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Turtle Scale Breastplate
Item Level 23Binds when equipped
ChestArmor
15 Armor
+10 Stamina
+7 Agility or Intellect
Requires Level 16
Sell price: 15 silver
Current price
993 gold18 silver
Turtle Scale Breastplate Price History on Tichondrius
Tichondrius Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Tichondrius Auction House9Units listed
9Sellers
993 gold18 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Turtle Scale Breastplate's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,171 gold9 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 201 gold59 silver to 5,647 gold38 silver. About 9 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 15% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,171 gold9 silver.
Crafted By
The Classic Leatherworking recipe Turtle Scale Breastplate takes 6 Thick Leather, 12 Turtle Scale and 1 Heavy Silken Thread.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Turtle Scale Breastplate is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 2638. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Turtle Scale Breastplate.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Cost to Craft: Turtle Scale Breastplate
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 54g 60s, and Turtle Scale is the largest share at 67%. Turtle Scale Breastplate lists from 124g 87s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 64g 2s after the 5% auction cut, a 117% margin over its reagents. The recipe Turtle Scale Breastplate turns yellow at Classic Leatherworking skill 230 and grey at 250.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thick Leather | 6 | 2 gold99 silver | 17 gold94 silver |
 Turtle Scale | 12 | 3 gold4 silver | 36 gold48 silver |
 Heavy Silken Thread | 1 | 18 silver | 18 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 54 gold60 silver | ||
| Turtle Scale Breastplate at its lowest listing | 124 gold87 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 64 gold2 silver | ||
What Else the Reagents Make
- Thick Leather goes into 63 other recipes across Leatherworking, Blacksmithing, Engineering and Tailoring, including Dragonscale Breastplate, Helm of Fire, Feathered Breastplate and Dragonscale Gauntlets. It is itself made by the recipe Thick Leather.
- Turtle Scale goes into 7 other recipes in Leatherworking, including Junglefury Leggings, Helm of Lingering Power, Junglefury Gauntlets and Turtle Scale Leggings.
- Heavy Silken Thread goes into 62 other recipes across Tailoring and Leatherworking, including Dragonscale Breastplate, Dragonscale Gauntlets, Feathered Breastplate and Gauntlets of the Sea.
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, Turtle Scale 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 Turtle Scale Breastplate (item level 23) in item level among Armor > Mail, Chest slot, from item level 22 to 24.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle Scale Breastplate (this item) | 23 | 16 | +10 Stamina, +7 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 124 gold on 61 realms |
 Steadfast Breastplate | 23 | 16 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 229 gold on 73 realms |
 Captain's Breastplate | 24 | 17 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 99 gold on 56 realms |
 Brigade Breastplate | 24 | 17 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 57 realms |
 Ravager's Armor | 24 | 17 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +11 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. World Drop | 134 gold on 71 realms |
 Ancient Chestpiece | 24 | 18 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 150 gold on 62 realms |
 Steel Breastplate | 22 | 15 | +8 Agility or Intellect, +5 Versatility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 99 gold on 56 realms |
 Marauder's Tunic | 22 | 15 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 224 gold on 55 realms |
 Sparkleshell Breastplate | 22 | 15 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 263 gold on 66 realms |
 Polished Jazeraint Armor | 24 | 17 | +9 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 338 gold on 50 realms |
 Icemail Jerkin | 24 | +14 Critical Strike, +10 Stamina, +2 Agility or Intellect, +4 Frost Resistance. World Drop | 1,500 gold on 49 realms |
Polished Jazeraint Armor has the highest item level here (24). The lowest listed price among them is Brigade Breastplate at 25 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Turtle Scale Breastplate among Armor > Mail, Chest slot: Blue Dragonscale Breastplate (item level 28), Black Dragonscale Breastplate (item level 28), Ebonhold Armor (item level 28), Ornate Breastplate (item level 28) and Ironhide Breastplate (item level 28).
Nearest lower item levels below Turtle Scale Breastplate among Armor > Mail, Chest slot: Slayer's Surcoat (item level 19), Sentry's Surcoat (item level 19), Barbaric Iron Hauberk (item level 19), Double Link Tunic (item level 18) and Shining Silver Breastplate (item level 18).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Turtle Scale Breastplate in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Turtle Scale 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 Turtle Scale Breastplate next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Turtle Scale Breastplate in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Turtle Scale 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 Turtle Scale Breastplate in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Turtle Scale Breastplate is created by Turtle Scale Breastplate.
- What level is Turtle Scale Breastplate in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Turtle Scale Breastplate is Uncommon quality, item level 42 and requires level 37.
- What does Turtle Scale Breastplate sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 75s 67c for one Turtle Scale Breastplate in Classic Era.
- What slot is Turtle Scale Breastplate in WoW Classic?
- Turtle Scale Breastplate is a Chest Mail in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Turtle Scale Breastplate on the auction house right now?
- 993g 18s on Tichondrius, 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 Turtle Scale Breastplate