Verified - US Auction House - Crafting material
Carapace-Backed Hide
Leather
Verified US market
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Carapace-Backed Hide details
| Type | Leather |
|---|---|
| Item level | 70 |
| Max stack | 1,000 |
| Vendor sell price | 1 gold75 silver |
| Expansion | The War Within |
| First seen in our data | build 12.0.7.68887 |
Read from the 12.1.0.69875 game build. Prices are US Auction House data.
In-game tooltip for Carapace-Backed Hide: "Crafted by players with the Leatherworking skill. Can be bought and sold on the Auction House."
Carapace-Backed Hide quality ranks
Rank 1:
Carapace-Backed Hide18 gold
Rank 2: Carapace-Backed Hide (this page)11 gold
Rank 3:
Carapace-Backed Hide59 gold
Carapace-Backed Hide comes in 3 quality ranks in the current game data, from Rank 1 to Rank 3. Each rank is a separate item with its own Auction House listing.
Rank 3 lists at 59 gold22 silver, 221% more than Rank 1 at 18 gold45 silver.
What Carapace-Backed Hide is used in
Leatherworking
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Mail (PvP), grey at 70 | 1 | |||||
| Khaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Mail (PvP), grey at 70 | 1 | |||||
| Khaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Mail (PvP), grey at 70 | 1 | |||||
| Khaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Mail (PvP), grey at 70 | 1 | |||||
| Khaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Mail (PvP), grey at 70 | 1 | |||||
| Khaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Mail (PvP), grey at 70 | 1 | |||||
| Khaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Mail (PvP), grey at 70 | 1 | |||||
| Khaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Mail (PvP), grey at 70 | 1 | |||||
| Khaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Leather (PvP), grey at 70 | 1 | |||||
| Khaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Leather (PvP), grey at 70 | 1 | |||||
| Khaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Leather (PvP), grey at 70 | 1 | |||||
| Khaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Leather (PvP), grey at 70 | 1 | |||||
| Khaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Leather (PvP), grey at 70 | 1 | |||||
| Khaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Leather (PvP), grey at 70 | 1 | |||||
| Khaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Leather (PvP), grey at 70 | 1 | |||||
| Khaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Leather (PvP), grey at 70 | 1 | |||||
| Khaz Algar Leatherworking, Reagents, grey at 50 | 1 | 22 gold | 12 gold | |||
| Khaz Algar Leatherworking, Reagents, grey at 50 | 1 |
| 31 gold | 23 gold | ||
| Khaz Algar Leatherworking, Reagents, grey at 50 | 1 | 65 gold | 40 gold | |||
| Khaz Algar Leatherworking, House Decor, grey at 100 | 6 | |||||
| Khaz Algar Leatherworking, Reagents, grey at 50 | 1 |
| 35 gold | 44 gold |
"Needs" is how many one craft consumes. Reagent cost adds up the required materials at the cheapest current listing of each; it is left blank when any reagent has no live price. Recipes, quantities, products and skill tiers are read from the game data.
Crafting value of Carapace-Backed Hide
Carapace-Backed Hide goes into 21 recipes: 21 in Leatherworking. All of them are Khaz Algar Leatherworking recipes.
The highest-listed product is Sporecoated Hide, from Khaz Algar Leatherworking, at 65 gold99 silver on the US Auction House.
One craft of Sporecoated Hide takes 1 Carapace-Backed Hide plus 5 Viridescent Spores; at current prices those reagents cost 40 gold63 silver per craft.
Carapace-Backed Hide is about 29% of that reagent bill at its current price; Viridescent Spores makes up the rest.
The cheapest craft that uses Carapace-Backed Hide is Crystalfused Hide (Khaz Algar Leatherworking): its reagents cost 12 gold68 silver and Crystalfused Hide lists at 22 gold94 silver.
4 of the 21 distinct products have a current US commodity price.
Further down the chain, Sporecoated Hide is itself a reagent in 14 recipes, such as Rune-Branded Kickers, Glyph-Etched Stompers and Rook Feather Wristwraps.
Further down the chain, Crystalfused Hide is itself a reagent in 13 recipes, such as Rune-Branded Legwraps, Rune-Branded Waistband and Glyph-Etched Cuisses.
Further down the chain, Writhing Hide is itself a reagent in 8 recipes, such as Rune-Branded Hood, Rune-Branded Armbands and Glyph-Etched Guise.
Leveling and recipes for Carapace-Backed Hide
Leveling with Carapace-Backed Hide: Crystalfused Hide (Reagents) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 35 and grey at 50. Leyfused Hide (Reagents) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 35 and grey at 50. Sporecoated Hide (Reagents) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 35 and grey at 50. Writhing Hide (Reagents) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 35 and grey at 50. Algari Competitor's Chain Chainmail (Competitor's Mail (PvP)) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 60 and grey at 70. Algari Competitor's Chain Cowl (Competitor's Mail (PvP)) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 60 and grey at 70.
