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Iron Bar
Metal & Stone
Verified US market
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Iron Bar details
| Type | Metal & Stone |
|---|---|
| Item level | 10 |
| Max stack | 1,000 |
| Vendor sell price | 2 silver |
| Expansion | Classic |
| First seen in our data | build 1.15.9.68940 |
Read from the 12.1.0.69875 game build. Prices are US Auction House data.
What Iron Bar is used in
Alchemy
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Alchemy, Trinkets, grey at 280 | 4 |
| 119 gold | |||
| Classic Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 280 | 1 | 8 gold | 5 gold |
Blacksmithing
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Blacksmithing, Boots, grey at 230 | 12 |
| 80 gold | |||
| Classic Blacksmithing, Chest, grey at 210 | 20 | 123 gold | ||||
| Classic Blacksmithing, Gauntlets, grey at 235 | 14 |
| 90 gold | |||
| Classic Blacksmithing, Helms, grey at 225 | 10 |
| 66 gold | |||
| Classic Blacksmithing, Shoulders, grey at 210 | 8 |
| 56 gold | |||
| Classic Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 220 | 10 |
| 107 gold | |||
| Classic Blacksmithing, Legs, grey at 220 | 10 |
| 77 gold | |||
| Classic Blacksmithing, Boots, grey at 205 | 6 |
| 37 gold | |||
| Classic Blacksmithing, Bracers, grey at 215 | 6 |
| 35 gold | |||
| Classic Blacksmithing, Gauntlets, grey at 210 | 4 | 29 gold | ||||
| Classic Blacksmithing, Chest, grey at 230 | 20 |
| ||||
| Classic Blacksmithing, Helms, grey at 220 | 12 | 74 gold | ||||
| Classic Blacksmithing, Legs, grey at 205 | 8 |
| 48 gold | |||
| Classic Blacksmithing, Shoulders, grey at 210 | 7 |
| 42 gold | |||
| Classic Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 210 | 6 |
| 53 gold | |||
| Classic Blacksmithing, Materials, grey at 155 | 1 | 2 gold | 5 gold | |||
| Classic Blacksmithing, Weapon Mods, grey at 215 | 4 | 9 gold | 26 gold | |||
| Classic Blacksmithing, Armor Mods, grey at 210 | 6 | 44 gold | 38 gold | |||
| Classic Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 225 | 8 |
| 73 gold | |||
| Classic Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 235 | 14 |
| 129 gold | |||
| Classic Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 205 | 6 | 62 gold | ||||
| Classic Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 205 | 8 |
| 149 gold |
Engineering
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Engineering, Explosives, grey at 230 | 3 | 20 gold | 26 gold | |||
| Classic Engineering, Devices, grey at 200 | 6 |
| 54 gold | |||
| Classic Engineering, Explosives, grey at 235 | 2 | 57 gold | 23 gold | |||
| Classic Engineering, Parts, grey at 210 | 1 |
| 9 gold | 14 gold | ||
| Classic Engineering, Explosives, grey at 215 | 1 |
| 1 gold | 6 gold | ||
| Classic Engineering, Parts, grey at 180 | 2 | 5 gold | 11 gold |
Jewelcrafting
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Jewelcrafting, Necklaces, grey at 170 | 8 |
| 62 gold | |||
| Classic Jewelcrafting, Fist Weapons, grey at 185 | 8 | 79 gold | ||||
| Classic Jewelcrafting, Rings, grey at 165 | 2 |
| 21 gold | |||
| Classic Jewelcrafting, Rings, grey at 185 | 4 |
| 63 gold |
Mining
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Mining, Smelting, grey at 135 | 1 |
| 6 gold | 6 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 Iron Bar
Iron Bar goes into 35 recipes: 22 in Blacksmithing, 6 in Engineering, 4 in Jewelcrafting, 2 in Alchemy and 1 in Mining. They come from Classic Alchemy, Classic Blacksmithing, Classic Engineering, Classic Jewelcrafting and Classic Mining.
The highest-listed product is Goblin Land Mine, from Classic Engineering, at 57 gold57 silver on the US Auction House.
One craft of Goblin Land Mine takes 2 Iron Bar plus 3 Heavy Blasting Powder and 1 Gyrochronatom; at current prices those reagents cost 23 gold10 silver per craft.
Iron Bar is about 52% of that reagent bill at its current price; Heavy Blasting Powder and Gyrochronatom make up the rest.
The cheapest craft that uses Iron Bar is Iron Buckle (Classic Blacksmithing): its reagents cost 5 gold99 silver and Iron Buckle lists at 2 gold49 silver.
10 of the 35 distinct products have a current US commodity price.
Further down the chain, Gold Bar is itself a reagent in 34 recipes, such as Golden Iron Destroyer, Massive Iron Axe and Golden Scale Coif.
