Rune Thread Uses & Recipes - WoW Crafting Material

Verified US market

Lowest listed price1 gold5 silver

Median listing1 gold5 silver

4,650 available17 listings

Verified priceAuction House31 min agocommodity

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Rune Thread details

Type	Cloth
Item level	10
Max stack	1,000
Vendor sell price	12 silver50 copper
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 Rune Thread is used in

Leatherworking

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Arakkoa Decoy Scarecrow	Outland Leatherworking, House Decor, grey at 75	3	20 × Olemba Lumber 6 × Heavy Knothide Leather 4 × Cobra Scales	Arakkoa Decoy Scarecrow
Bag of Many Hides	Outland Leatherworking, Bags, grey at 75	3	15 × Heavy Knothide Leather 5 × Wind Scales 5 × Fel Hide 5 × Nether Dragonscales 5 × Thick Clefthoof Leather	Bag of Many Hides		1,415 gold
Belt of Deep Shadow	Outland Leatherworking, Belts, grey at 75	2	2 × Nether Vortex 4 × Heavy Knothide Leather 10 × Primal Shadow 10 × Primal Air	Belt of Deep Shadow		3,989 gold
Belt of Natural Power	Outland Leatherworking, Belts, grey at 75	2	2 × Nether Vortex 4 × Heavy Knothide Leather 10 × Primal Life 10 × Primal Air	Belt of Natural Power		4,708 gold
Belt of the Black Eagle	Outland Leatherworking, Belts, grey at 75	2	2 × Nether Vortex 4 × Heavy Knothide Leather 10 × Primal Air 10 × Wind Scales	Belt of the Black Eagle		4,474 gold
Boots of Natural Grace	Outland Leatherworking, Boots, grey at 75	2	2 × Primal Nether 4 × Heavy Knothide Leather 12 × Primal Life	Boots of Natural Grace		1,425 gold
Boots of Utter Darkness	Outland Leatherworking, Boots, grey at 75	2	2 × Primal Nether 4 × Heavy Knothide Leather 12 × Primal Shadow	Boots of Utter Darkness		562 gold
Boots of the Crimson Hawk	Outland Leatherworking, Boots, grey at 75	2	2 × Primal Nether 4 × Heavy Knothide Leather 10 × Primal Air 6 × Wind Scales	Boots of the Crimson Hawk		4,131 gold
Fel Leather Boots	Outland Leatherworking, Boots, grey at 75	3	10 × Heavy Knothide Leather 8 × Fel Hide 8 × Primal Shadow	Fel Leather Boots		605 gold
Fel Leather Gloves	Outland Leatherworking, Gloves, grey at 70	3	6 × Heavy Knothide Leather 6 × Fel Hide 6 × Primal Shadow	Fel Leather Gloves		412 gold
Fel Leather Leggings	Outland Leatherworking, Pants, grey at 75	3	10 × Heavy Knothide Leather 10 × Fel Hide 10 × Primal Shadow	Fel Leather Leggings		685 gold
Felscale Boots	Outland Leatherworking, Boots, grey at 40	2	8 × Knothide Leather 1 × Fel Scales	Felscale Boots		58 gold
Felscale Breastplate	Outland Leatherworking, Chest, grey at 65	3	2 × Heavy Knothide Leather 3 × Fel Scales	Felscale Breastplate		109 gold
Felscale Gloves	Outland Leatherworking, Gloves, grey at 30	2	5 × Knothide Leather 1 × Fel Scales	Felscale Gloves		43 gold
Felscale Pants	Outland Leatherworking, Pants, grey at 50	3	10 × Knothide Leather 3 × Fel Scales	Felscale Pants		102 gold
Felstalker Belt	Outland Leatherworking, Belts, grey at 75	2	6 × Heavy Knothide Leather 4 × Fel Hide 8 × Crystal-Infused Leather 6 × Primal Air	Felstalker Belt		2,297 gold
Felstalker Bracers	Outland Leatherworking, Bracers, grey at 75	2	6 × Heavy Knothide Leather 6 × Fel Hide 6 × Crystal-Infused Leather 4 × Primal Air	Felstalker Bracers		1,599 gold
Felstalker Breastplate	Outland Leatherworking, Chest, grey at 75	2	10 × Heavy Knothide Leather 4 × Fel Hide 8 × Crystal-Infused Leather 8 × Primal Air	Felstalker Breastplate		3,110 gold
Golden Dragonstrike Breastplate	Outland Leatherworking, Chest, grey at 70	2	4 × Heavy Knothide Leather 8 × Black Dragonscale 3 × Primal Fire	Golden Dragonstrike Breastplate		1,931 gold
Heavy Clefthoof Boots	Outland Leatherworking, Boots, grey at 75	2	4 × Heavy Knothide Leather 20 × Thick Clefthoof Leather 4 × Primal Earth	Heavy Clefthoof Boots		1,586 gold
Heavy Clefthoof Leggings	Outland Leatherworking, Pants, grey at 75	2	6 × Heavy Knothide Leather 34 × Thick Clefthoof Leather 4 × Primal Earth	Heavy Clefthoof Leggings		2,650 gold
Heavy Clefthoof Vest	Outland Leatherworking, Chest, grey at 75	2	6 × Heavy Knothide Leather 40 × Thick Clefthoof Leather 4 × Primal Earth	Heavy Clefthoof Vest		3,082 gold
Hurricane Boots	Outland Leatherworking, Boots, grey at 75	2	2 × Primal Nether 4 × Heavy Knothide Leather 10 × Primal Water 6 × Wind Scales	Hurricane Boots		2,080 gold
Core Armor Kit	Classic Leatherworking, Armor Kits, grey at 340	2	3 × Core Leather	Core Armor Kit	199 gold	3 gold

