This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Epic Recipe, item level 32, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 85. In MoP Classic it is item level 85.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 32 | Epic | Binds when picked up |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 85 | Epic | Binds when picked up |
| MoP Classic | 85 | Epic | Binds when picked up |
Creates 
Protectors of Life Epic Plate Feet, item level 35
Using Plans: Protectors of Life teaches this recipe. The Northrend Blacksmithing recipe Protectors of Life takes 8 Titansteel Bar, 12 Eternal Earth and 5 Primordial Saronite.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Protectors of Life teaches the Northrend Blacksmithing recipe Protectors of Life, which makes Protectors of Life. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 4,672g 25s, and Titansteel Bar is the largest share at 98%. Protectors of Life lists from 6,143g 99s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 1,164g 54s after the 5% auction cut, a 25% margin over its reagents.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Titansteel Bar | 8 | 575 gold | 4,600 gold |
 Eternal Earth | 12 | 3 gold | 36 gold |
 Primordial Saronite | 5 | 7 gold25 silver | 36 gold25 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 4,672 gold25 silver | ||
| Protectors of Life at its lowest listing | 6,143 gold99 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 1,164 gold54 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: Protectors of Life in required skill among Recipe > Blacksmithing; 6 of them also come from Wrath of the Lich King.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans: Protectors of Life (this item) | 75 | Not listed | |
| Plans: Belt of the Titans |  Belt of the Titans | 75 | 3 gold on 58 realms |
| Plans: Battlelord's Plate Boots |  Battlelord's Plate Boots | 75 | 3 gold on 61 realms |
| Plans: Plate Girdle of Righteousness |  Plate Girdle of Righteousness | 75 | 48 gold on 56 realms |
| Plans: Treads of Destiny |  Treads of Destiny | 75 | 10 gold on 58 realms |
| Plans: Indestructible Plate Girdle |  Indestructible Plate Girdle | 75 | 3 gold on 57 realms |
| Plans: Spiked Deathdealers | Spiked Deathdealers | 75 | 3 gold on 67 realms |
| Plans: Boots of the Protector |  Boots of the Protector | 75 | 5 gold on 68 realms |
| Plans: Red Havoc Boots |  Red Havoc Boots | 75 | 6 gold on 64 realms |
| Plans: Swiftsteel Shoulders |  Swiftsteel Shoulders | 75 | 1 gold on 73 realms |
| Plans: Dawnsteel Shoulders |  Dawnsteel Shoulders | 75 | 10 gold on 60 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Plans: Swiftsteel Shoulders at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Plans: Protectors of Life uses icon file 134940, which 425 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Puresteel Legplates ID 49969 · Recipe · item level 32 "Teaches you how to forge Puresteel Legplates."Plans: Legplates of Painful Death ID 49971 · Recipe · item level 32 "Teaches you how to forge Legplates of Painful Death."Plans: Hellfrozen Bonegrinders ID 49972 · Recipe · item level 32 "Teaches you how to forge Hellfrozen Bonegrinders."Plans: Pillars of Might ID 49973 · Recipe · item level 32 "Teaches you how to forge Pillars of Might."Pattern: Rock-Steady Treads ID 49966 · Recipe · item level 32 "Teaches you how to make Rock-Steady Treads."Plans: Boots of Kingly Upheaval ID 49974 · Recipe · item level 32 "Teaches you how to forge Boots of Kingly Upheaval."Pattern: Draconic Bonesplinter Legguards ID 49965 · Recipe · item level 32 "Teaches you how to make Draconic Bonesplinter Legguards."Pattern: Earthsoul Boots ID 49963 · Recipe · item level 32 "Teaches you how to make Earthsoul Boots."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 49970 (49965 to 49975) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Protectors of Life: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Pattern: Draconic Bonesplinter Legguards ID 49965 · Recipe · item level 32 "Teaches you how to make Draconic Bonesplinter Legguards."Pattern: Rock-Steady Treads ID 49966 · Recipe · item level 32 "Teaches you how to make Rock-Steady Treads."
Marrowgar's Frigid Eye ID 49967 · Armor · item level 35
Frozen Bonespike ID 49968 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 35Plans: Puresteel Legplates ID 49969 · Recipe · item level 32 "Teaches you how to forge Puresteel Legplates."Plans: Legplates of Painful Death ID 49971 · Recipe · item level 32 "Teaches you how to forge Legplates of Painful Death."Plans: Hellfrozen Bonegrinders ID 49972 · Recipe · item level 32 "Teaches you how to forge Hellfrozen Bonegrinders."Plans: Pillars of Might ID 49973 · Recipe · item level 32 "Teaches you how to forge Pillars of Might."Plans: Boots of Kingly Upheaval ID 49974 · Recipe · item level 32 "Teaches you how to forge Boots of Kingly Upheaval."
Bone Sentinel's Amulet ID 49975 · Armor · item level 35The raw ItemSparse values for item 49970 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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