An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1.
On Plans: Shadow Crescent Axe's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 782 gold41 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 146 gold45 silver to 8,917 gold92 silver. About 3 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 10% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 782 gold41 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 40. In Classic Era it is item level 40. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 40. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 40. In MoP Classic it is item level 40.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | 12s 50c |
| WoW Forever | 40 | Uncommon | 12s 50c |
| Classic Era | 40 | Uncommon | 12s 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 40 | Uncommon | 12s 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 40 | Uncommon | 12s 50c |
| MoP Classic | 40 | Uncommon | 12s 50c |
Creates 
Shadow Crescent Axe Uncommon Two-Handed Axe Two-Hand, item level 22
Using Plans: Shadow Crescent Axe teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Shadow Crescent Axe takes 10 Steel Bar, 2 Citrine and 2 Shadow Oil.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Shadow Crescent Axe teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Shadow Crescent Axe, which makes Shadow Crescent Axe. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 101g 16s, and Shadow Oil is the largest share at 49%. Shadow Crescent Axe lists from 514g 5s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 387g 18s after the 5% auction cut, a 383% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Plans: Shadow Crescent Axe itself (75g, the lowest of 69 realms listing it) is paid back after 1 craft. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 225 and grey at 250.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Steel Bar | 10 | 4 gold71 silver | 47 gold10 silver |
 Citrine | 2 | 2 gold45 silver | 4 gold90 silver |
 Shadow Oil | 2 | 24 gold58 silver | 49 gold16 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 101 gold16 silver | ||
| Shadow Crescent Axe at its lowest listing | 514 gold5 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 387 gold18 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: Shadow Crescent Axe uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Frost Tiger Blade ID 3868 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Frost Tiger Blade."Plans: Green Iron Shoulders ID 3870 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Green Iron Shoulders."Plans: Golden Iron Destroyer ID 3867 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Golden Iron Destroyer."Plans: Jade Serpentblade ID 3866 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Jade Serpentblade."Plans: Golden Scale Leggings ID 3872 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Golden Scale Leggings."Plans: Golden Scale Cuirass ID 3873 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Golden Scale Cuirass."Plans: Polished Steel Boots ID 3874 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Polished Steel Boots."Recipe: Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility ID 3832 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3869 (3863 to 3874) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Shadow Crescent Axe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Jungle Stalker Feather ID 3863 · QuestCitrine ID 3864 · Trade Goods · item level 10Plans: Jade Serpentblade ID 3866 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Jade Serpentblade."Plans: Golden Iron Destroyer ID 3867 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Golden Iron Destroyer."Plans: Frost Tiger Blade ID 3868 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Frost Tiger Blade."Plans: Green Iron Shoulders ID 3870 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Green Iron Shoulders."
Plans: Golden Scale Shoulders ID 3871 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Golden Scale Shoulders."Plans: Golden Scale Leggings ID 3872 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Golden Scale Leggings."Plans: Golden Scale Cuirass ID 3873 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Golden Scale Cuirass."Plans: Polished Steel Boots ID 3874 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Polished Steel Boots."The raw ItemSparse values for item 3869 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Shadow Crescent Axe 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: Shadow Crescent Axe 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: Shadow Crescent Axe
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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