Recipe items that teach these crafts: Pattern: Algari Competitor's Chain Chainmail, Pattern: Algari Competitor's Chain Cowl, Pattern: Algari Competitor's Chain Cuffs, Pattern: Algari Competitor's Chain Epaulets, Pattern: Algari Competitor's Chain Gauntlets, Pattern: Algari Competitor's Chain Girdle, Pattern: Algari Competitor's Chain Leggings and Pattern: Algari Competitor's Chain Treads, and 8 more.
Pattern: Algari Competitor's Chain Chainmail
Pattern: Algari Competitor's Chain Cowl
Pattern: Algari Competitor's Chain Cuffs
Pattern: Algari Competitor's Chain Epaulets
Pattern: Algari Competitor's Chain Gauntlets
Pattern: Algari Competitor's Chain Girdle
Pattern: Algari Competitor's Chain Leggings
Pattern: Algari Competitor's Chain Treads
Reagents used with Carapace-Backed Hide
Carapace-Backed Hide is most often combined with Artisan's Acuity, which shares 16 of its 21 recipes; next come Stormcharged Leather, Gloom Chitin and Crystalline Powder.
Artisan's Acuity 16 shared recipes
Stormcharged Leather 9 shared recipes
Gloom Chitin 8 shared recipes
Crystalline Powder 1 shared recipe
Dornic Fir Lumber 1 shared recipe
Handful of Bismuth Bolts 1 shared recipe
Leyline Residue 1 shared recipe
Mosswool Thread 1 shared recipe
Viridescent Spores 1 shared recipe
Writhing Sample 1 shared recipe
How to make Carapace-Backed Hide
| Recipe | Profession | Skill tier and category | Reagents | Makes | Reagents per craft (US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leatherworking | Khaz Algar Leatherworking, Reagents, grey at 50 |
| 5 gold |
Carapace-Backed Hide (Khaz Algar Leatherworking) combines 1 Thunderous Hide, 1 Sunless Carapace, 5 Honed Bone Shards and 5 Mosswool Thread, and those reagents cost 5 gold19 silver.
What Carapace-Backed Hide is crafted into
Well-Lit Incontinental Couch (Decor). Made with Well-Lit Incontinental Couch, 6 Carapace-Backed Hide per craft.
Algari Competitor's Chain Chainmail (Mail). Made with Algari Competitor's Chain Chainmail, 1 Carapace-Backed Hide per craft.
Algari Competitor's Chain Cowl (Mail). Made with Algari Competitor's Chain Cowl, 1 Carapace-Backed Hide per craft.
Algari Competitor's Chain Cuffs (Mail). Made with Algari Competitor's Chain Cuffs, 1 Carapace-Backed Hide per craft.
Carapace-Backed Hide: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 42% below its 30-day median. Over these 30 days the lowest listing moved more than tenfold, so a single snapshot can sit far from typical.
| Now | 11 gold63 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 11 gold63 silver Sep 20 |
| 30-day high | 197 gold Sep 7 |
| 30-day median | 20 gold |
| 7-day median | 18 gold99 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 681 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Carapace-Backed Hide by region
Americas and Oceania (US) has the lowest listing of the regions we track. Each region is a separate Auction House, so gold and items do not move between them.
| Region | Lowest listed price | Listings | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas and Oceania (US) | 11 gold74 silver | 25 | 1,790 |
| Europe (EU) | 33 gold49 silver | 32 | 401 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Carapace-Backed Hide
Khaz Algar Leatherworking has 90 recipes. Besides Carapace-Backed Hide, the reagents they call for most are Artisan's Acuity (74 recipes), Stormcharged Leather (49 recipes), Gloom Chitin (39 recipes), Chitin Armor Banding (27 recipes), Gloomfathom Hide (21 recipes), Sporecoated Hide (13 recipes), Crystalfused Hide (12 recipes), Thunderous Hide (11 recipes), Writhing Hide (7 recipes), Leyfused Hide (6 recipes).
Leather priced near Carapace-Backed Hide
Dense Hide11 gold
Void-Tempered Hide10 gold
Crystalfused Hide12 gold
Dense Hide10 gold
Worn Dragonscale12 gold
Sunless Carapace13 gold
Scalewoven Hide13 gold
Pristine Vorquin Horn10 gold
Windsong Plumage10 gold
Thunderous Hide10 gold
Silvermoon Weapon Wrap13 gold
Dredged Leather9 gold
About Carapace-Backed Hide
Carapace-Backed Hide is a crafting material in World of Warcraft. This page tracks its verified Auction House price and the recipes that consume it, so you can judge whether it is worth farming, buying, or selling right now.
Demand comes from Leatherworking. When a recipe that uses Carapace-Backed Hide spikes in value, the material tends to follow, so watch the recipes above alongside the price history.
To read the chart: compare the current lowest listing against the typical range. A price sitting below its recent band is a buy or craft signal; a price above it favors selling or farming. The method matters more than any single number, since commodity prices move between hourly snapshots.