 realms |
| Plans: Arcanite Reaper |  Arcanite Reaper | 300 | 2,500 gold on 62 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Plans: Radiant Leggings at 2 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Plans: Lifeforce Hammer uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Fire-Etched Dagger ID 66096 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Fire-Etched Dagger."Plans: Obsidium Executioner ID 66098 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Obsidium Executioner."Plans: Cold-Forged Shank ID 66095 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Cold-Forged Shank."Plans: Obsidium Skeleton Key ID 66099 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Obsidium Skeleton Key."Plans: Decapitator's Razor ID 66094 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Decapitator's Razor."Plans: Ebonsteel Belt Buckle ID 66100 · Recipe · item level 32 "Teaches you how to make an Ebonsteel Belt Buckle."Plans: Stormforged Shield ID 66093 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Stormforged Shield."Plans: Pyrium Shield Spike ID 66101 · Recipe · item level 32 "Teaches you how to make a Pyrium Shield Spike."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 66097 (66092 to 66102) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Lifeforce Hammer: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Plans: Hardened Obsidium Shield ID 66092 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Hardened Obsidium Shield."Plans: Stormforged Shield ID 66093 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Stormforged Shield."Plans: Decapitator's Razor ID 66094 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Decapitator's Razor."Plans: Cold-Forged Shank ID 66095 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Cold-Forged Shank."Plans: Fire-Etched Dagger ID 66096 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Fire-Etched Dagger."Plans: Obsidium Executioner ID 66098 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Obsidium Executioner."Plans: Obsidium Skeleton Key ID 66099 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Obsidium Skeleton Key."Plans: Ebonsteel Belt Buckle ID 66100 · Recipe · item level 32 "Teaches you how to make an Ebonsteel Belt Buckle."Plans: Pyrium Shield Spike ID 66101 · Recipe · item level 32 "Teaches you how to make a Pyrium Shield Spike."Plans: Elementium Shield Spike ID 66102 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elementium Shield Spike."The raw ItemSparse values for item 66097 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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