An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1.
On Plans: Thorium Shield Spike's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 39,414 gold61 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 8,978 gold7 silver to 121,386 gold77 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 47% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 39,414 gold61 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 55. In Classic Era it is item level 55. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 55. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 55. In MoP Classic it is item level 55.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | 40s |
| WoW Forever | 55 | Uncommon | 40s |
| Classic Era | 55 | Uncommon | 40s |
| The Burning Crusade | 55 | Uncommon | 40s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 55 | Uncommon | 40s |
| MoP Classic | 55 | Uncommon | 40s |
Creates 
Thorium Shield Spike
Using Plans: Thorium Shield Spike teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Thorium Shield Spike takes 4 Thorium Bar, 4 Dense Grinding Stone and 2 Essence of Earth.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Thorium Shield Spike teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Thorium Shield Spike, which makes Thorium Shield Spike. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 15g 66s, and Thorium Bar is the largest share at 85%. Thorium Shield Spike lists from 49g 78s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 31g 63s after the 5% auction cut, a 202% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Plans: Thorium Shield Spike itself (7,499g 98s, the lowest of 34 realms listing it) is paid back after 238 crafts. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 295 and grey at 300.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thorium Bar | 4 | 3 gold33 silver | 13 gold32 silver |
 Dense Grinding Stone | 4 | 4 silver | 16 silver |
 Essence of Earth | 2 | 1 gold9 silver | 2 gold18 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 15 gold66 silver | ||
| Thorium Shield Spike at its lowest listing | 49 gold78 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 31 gold63 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: Thorium Shield Spike in required skill among Recipe > Blacksmithing, all from Classic like Plans: Thorium Shield Spike.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans: Thorium Shield Spike (this item) | 275 | 7,499 gold on 34 realms | |
 Plans: Dark Iron Sunderer |  Dark Iron Sunderer | 275 | 4 gold on 78 realms |
| Plans: Radiant Breastplate |  Radiant Breastplate | 270 | 24 gold on 72 realms |
| Plans: Wildthorn Mail |  Wildthorn Mail | 270 | 25 gold on 67 realms |
| Plans: Thorium Boots |  Thorium Boots | 280 | 4 gold on 72 realms |
| Plans: Thorium Helm |  Thorium Helm | 280 | 4 gold on 68 realms |
| Plans: Radiant Gloves |  Radiant Gloves | 285 | 3 gold on 56 realms |
| Plans: Serenity |  Serenity | 285 | 490 gold on 59 realms |
| Plans: Dark Iron Pulverizer |  Dark Iron Pulverizer | 265 | 47 gold on 69 realms |
| Plans: Dark Iron Plate |  Dark Iron Plate | 285 | 3 gold on 77 realms |
| Plans: Radiant Boots |  Radiant Boots | 290 | 25 gold on 67 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Plans: Radiant Gloves at 3 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Plans: Thorium Shield Spike uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Wildthorn Mail ID 12691 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Wildthorn Mail."Plans: Thorium Boots ID 12693 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Thorium Boots."Plans: Thorium Helm ID 12694 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Thorium Helm."Plans: Radiant Breastplate ID 12689 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Radiant Breastplate."Plans: Radiant Gloves ID 12695 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Radiant Gloves."Plans: Radiant Boots ID 12697 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Radiant Boots."Plans: Radiant Belt ID 12685 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Radiant Belt."Plans: Thorium Bracers ID 12684 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Thorium Bracers."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12692 (12687 to 12697) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Thorium Shield Spike: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders ID 12687 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Imperial Plate Shoulders."Plans: Imperial Plate Belt ID 12688 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Imperial Plate Belt."Plans: Radiant Breastplate ID 12689 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Radiant Breastplate."Plans: Imperial Plate Bracers ID 12690 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Imperial Plate Bracers."Plans: Wildthorn Mail ID 12691 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Wildthorn Mail."Plans: Thorium Boots ID 12693 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Thorium Boots."Plans: Thorium Helm ID 12694 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Thorium Helm."Plans: Radiant Gloves ID 12695 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Radiant Gloves."Plans: Demon Forged Breastplate ID 12696 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Demon Forged Breastplate."Plans: Radiant Boots ID 12697 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Radiant Boots."The raw ItemSparse values for item 12692 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Thorium Shield Spike 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: Thorium Shield Spike 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: Thorium Shield Spike
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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