Thick Armor Kit
Item Level 17A Common Item Enhancement, item level 17, requires level 13. Crafted with Thick Armor Kit.
A Common Item Enhancement, item level 17, requires level 13. Crafted with Thick Armor Kit.
Thick Armor Kit is listed at 1 gold in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 14% above its typical price of 87 silver45 copper. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 24 silver45 copper to 4 gold89 silver. About 94 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 14% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 87 silver45 copper.
| Crafted | Thick Armor Kit | Recipe |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Permanently increase the armor value of an item worn on the chest, legs, hands or feet. Cannot be applied to items higher than level.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 40 and requires level 30. In Classic Era it is item level 40 and requires level 30. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 40 and requires level 30. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 40 and requires level 30. In MoP Classic it is item level 40 and requires level 30.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 17 | 13 | Common | 10s |
| WoW Forever | 40 | 30 | Common | 10s |
| Classic Era | 40 | 30 | Common | 10s |
| The Burning Crusade | 40 | 30 | Common | 10s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 40 | 30 | Common | 10s |
| MoP Classic | 40 | 30 | Common | 10s |
The Classic Leatherworking recipe Thick Armor Kit takes 5 Thick Leather and 1 Silken Thread.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 24g 53s, and Thick Leather is the largest share at 100%. Thick Armor Kit lists from 1g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 23g 58s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. The recipe Thick Armor Kit turns yellow at Classic Leatherworking skill 220 and grey at 240.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 gold89 silver | 24 gold45 silver | |
| 1 | 8 silver | 8 silver | |
| Reagents for one craft | 24 gold53 silver | ||
| Thick Armor Kit at its lowest listing | 1 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −23 gold58 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 Thick Armor Kit among Item Enhancement > Misc; 5 of them also come from Classic.
| Item | Item Level | Enchantment | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Reinforced (Armor); Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 1 gold | |
| 13 | Reinforced (Armor); Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 24 silver | |
| 21 | Reinforced (Armor); Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 9 gold | |
| 25 | Dodge; Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 444 gold | |
| 7 | Reinforced (Armor); Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 75 silver | |
| 3 | Reinforced (Armor); Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 1 gold | |
| 25 | Stamina; Crafted with Outland Leatherworking | 75 silver | |
| 26 | Dodge; Crafted with Outland Leatherworking | 79 gold | |
| 26 | Versatility; Crafted with Outland Leatherworking | 324 gold | |
| 27 | Stamina; Crafted with Outland Leatherworking | 13 gold | |
| 30 | Stamina; Crafted with Northrend Leatherworking | 86 silver |
The lowest listed price among them is Heavy Armor Kit at 24 silver in the US Auction House.
Thick Armor Kit 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 | 19 silver | Region-wide | |
| United States | 1 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Thick Armor Kit uses icon file 133602, which 2 other items also use. The 1 closest by item ID:
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8173 (8168 to 8178) were usually added in the same batch as Thick Armor Kit: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
The raw ItemSparse values for item 8173 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Thick Armor Kit 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 Thick Armor Kit 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 Thick Armor Kit
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