An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1.
On Plans: Runed Copper Breastplate's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 193 gold96 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 33 gold71 silver to 14,162 gold51 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 97% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 193 gold96 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 18. In Classic Era it is item level 18. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 18. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 18. In MoP Classic it is item level 18.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | 1s 50c |
| WoW Forever | 18 | Uncommon | 1s 50c |
| Classic Era | 18 | Uncommon | 1s 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 18 | Uncommon | 1s 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 18 | Uncommon | 1s 50c |
| MoP Classic | 18 | Uncommon | 1s 50c |
Creates 
Runed Copper Breastplate Uncommon Mail Chest, item level 11
Using Plans: Runed Copper Breastplate teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Runed Copper Breastplate takes 12 Copper Bar, 1 Shadowgem and 2 Rough Grinding Stone.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Runed Copper Breastplate teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Runed Copper Breastplate, which makes Runed Copper Breastplate. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 29g 95s, and Copper Bar is the largest share at 98%. Runed Copper Breastplate lists from 125g 81s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 89g 56s after the 5% auction cut, a 299% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Plans: Runed Copper Breastplate itself (6g 33s, the lowest of 56 realms listing it) is paid back after 1 craft. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 120 and grey at 160.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Copper Bar | 12 | 2 gold45 silver | 29 gold40 silver |
 Shadowgem | 1 | 41 silver | 41 silver |
 Rough Grinding Stone | 2 | 7 silver | 14 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 29 gold95 silver | ||
| Runed Copper Breastplate at its lowest listing | 125 gold81 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 89 gold56 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: Runed Copper Breastplate in required skill among Recipe > Blacksmithing, all from Classic like Plans: Runed Copper Breastplate.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans: Runed Copper Breastplate (this item) | Runed Copper Breastplate | 80 | 6 gold on 56 realms |
| Plans: Gemmed Copper Gauntlets |  Gemmed Copper Gauntlets | 60 | 9 gold on 62 realms |
| Plans: Copper Chain Vest |  Copper Chain Vest | 35 | 1 silver on 69 realms |
| Plans: Silvered Bronze Breastplate |  Silvered Bronze Breastplate | 130 | 20 gold on 53 realms |
| Plans: Mighty Iron Hammer |  Mighty Iron Hammer | 145 | 100 gold on 44 realms |
| Plans: Green Iron Boots |  Green Iron Boots | 145 | 121 gold on 46 realms |
| Plans: Green Iron Gauntlets | Green Iron Gauntlets | 150 | 150 gold on 50 realms |
| Plans: Iron Shield Spike |  Iron Shield Spike | 150 | 126 gold on 50 realms |
| Plans: Silvered Bronze Leggings |  Silvered Bronze Leggings | 155 | 100 gold on 46 realms |
 Plans: Blight |  Blight | 1 | 15 silver on 74 realms |
| Plans: Light Earthforged Blade |  Light Earthforged Blade | 1 | 81 gold on 61 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Plans: Copper Chain Vest at 1 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Plans: Runed Copper Breastplate uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Silvered Bronze Shoulders ID 2882 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Silvered Bronze Shoulders."Plans: Deadly Bronze Poniard ID 2883 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Deadly Bronze Poniard."Pattern: Gray Woolen Robe ID 2601 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Gray Woolen Robe."Pattern: Red Linen Robe ID 2598 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Red Linen Robe."Recipe: Swiftness Potion ID 2555 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Swiftness Potion."Recipe: Elixir of Minor Agility ID 2553 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Minor Agility."Pattern: Dark Leather Tunic ID 2409 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Dark Leather Tunic."Pattern: Fine Leather Gloves ID 2408 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Fine Leather Gloves."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2881 (2876 to 2888) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Runed Copper Breastplate: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Duskbat Pelt ID 2876 · Quest
Combatant Claymore ID 2877 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 19
Bearded Boneaxe ID 2878 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 18
Antipodean Rod ID 2879 · Armor · item level 14
Weak Flux ID 2880 · Trade Goods · item level 10 "Used by Blacksmiths to remove impurities."Plans: Silvered Bronze Shoulders ID 2882 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Silvered Bronze Shoulders."Plans: Deadly Bronze Poniard ID 2883 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Deadly Bronze Poniard."
Scarlet Crusade Documents ID 2885 · Quest
Crag Boar Rib ID 2886 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Beer Basted Boar Ribs ID 2888 · ConsumableThe raw ItemSparse values for item 2881 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Runed Copper Breastplate 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: Runed Copper Breastplate 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: Runed Copper Breastplate
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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