A Common Trade Goods, item level 30. Crafted with Prismatic Scale.
Prismatic Scale is listed at 6 gold31 silver in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 7% above its typical price of 5 gold90 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 1 gold87 silver to 10 gold33 silver. About 3,290 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is around its All-Time typical of 5 gold90 silver.
| Crafted | Prismatic Scale | Recipe |
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First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).
In MoP Classic it is item level 88.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 30 | Common | 5s |
| MoP Classic | 88 | Common | 5s |
The recipe Prismatic Scale takes 9 Prismatic Scale Fragment.
The Pandaria Leatherworking recipe Prismatic Scale takes 10 Prismatic Scale Fragment.
The 25 recipes below use Prismatic Scale, across Pandaria Leatherworking (19). The largest single use is 20 for Contender's Dragonscale Chestguard.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 29g 90s. Prismatic Scale lists from 6g 31s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 23g 90s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. The recipe Prismatic Scale turns yellow at Pandaria Leatherworking skill 1 and grey at 10.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Prismatic Scale Fragment | 10 | 2 gold99 silver | 29 gold90 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 29 gold90 silver | ||
| Prismatic Scale at its lowest listing | 6 gold31 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −23 gold90 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 items nearest to Prismatic Scale among Trade Goods > Leather; 4 of them also come from Mists of Pandaria.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prismatic Scale (this item) | 30 | Crafted with Pandaria Leatherworking; Used in 20 recipes (Pandaria Leatherworking), including Toughened Leg Armor and Contender's Scale Helm | 6 gold |
 Mist-Touched Leather | 30 | Crafted with Pandaria Leatherworking; Used in 25 recipes (Pandaria Leatherworking), including Sha-Touched Leg Armor and Brutal Leg Armor | 20 silver |
 Sha-Touched Leather | 30 | Used in 5 recipes (Pandaria Leatherworking), including Mist-Touched Leather and Relic of the Past I; Use: Mist-Touched Leather | 24 silver |
| Prismatic Scale Fragment | 30 | Used in Prismatic Scale (Pandaria Leatherworking); Use: Prismatic Scale | 2 gold |
 Magnificent Hide | 30 | Crafted with Pandaria Leatherworking; Used in 120 recipes (Pandaria Leatherworking), including Angerhide Leg Armor and Ironscale Leg Armor | 8 gold |
 Savage Leather | 25 | Crafted with Cataclysm Leatherworking; Used in 22 recipes, including Savage Armor Kit and Savage Cloak | 4 gold |
 Savage Leather Scraps | 25 | Used in 2 recipes (Cataclysm Leatherworking), including Savage Leather; Use: Savage Leather | 20 gold |
 Blackened Dragonscale | 25 | Crafted with Cataclysm Leatherworking; Used in 29 recipes (Cataclysm Leatherworking), including Cloak of War and Vicious Charscale Bracers | 14 gold |
 Deepsea Scale | 25 | Crafted with Cataclysm Leatherworking; Used in 3 recipes (Cataclysm Leatherworking), including Hardened Scale Cloak and Tsunami Shoulders | 4 gold |
 Heavy Savage Leather | 25 | Crafted with Cataclysm Leatherworking; Used in 43 recipes, including Darkbrand Helm and Tsunami Helm | 24 gold |
 Raw Beast Hide | 35 | Used in 54 recipes, including Hexweave Leggings and Hexweave Gloves | 1 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Mist-Touched Leather at 20 silver in the US Auction House.
Prismatic Scale has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in Europe.
| Region | Lowest Listed Price | Listed On | Cheapest Realms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 5 gold | Region-wide | |
| United States | 6 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Prismatic Scale uses icon file 642723, which 6 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:
Humming Jade Scale ID 95398 · Miscellaneous "Its luminosity has a calming effect on you."Felslate-Encrusted Spike ID 134105 · QuestLuminous Scale ID 158745 · Miscellaneous · item level 40Mottled Hydra Scale ID 169629 · Quest · item level 50 "It appears to be made up of several different colors."Mottled Hydra Scale ID 169640 · Quest · item level 50 "It appears to be made up of several different colors."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 79101 (79057 to 79163) were usually added in the same batch as Prismatic Scale: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Ken-Ken's Mask ID 79057 · Quest
Darkhide's Head ID 79058 · Quest "This face is worn with age and stares at you with lifeless, guilt-inducing eyes."
Intact Tortoise Shell ID 79059 · Quest "This shell escaped the encounter with you relatively unscathed."
Reinforced Mining Pick ID 79063 · Profession "Stronger and sharper than your standard pick."
Stolen Egg ID 79067 · Quest "A little scuffed but otherwise in good shape."
Green Cabbage Seeds ID 79102 · Consumable "Can be planted in Tilled Soil at Sunsong Ranch."
Rusty Watering Can ID 79104 · Miscellaneous
Mogu Artifact ID 79120 · Quest "This seemingly simple relic is covered with dust, worn with age, and seethes with arcane power."
Burnished Warden Staff ID 79131 · Weapon - Staff
Imperial Lotus Poultice ID 79163 · Quest "This concoction of herbs has been infused with holy energy."The raw ItemSparse values for item 79101 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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