An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1. Sold by 3 vendor NPCs.
On Plans: Steel Weapon Chain's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 886,653 gold78 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 68,916 gold65 silver to 2,292,679 gold12 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 94% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 886,653 gold78 silver.
| Vendor | NPC #40210 | Dalaran |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | NPC #40214 | Tanaris 51.5, 28.1 |
| Vendor | NPC #40216 | Gadgetzan |
The game's collection data lists Plans: Steel Weapon Chain as sold by 7 vendor NPCs in Dalaran, Tanaris and Gadgetzan. The 3 with the most spawn points are shown.
| Vendor | Zone | Map | Waypoint | Other items it sells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC #40210 | Dalaran | - | - | 131 |
| NPC #40214 | Tanaris | 51.5, 28.1 | /way #71 51.5 28.1 | 131 |
| NPC #40216 | Gadgetzan | - | - | 162 |
Tanaris 1 placement
VendorVendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.
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 38. In Classic Era it is item level 38. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 38. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 38. In MoP Classic it is item level 38.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | 9s 50c |
| WoW Forever | 38 | Uncommon | 9s 50c |
| Classic Era | 38 | Uncommon | 9s 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 38 | Uncommon | 9s 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 38 | Uncommon | 9s 50c |
| MoP Classic | 38 | Uncommon | 9s 50c |
Creates 
Steel Weapon Chain
Using Plans: Steel Weapon Chain teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Steel Weapon Chain takes 8 Steel Bar, 2 Heavy Grinding Stone and 4 Heavy Leather.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Steel Weapon Chain teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Steel Weapon Chain, which makes Steel Weapon Chain. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 77g 14s, and Steel Bar is the largest share at 69%. Steel Weapon Chain lists from 18,888g 56s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 17,866g 99s after the 5% auction cut, a 23,162% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Plans: Steel Weapon Chain itself (35,000g, the lowest of 31 realms listing it) is paid back after 2 crafts. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 215 and grey at 240.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Steel Bar | 8 | 6 gold70 silver | 53 gold60 silver |
 Heavy Grinding Stone | 2 | 2 gold57 silver | 5 gold14 silver |
 Heavy Leather | 4 | 4 gold60 silver | 18 gold40 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 77 gold14 silver | ||
| Steel Weapon Chain at its lowest listing | 18,888 gold56 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 17,866 gold99 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: Steel Weapon Chain is listed at 7 vendor placements; the first 4 are below. NPC 40216 stands in Gadgetzan.
Plans: Steel Weapon Chain uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Iron Counterweight ID 6045 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Iron Counterweight to help balance a two-handed weapon."Plans: Iron Shield Spike ID 6044 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Iron Shield Spike."Pattern: Guardian Cloak ID 5974 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Guardian Cloak."Pattern: Fine Leather Pants ID 5972 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Fine Leather Pants."Pattern: Red Linen Vest ID 6271 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Red Linen Vest."Pattern: Black Silk Pack ID 5775 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Black Silk Pack."Pattern: Green Silk Pack ID 5774 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Green Silk Pack."Pattern: Robes of Arcana ID 5773 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Robes of Arcana."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 6046 (6041 to 6051) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Steel Weapon Chain: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Steel Weapon Chain ID 6041 · Item Enhancement · item level 16
Iron Shield Spike ID 6042 · Item Enhancement · item level 13
Iron Counterweight ID 6043 · Item Enhancement · item level 14Plans: Iron Shield Spike ID 6044 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Iron Shield Spike."Plans: Iron Counterweight ID 6045 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Iron Counterweight to help balance a two-handed weapon."
Plans: Golden Scale Coif ID 6047 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Golden Scale Coif."
Shadow Protection Potion ID 6048 · Consumable · item level 12
Fire Protection Potion ID 6049 · Consumable · item level 14
Frost Protection Potion ID 6050 · Consumable · item level 16
Holy Protection Potion ID 6051 · Consumable · item level 10The raw ItemSparse values for item 6046 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Steel Weapon Chain 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: Steel Weapon Chain 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: Steel Weapon Chain
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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