Tailoring

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Arcanoweave Boots	Outland Tailoring, Boots, grey at 75	2	8 × Bolt of Netherweave 16 × Arcane Dust	Arcanoweave Boots		37 gold
Arcanoweave Bracers	Outland Tailoring, Bracers, grey at 70	2	6 × Bolt of Netherweave 12 × Arcane Dust	Arcanoweave Bracers		28 gold
Arcanoweave Robe	Outland Tailoring, Robes & Tunics, grey at 75	2	12 × Bolt of Netherweave 20 × Arcane Dust	Arcanoweave Robe		48 gold
Belt of Blasting	Outland Tailoring, Belts, grey at 75	2	2 × Nether Vortex 4 × Bolt of Imbued Netherweave 15 × Primal Fire	Belt of Blasting		8,790 gold
Belt of the Long Road	Outland Tailoring, Belts, grey at 75	2	2 × Nether Vortex 4 × Bolt of Imbued Netherweave 10 × Primal Life 10 × Primal Water	Belt of the Long Road		2,562 gold
Boots of Blasting	Outland Tailoring, Boots, grey at 75	2	2 × Primal Nether 4 × Shadowcloth 4 × Spellcloth	Boots of Blasting		9,823 gold
Boots of the Long Road	Outland Tailoring, Boots, grey at 75	2	2 × Primal Nether 4 × Primal Mooncloth 4 × Spellcloth	Boots of the Long Road		8,483 gold
Flameheart Bracers	Outland Tailoring, Bracers, grey at 70	2	5 × Bolt of Netherweave 5 × Primal Fire	Flameheart Bracers		2,928 gold
Flameheart Gloves	Outland Tailoring, Gloves, grey at 75	2	7 × Bolt of Netherweave 7 × Primal Fire	Flameheart Gloves		4,099 gold
Flameheart Vest	Outland Tailoring, Robes & Tunics, grey at 75	2	9 × Bolt of Netherweave 9 × Primal Fire	Flameheart Vest		5,270 gold
Golden Spellthread	Outland Tailoring, Spellthreads, grey at 75	1	10 × Primal Life 1 × Primal Nether	Golden Spellthread	1,310 gold	1,092 gold
Grand Drape of the Exiles	Outland Tailoring, House Decor, grey at 75	3	18 × Olemba Lumber 4 × Bolt of Imbued Netherweave 3 × Primal Mana	Grand Drape of the Exiles
Imbued Netherweave Boots	Outland Tailoring, Boots, grey at 70	1	4 × Bolt of Imbued Netherweave 6 × Knothide Leather 2 × Netherweb Spider Silk	Imbued Netherweave Boots		51 gold
Mystic Spellthread	Outland Tailoring, Spellthreads, grey at 55	1	5 × Primal Mana	Mystic Spellthread	8,130 gold	2,090 gold
Runic Spellthread	Outland Tailoring, Spellthreads, grey at 75	1	10 × Primal Mana 1 × Primal Nether	Runic Spellthread	10,576 gold	4,180 gold
Silver Spellthread	Outland Tailoring, Spellthreads, grey at 55	1	5 × Primal Life	Silver Spellthread	922 gold	545 gold

176 more recipes also use Rune Thread:

and 96 more.

