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Steel Breastplate
Item Level 22Binds when equipped
ChestArmor
15 Armor
+8 Agility or Intellect
+5 Versatility
Requires Level 15
Sell price: 15 silver
Current price
500 gold56 silver
Steel Breastplate Price History on Wyrmrest Accord
Wyrmrest Accord Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Wyrmrest Accord Auction House13Units listed
13Sellers
500 gold56 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Steel Breastplate's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 866 gold47 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 337 gold82 silver to 2,612 gold89 silver. About 13 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 42% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 866 gold47 silver.
Crafted By
The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Steel Breastplate takes 16 Steel Bar and 3 Heavy Grinding Stone.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Steel Breastplate is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 2570. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Steel Breastplate.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Cost to Craft: Steel Breastplate
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 98g 73s, and Steel Bar is the largest share at 97%. Steel Breastplate lists from 49g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 52g 18s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. The recipe Steel Breastplate turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 225 and grey at 250.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Steel Bar | 16 | 6 gold | 96 gold |
 Heavy Grinding Stone | 3 | 91 silver | 2 gold73 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 98 gold73 silver | ||
| Steel Breastplate at its lowest listing | 49 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −52 gold18 silver | ||
What Else the Reagents Make
- Steel Bar goes into 16 other recipes across Blacksmithing and Engineering, including Steel Plate Helm, Frost Tiger Blade, Golden Scale Cuirass and Edge of Winter. It is itself made by the recipe Smelt Steel.
- Heavy Grinding Stone goes into 23 other recipes in Blacksmithing, including Barbaric Iron Breastplate, Golden Scale Boots, Golden Scale Cuirass and Golden Scale Gauntlets. It is itself made by the recipe Heavy Grinding Stone.
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.
Who It Suits
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Steel Breastplate suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Steel Breastplate (item level 22) in item level among Armor > Mail, Chest slot, from item level 21 to 23.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Breastplate (this item) | 22 | 15 | +8 Agility or Intellect, +5 Versatility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 49 gold on 55 realms |
 Enduring Breastplate | 22 | 14 | +9 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop | 500 gold on 49 realms |
 Marauder's Tunic | 22 | 15 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 224 gold on 59 realms |
 Sparkleshell Breastplate | 22 | 15 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 263 gold on 66 realms |
 Turtle Scale Breastplate | 23 | 16 | +10 Stamina, +7 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 124 gold on 58 realms |
 Steadfast Breastplate | 23 | 16 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 188 gold on 71 realms |
 Mail Combat Armor | 21 | 13 | +11 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 114 gold on 67 realms |
| Renegade Chestguard | 21 | 14 | +6 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 57 gold on 62 realms |
 Thick Scale Breastplate | 21 | 13 | +6 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 487 gold on 54 realms |
| Pillager's Chestguard | 21 | 14 | +6 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 31 gold on 57 realms |
 Green Iron Hauberk | 21 | 13 | +10 Stamina, +4 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 640 gold on 43 realms |
Turtle Scale Breastplate has the highest item level here (23). The lowest listed price among them is Pillager's Chestguard at 31 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Steel Breastplate among Armor > Mail, Chest slot: Gryphon Mail Breastplate (item level 26), Lord's Breastplate (item level 27), Formidable Chestpiece (item level 27), Blue Dragonscale Breastplate (item level 28) and Black Dragonscale Breastplate (item level 28).
Nearest lower item levels below Steel Breastplate among Armor > Mail, Chest slot: Double Link Tunic (item level 18), Shining Silver Breastplate (item level 18), Battleforge Armor (item level 18), Spiked Chain Breastplate (item level 18) and Lambent Scale Breastplate (item level 17).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Steel Breastplate in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Steel Breastplate 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 Steel Breastplate next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Steel Breastplate in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Steel Breastplate is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- Where do you get Steel Breastplate in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Steel Breastplate is created by Steel Breastplate.
- What level is Steel Breastplate in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Steel Breastplate is Uncommon quality, item level 40 and requires level 35.
- What does Steel Breastplate sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 64s 88c for one Steel Breastplate in Classic Era.
- What slot is Steel Breastplate in WoW Classic?
- Steel Breastplate is a Chest Mail in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Steel Breastplate on the auction house right now?
- 500g 56s on Wyrmrest Accord, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Steel Breastplate