Further down the chain, Steel Bar is itself a reagent in 17 recipes, such as Moonsteel Broadsword, Frost Tiger Blade and Shadow Crescent Axe.
Further down the chain, Iron Buckle is itself a reagent in 12 recipes, such as Green Leather Belt, Guardian Belt and Barbaric Belt.
Leveling and recipes for Iron Bar
Leveling with Iron Bar: Smelt Steel (Smelting) turns yellow at Mining skill 125 and grey at 135. Iron Buckle (Materials) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 150 and grey at 155. Heavy Jade Ring (Rings) turns yellow at Jewelcrafting skill 135 and grey at 165. Barbaric Iron Collar (Necklaces) turns yellow at Jewelcrafting skill 140 and grey at 170. Iron Strut (Parts) turns yellow at Engineering skill 160 and grey at 180. Heavy Iron Knuckles (Fist Weapons) turns yellow at Jewelcrafting skill 155 and grey at 185.
Recipe items that teach these crafts: Plans: Barbaric Iron Boots, Plans: Barbaric Iron Breastplate, Plans: Barbaric Iron Gloves, Plans: Barbaric Iron Helm, Plans: Barbaric Iron Shoulders, Schematic: Goblin Jumper Cables, Schematic: Goblin Land Mine and Plans: Golden Iron Destroyer, and 15 more.
Reagents used with Iron Bar
Iron Bar is most often combined with Heavy Grinding Stone, which shares 13 of its 35 recipes; next come Green Dye, Strong Flux and Coarse Grinding Stone.
Heavy Grinding Stone 13 shared recipes
Green Dye 6 shared recipes
Strong Flux 6 shared recipes
Coarse Grinding Stone 5 shared recipes
Heavy Leather 5 shared recipes
Lesser Moonstone 5 shared recipes
Large Fang 4 shared recipes
Gold Bar 3 shared recipes
Heavy Blasting Powder 3 shared recipes
Jade 3 shared recipes
Bronze Setting 2 shared recipes
Elixir of Ogre's Strength 2 shared recipes
How to make Iron Bar
| Recipe | Profession | Skill tier and category | Reagents | Makes | Reagents per craft (US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mining | Classic Mining, Smelting, grey at 150 |
| 1 | 4 gold |
Smelt Iron (Classic Mining) combines 1 Iron Ore, and those reagents cost 4 gold75 silver; buying 1 Iron Bar instead costs 5 gold99 silver.
What Iron Bar is crafted into
Barbaric Iron Breastplate (Plate). Made with Barbaric Iron Breastplate, 20 Iron Bar per craft.
Green Iron Hauberk (Mail). Made with Green Iron Hauberk, 20 Iron Bar per craft.
Barbaric Iron Gloves (Mail). Made with Barbaric Iron Gloves, 14 Iron Bar per craft.
Massive Iron Axe (Axe). Made with Massive Iron Axe, 14 Iron Bar per craft.
Iron Bar: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 2% 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 | 5 gold99 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 1 gold Aug 29 |
| 30-day high | 10 gold Aug 31 |
| 30-day median | 6 gold13 silver |
| 7-day median | 5 gold99 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 686 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Iron Bar by region
The lowest listing is 7% lower in Europe (EU) than in Americas and Oceania (US). 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) | 5 gold65 silver | 41 | 11,204 |
| Europe (EU) | 5 gold25 silver | 29 | 3,899 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Iron Bar
Classic Blacksmithing has 305 recipes. Besides Iron Bar, the reagents they call for most are Arcanite Bar (75 recipes), Thorium Bar (74 recipes), Enchanted Thorium Bar (42 recipes), Truesilver Bar (36 recipes), Mithril Bar (35 recipes), Bronze Bar (24 recipes), Copper Bar (24 recipes), Heavy Grinding Stone (24 recipes), Dark Iron Bar (23 recipes), Dense Grinding Stone (23 recipes).
Classic Engineering has 165 recipes. Besides Iron Bar, the reagents they call for most are Mithril Bar (26 recipes), Unstable Trigger (19 recipes), Solid Blasting Powder (17 recipes), Heavy Leather (15 recipes), Heavy Blasting Powder (14 recipes), Mithril Tube (14 recipes), Thorium Widget (14 recipes), Truesilver Bar (13 recipes), Mithril Casing (11 recipes), Whirring Bronze Gizmo (11 recipes).
Ore & Stone priced near Iron Bar
Steel Bar5 gold
Enchanted Thorium Bar5 gold
Infernal Brimstone5 gold
Umbral Tin Ore5 gold
Khaz'gorite Ore5 gold
Khaz'gorite Ore5 gold
Brilliant Silver Ore5 gold
Bronze Bar5 gold
Solid Grinding Stone5 gold
Fel Iron Ore6 gold
Ghost Iron Ore6 gold
Iron Ore4 gold
About Iron Bar
Iron Bar 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 Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Mining. When a recipe that uses Iron Bar 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.