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Carapace-Backed Hide

Leather

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Lowest listed price11 gold74 silver
Median listing32 gold1 silver
1,790 available25 listings
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Carapace-Backed Hide details

TypeLeather
Item level70
Max stack1,000
Vendor sell price1 gold75 silver
ExpansionThe War Within
First seen in our databuild 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

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

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Algari Competitor's Chain ChainmailKhaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Mail (PvP), grey at 701Algari Competitor's Chain Chainmail
Algari Competitor's Chain CowlKhaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Mail (PvP), grey at 701Algari Competitor's Chain Cowl
Algari Competitor's Chain CuffsKhaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Mail (PvP), grey at 701Algari Competitor's Chain Cuffs
Algari Competitor's Chain EpauletsKhaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Mail (PvP), grey at 701Algari Competitor's Chain Epaulets
Algari Competitor's Chain GauntletsKhaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Mail (PvP), grey at 701Algari Competitor's Chain Gauntlets
Algari Competitor's Chain GirdleKhaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Mail (PvP), grey at 701Algari Competitor's Chain Girdle
Algari Competitor's Chain LeggingsKhaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Mail (PvP), grey at 701Algari Competitor's Chain Leggings
Algari Competitor's Chain TreadsKhaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Mail (PvP), grey at 701Algari Competitor's Chain Treads
Algari Competitor's Leather BeltKhaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Leather (PvP), grey at 701Algari Competitor's Leather Belt
Algari Competitor's Leather BootsKhaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Leather (PvP), grey at 701Algari Competitor's Leather Boots
Algari Competitor's Leather ChestpieceKhaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Leather (PvP), grey at 701Algari Competitor's Leather Chestpiece
Algari Competitor's Leather GlovesKhaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Leather (PvP), grey at 701Algari Competitor's Leather Gloves
Algari Competitor's Leather MaskKhaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Leather (PvP), grey at 701Algari Competitor's Leather Mask
Algari Competitor's Leather ShoulderpadsKhaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Leather (PvP), grey at 701Algari Competitor's Leather Shoulderpads
Algari Competitor's Leather TrousersKhaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Leather (PvP), grey at 701Algari Competitor's Leather Trousers
Algari Competitor's Leather WristwrapsKhaz Algar Leatherworking, Competitor's Leather (PvP), grey at 701Algari Competitor's Leather Wristwraps
Crystalfused HideKhaz Algar Leatherworking, Reagents, grey at 501Crystalfused Hide22 gold12 gold
Leyfused HideKhaz Algar Leatherworking, Reagents, grey at 501Leyfused Hide31 gold23 gold
Sporecoated HideKhaz Algar Leatherworking, Reagents, grey at 501Sporecoated Hide65 gold40 gold
Well-Lit Incontinental CouchKhaz Algar Leatherworking, House Decor, grey at 1006Well-Lit Incontinental Couch
Writhing HideKhaz Algar Leatherworking, Reagents, grey at 501Writhing Hide35 gold44 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.

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.

How to make Carapace-Backed Hide

RecipeProfessionSkill tier and categoryReagentsMakesReagents per craft (US)
Carapace-Backed HideLeatherworkingKhaz Algar Leatherworking, Reagents, grey at 505 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.

Now11 gold63 silver
30-day low11 gold63 silver Sep 20
30-day high197 gold Sep 7
30-day median20 gold
7-day median18 gold99 silver
Hourly snapshots681

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.

RegionLowest listed priceListingsUnits
Americas and Oceania (US)11 gold74 silver251,790
Europe (EU)33 gold49 silver32401

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).

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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.