A Common Recipe, item level 25.
On Plans: Runic Plate Shoulders's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 3,981 gold38 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 199 gold50 silver to 24,988 gold47 silver. About 3 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 16% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 3,981 gold38 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 60, Uncommon quality and binds when picked up. In Classic Era it is item level 60, Uncommon quality and binds when picked up. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 60, Uncommon quality and binds when picked up. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 60, Uncommon quality and binds when picked up. In MoP Classic it is item level 60.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 25 | Common | - | 75s |
| WoW Forever | 60 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 75s |
| Classic Era | 60 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 75s |
| The Burning Crusade | 60 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 75s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 60 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 75s |
| MoP Classic | 60 | Common | - | 75s |
Creates 
Runic Plate Shoulders Uncommon Plate Shoulder, item level 29
Using Plans: Runic Plate Shoulders teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Runic Plate Shoulders takes 20 Thorium Bar, 2 Arcanite Bar and 6 Gold Bar.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Runic Plate Shoulders teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Runic Plate Shoulders, which makes Runic Plate Shoulders. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 250g 28s, and Arcanite Bar is the largest share at 64%. Runic Plate Shoulders lists from 1,105g 28s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 799g 73s after the 5% auction cut, a 320% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Plans: Runic Plate Shoulders itself (50g, the lowest of 50 realms listing it) is paid back after 1 craft.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thorium Bar | 20 | 3 gold | 60 gold |
 Arcanite Bar | 2 | 79 gold99 silver | 159 gold98 silver |
 Gold Bar | 6 | 5 gold5 silver | 30 gold30 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 250 gold28 silver | ||
| Runic Plate Shoulders at its lowest listing | 1,105 gold28 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 799 gold73 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: Runic Plate Shoulders in required skill among Recipe > Blacksmithing, all from Classic like Plans: Runic Plate Shoulders.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans: Runic Plate Shoulders (this item) | Runic Plate Shoulders | 300 | 50 gold on 50 realms |
| Plans: Runic Plate Boots |  Runic Plate Boots | 300 | 50 gold on 49 realms |
| Plans: Runic Plate Helm |  Runic Plate Helm | 300 | 50 gold on 47 realms |
 Plans: Thorium Leggings |  Thorium Leggings | 300 | 5 gold on 70 realms |
| Plans: Radiant Leggings |  Radiant Leggings | 300 | 1 gold on 79 realms |
| Plans: Hammer of the Titans |  Hammer of the Titans | 300 | 2 gold on 77 realms |
| Plans: Annihilator |  Annihilator | 300 | 72 gold on 64 realms |
| Plans: Arcanite Reaper |  Arcanite Reaper | 300 | 1,496 gold on 65 realms |
| Plans: Heartseeker |  Heartseeker | 300 | 35 gold on 69 realms |
 Plans: Black Grasp of the Destroyer |  Black Grasp of the Destroyer | 300 | 133 gold on 63 realms |
| Plans: Thick Obsidian Breastplate |  Thick Obsidian Breastplate | 300 | 3 gold on 63 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Plans: Radiant Leggings at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Plans: Runic Plate Shoulders uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Imperial Plate Chest ID 12705 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make an Imperial Plate Chest."Plans: Runic Plate Boots ID 12707 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Runic Plate Boots."Plans: Storm Gauntlets ID 12703 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Storm Gauntlets."Plans: Imperial Plate Helm ID 12701 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Imperial Plate Helm."Plans: Whitesoul Helm ID 12711 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Whitesoul Helm."Plans: Imperial Plate Boots ID 12700 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Imperial Plate Boots."Plans: Fiery Plate Gauntlets ID 12699 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Fiery Plate Gaunlets."Plans: Dawnbringer Shoulders ID 12698 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Dawnbringer Shoulders."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12706 (12701 to 12711) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Runic Plate Shoulders: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Plans: Imperial Plate Helm ID 12701 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Imperial Plate Helm."Plans: Radiant Circlet ID 12702 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Radiant Circlet."Plans: Storm Gauntlets ID 12703 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Storm Gauntlets."Plans: Thorium Leggings ID 12704 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Thorium Leggings."Plans: Imperial Plate Chest ID 12705 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make an Imperial Plate Chest."Plans: Runic Plate Boots ID 12707 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Runic Plate Boots."
Crossroads Supply Crate ID 12708 · Quest
Pip's Skinner ID 12709 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 29 "Also serves as a skinning knife."
Glowing Hunk of the Beast's Flesh ID 12710 · Quest "It Glows!"Plans: Whitesoul Helm ID 12711 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Whitesoul Helm."The raw ItemSparse values for item 12706 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Runic Plate Shoulders 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: Runic Plate Shoulders 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: Runic Plate Shoulders
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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