A Rare Recipe, item level 1.
On Plans: Mithril Shield Spike's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 352 gold74 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 59 gold4 silver to 1,239 gold37 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 72% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 352 gold74 silver.
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 43. In Classic Era it is item level 43. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 43. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 43. In MoP Classic it is item level 43.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Rare | 20s |
| WoW Forever | 43 | Rare | 20s |
| Classic Era | 43 | Rare | 20s |
| The Burning Crusade | 43 | Rare | 20s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 43 | Rare | 20s |
| MoP Classic | 43 | Rare | 20s |
Creates 
Mithril Shield Spike
Using Plans: Mithril Shield Spike teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Mithril Shield Spike takes 4 Mithril Bar, 2 Truesilver Bar and 4 Solid Grinding Stone.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Mithril Shield Spike teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Mithril Shield Spike, which makes Mithril Shield Spike. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 45g 28s, and Mithril Bar is the largest share at 80%. Mithril Shield Spike lists from 96g 7s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 45g 98s after the 5% auction cut, a 102% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Plans: Mithril Shield Spike itself (25g, the lowest of 65 realms listing it) is paid back after 1 craft. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 235 and grey at 255.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mithril Bar | 4 | 9 gold | 36 gold |
 Truesilver Bar | 2 | 2 gold84 silver | 5 gold68 silver |
 Solid Grinding Stone | 4 | 90 silver | 3 gold60 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 45 gold28 silver | ||
| Mithril Shield Spike at its lowest listing | 96 gold7 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 45 gold98 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: Mithril Shield Spike uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Mithril Scale Gloves ID 7977 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Mithril Scale Gloves."Plans: Mithril Scale Shoulders ID 7991 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Mithril Scale Shoulders."Plans: Mithril Scale Bracers ID 7995 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Mithril Scale Bracers."Plans: Runed Mithril Hammer ID 8028 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Runed Mithril Hammer."Plans: Ebon Shiv ID 8030 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Ebon Shiv."Schematic: Gnomish Cloaking Device ID 7742 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Gnomish Cloaking Device."Recipe: Thistle Tea ID 7678 · Recipe "Teaches you how to brew Thistle Tea."Pattern: Green Leather Armor ID 7613 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Green Leather Armor."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 7976 (7971 to 7981) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Mithril Shield Spike: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Black Pearl ID 7971 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Ichor of Undeath ID 7972 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Big-Mouth Clam ID 7973 · Trade Goods · item level 17
Zesty Clam Meat ID 7974 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Plans: Heavy Mithril Pants ID 7975 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Heavy Mithril Pants."Plans: Mithril Scale Gloves ID 7977 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Mithril Scale Gloves."Plans: Barbaric Iron Shoulders ID 7978 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Barbaric Iron Shoulders."Plans: Barbaric Iron Breastplate ID 7979 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Barbaric Iron Breastplate."Plans: Barbaric Iron Helm ID 7980 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Barbaric Iron Helm."Plans: Barbaric Iron Boots ID 7981 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Barbaric Iron Boots."The raw ItemSparse values for item 7976 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Mithril Shield Spike 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: Mithril Shield Spike 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: Mithril Shield Spike
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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