Is Thorium Shield Spike in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Thorium Shield Spike 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 Thorium Shield Spike in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Thorium Shield Spike is created by Thorium Shield Spike.

What level is Thorium Shield Spike in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Thorium Shield Spike is Uncommon quality, item level 55 with no level requirement.

What does Thorium Shield Spike sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 5s for one Thorium Shield Spike in Classic Era; it stacks to 5.

How much is Thorium Shield Spike on the auction house right now?

1,276g 69s on the US region auction house, 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.

Thorium Shield Spike Price - WoW Auction House, Classic and Forever

Auction House

Right now 22 units listed across 4 price tiers.AH scan
Listings cluster between 1,276 gold and 18,888 gold: a 1379% spread reads as a volatile market.AH scan
Listings are up 85% from their 7 day average (22 vs 12 units).AH scan
Today's price is on the high side: only 28% of recorded snapshots were pricier.AH scan

22Units listed

5Sellers

1,276 gold69 silverCheapest now

Thin supply

Auction House snapshot 41 min ago.

Pricing

This is a commodity - it shares one region-wide Auction House price across all US realms, so there is no per-realm comparison. Prices come from recorded Blizzard snapshots.

Thorium Shield Spike is listed at 1,276 gold69 silver in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 722% above its typical price of 155 gold27 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 21 gold14 silver to 5,380 gold32 silver. About 22 were available in the latest snapshot.

The current lowest price is 722% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 155 gold27 silver.

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Thorium Shield Spike	Recipe

Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Use: Thorium Shield Spike
Attaches a Thorium Spike to your shield that deals damage every time you block with it. Cannot be applied to items higher than level.

Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.

Other versions

Across game versions

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)	23	Uncommon	5s
WoW Forever	55	Uncommon	5s
Classic Era	55	Uncommon	5s
The Burning Crusade	55	Uncommon	5s
Wrath of the Lich King	55	Uncommon	5s
MoP Classic	55	Uncommon	5s

Thorium Shield Spike Game Data

Crafted By

Thorium Shield Spike Classic Blacksmithing

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.

Thorium Shield Spike Crafting Costs

Cost to Craft: Thorium Shield Spike

At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 24g 48s, and Thorium Bar is the largest share at 81%. Thorium Shield Spike lists from 1,276g 69s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 1,188g 37s after the 5% auction cut, a 4,854% margin over its reagents. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Thorium Shield Spike is taught by Plans: Thorium Shield Spike. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 295 and grey at 300.

Reagent	Needed	Lowest listed	Cost
Thorium Bar	4	4 gold98 silver	19 gold92 silver
Dense Grinding Stone	4	15 silver	60 silver
Essence of Earth	2	1 gold98 silver	3 gold96 silver
Reagents for one craft			24 gold48 silver
Thorium Shield Spike at its lowest listing			1,276 gold69 silver
Return after the 5% auction cut			1,188 gold37 silver

What Else the Reagents Make

Thorium Bar goes into 88 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Inscription, Enchanting and Alchemy, including Lionheart Helm, Axe of Sundered Bone, Gurubashi Carver and Hammer of the Titans. It is itself made by the recipe Smelt Thorium.
Dense Grinding Stone goes into 22 other recipes in Blacksmithing, including Harbinger of Death, Gurubashi Carver, Warsword of Caer Darrow and Huge Thorium Battleaxe. It is itself made by the recipe Dense Grinding Stone.
Essence of Earth goes into 28 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Engineering, Tailoring, Inscription, Jewelcrafting, Alchemy, Leatherworking and Enchanting, including Hammer of the Titans, Stronghold Gauntlets, Thick Obsidian Breastplate and Titanic Leggings. It is itself made by the recipes Transmute: Fire to Earth and Transmute: Life to Earth.

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.

How Thorium Shield Spike Compares

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Thorium Shield Spike among Item Enhancement > Shield/Off-hand, all from Classic like Thorium Shield Spike.

Item	Item Level	Enchantment	Lowest Listed Price
Thorium Shield Spike (this item)	23	Thorium Spike; Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	1,276 gold
Shield Enchant - Greater Intellect	25	Intellect; Crafted with Northrend Enchanting	5 gold
Mithril Shield Spike	19	Mithril Spike; Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	96 gold
Iron Shield Spike	13	Iron Spike; Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	74 gold
Enchant Shield - Minor Stamina	1	Stamina; Crafted with Classic Enchanting	23 silver
Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection	1	Armor; Crafted with Classic Enchanting	9 gold
Enchant Shield - Lesser Versatility	1	Versatility; Crafted with Classic Enchanting	3 gold
Enchant Shield - Lesser Stamina	1	Stamina; Crafted with Classic Enchanting	4 gold
Enchant Shield - Versatility	1	Versatility; Crafted with Classic Enchanting	14 gold
Enchant Shield - Lesser Parry	1	Parry; Crafted with Classic Enchanting	332 gold
Enchant Shield - Stamina	1	Stamina; Crafted with Classic Enchanting	48 silver

The lowest listed price among them is Enchant Shield - Minor Stamina at 23 silver in the US Auction House.

Across Regions

Thorium Shield Spike 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	77 gold	Region-wide
United States	1,276 gold	Region-wide

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Thorium Shield Spike Fits

Items That Share Thorium Shield Spike's Icon

Thorium Shield Spike uses icon file 133614, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

Insignia of the Black Guard ID 13350 · Quest
Dark Iron Scraps ID 22528 · Miscellaneous
Commander Gar's Iron Insignia ID 112885 · Armor · item level 42

Items Numbered Next to Thorium Shield Spike

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12645 (12640 to 12650) were usually added in the same batch as Thorium Shield Spike: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Lionheart Helm ID 12640 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Invulnerable Mail ID 12641 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Cleansed Infernal Orb ID 12642 · Quest
Dense Weightstone ID 12643 · Consumable · item level 20
Dense Grinding Stone ID 12644 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Infus Emerald ID 12646 · Quest
Felhas Ruby ID 12647 · Quest
Imprisoned Felhound Spirit ID 12648 · Quest
Imprisoned Infernal Spirit ID 12649 · Quest
Attuned Dampener ID 12650 · Consumable "This object has been attuned to weaken Araj the Summoner."

Thorium Shield Spike Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 12645 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price: 20 silver
Vendor sell price: 5 silver
Stacks to: 5
Material: Leather
Flags: 64 / 8192 / 0 / 16384 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Thorium Shield Spike in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

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 Thorium Shield Spike next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Thorium Shield Spike in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Thorium Shield Spike 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 Thorium Shield Spike in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Thorium Shield Spike is created by Thorium Shield Spike.
What level is Thorium Shield Spike in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Thorium Shield Spike is Uncommon quality, item level 55 with no level requirement.
What does Thorium Shield Spike sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 5s for one Thorium Shield Spike in Classic Era; it stacks to 5.
How much is Thorium Shield Spike on the auction house right now?: 1,276g 69s on the US region auction house, 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.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era client: Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too

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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