"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 Rune Thread

Rune Thread goes into 216 recipes: 129 in Leatherworking and 87 in Tailoring. They come from Classic Leatherworking, Classic Tailoring, Outland Leatherworking and Outland Tailoring.

The highest-listed product is Runic Spellthread, from Outland Tailoring, at 10,576 gold3 silver on the US Auction House.

One craft of Runic Spellthread takes 1 Rune Thread plus 10 Primal Mana and 1 Primal Nether; at current prices those reagents cost 4,180 gold95 silver per craft.

The cheapest craft that uses Rune Thread is Core Armor Kit (Classic Leatherworking): its reagents cost 3 gold75 silver and Core Armor Kit lists at 199 gold19 silver.

5 of the 216 distinct products have a current US commodity price.

Further down the chain, Cindercloth Cloak is itself a reagent in 1 recipe, such as Onyxia Scale Cloak.

Leveling and recipes for Rune Thread

Leveling with Rune Thread: Felscale Gloves (Gloves) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 10 and grey at 30. Leatherworker's Satchel (Bags) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 10 and grey at 30. Netherweave Belt (Belts) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 20 and grey at 30. Netherweave Bracers (Bracers) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 20 and grey at 30. Scaled Draenic Pants (Pants) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 10 and grey at 30. Thick Draenic Gloves (Gloves) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 10 and grey at 30.

Recipe items that teach these crafts: Pattern: Arcanoweave Boots, Pattern: Arcanoweave Bracers, Pattern: Arcanoweave Robe, Pattern: Bag of Many Hides, Pattern: Belt of Blasting, Pattern: Belt of Deep Shadow, Pattern: Belt of Natural Power and Pattern: Belt of the Black Eagle, and 160 more.

Reagents used with Rune Thread

Rune Thread is most often combined with Rugged Leather, which shares 74 of its 216 recipes; next come Bolt of Runecloth, Cured Rugged Hide and Heavy Knothide Leather.

Rugged Leather 74 shared recipes
Bolt of Runecloth 55 shared recipes
Cured Rugged Hide 36 shared recipes
Heavy Knothide Leather 34 shared recipes
Knothide Leather 16 shared recipes
Mooncloth 15 shared recipes
Bolt of Netherweave 14 shared recipes
Enchanted Leather 13 shared recipes
Living Essence 13 shared recipes
Essence of Fire 12 shared recipes
Fel Scales 9 shared recipes
Felcloth 9 shared recipes

What Rune Thread is crafted into

Displacement Boots (Leather). Made with Displacement Boots, 10 Rune Thread per craft.

Belt of the Archmage (Cloth). Made with Belt of the Archmage, 6 Rune Thread per craft.

Helm of Lingering Power (Mail). Made with Helm of Lingering Power, 6 Rune Thread per craft.

Lucien's Lost Soles (Leather). Made with Lucien's Lost Soles, 6 Rune Thread per craft.

Rune Thread: lowest listed price, last 30 days

The current lowest listing is 98% above 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	1 gold5 silver
30-day low	15 silver Sep 6
30-day high	4 gold Sep 4
30-day median	53 silver
7-day median	50 silver
Hourly snapshots	686

US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.

Rune Thread by region

The lowest listing is 61% 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)	1 gold5 silver	17	4,650
Europe (EU)	41 silver	8	2,468

Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Rune Thread

Classic Leatherworking has 298 recipes. Besides Rune Thread, the reagents they call for most are Rugged Leather (79 recipes), Cured Rugged Hide (69 recipes), Fine Thread (68 recipes), Heavy Leather (50 recipes), Thick Leather (38 recipes), Light Leather (34 recipes), Medium Leather (33 recipes), Coarse Thread (29 recipes), Enchanted Leather (29 recipes), Silken Thread (27 recipes).

Classic Tailoring has 270 recipes. Besides Rune Thread, the reagents they call for most are Bolt of Runecloth (90 recipes), Fine Thread (54 recipes), Bolt of Mageweave (49 recipes), Bolt of Silk Cloth (43 recipes), Heavy Silken Thread (42 recipes), Ironweb Spider Silk (37 recipes), Red Dye (30 recipes), Bolt of Linen Cloth (28 recipes), Bolt of Woolen Cloth (28 recipes), Silken Thread (24 recipes).

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About Rune Thread

Rune Thread 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 Rune Thread spikes in value, the material tends to follow, so watch the recipes above alongside the price history.

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