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Shimmerscale
Leather
Verified US market
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Shimmerscale details
| Type | Leather |
|---|---|
| Item level | 45 |
| Max stack | 1,000 |
| Vendor sell price | 1 copper |
| Expansion | Battle for Azeroth |
| 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.
Where Shimmerscale comes from
Quests
- Work Order: ShimmerscaleRequired for
- Work Order: ShimmerscaleRequired for
- Supplies Needed: ShimmerscaleRequired for
- Supplies Needed: ShimmerscaleRequired for
In-game tooltip for Shimmerscale: "Gathered by players with the Skinning skill. Can be bought and sold on the auction house."
What Shimmerscale is used in
Leatherworking
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shimmerscale Armguards | Kul Tiran Leatherworking, Mail Armor, grey at 85 | 6 | 5 gold | |||
| Shimmerscale Diving Helmet | Kul Tiran Leatherworking, Other, grey at 125 | 10 |
|  Shimmerscale Diving Helmet | 6 gold | 11 gold |
| Shimmerscale Diving Suit | Kul Tiran Leatherworking, Other, grey at 125 | 15 |
|  Shimmerscale Diving Suit | 70 gold | 18 gold |
| Shimmerscale Gauntlets | Kul Tiran Leatherworking, Mail Armor, grey at 85 | 9 | 8 gold | |||
| Shimmerscale Helm | Kul Tiran Leatherworking, Mail Armor, grey at 100 | 10 | 9 gold | |||
| Shimmerscale Leggings | Kul Tiran Leatherworking, Mail Armor, grey at 85 | 12 | 10 gold | |||
| Shimmerscale Pauldrons | Kul Tiran Leatherworking, Mail Armor, grey at 100 | 8 | 7 gold | |||
| Shimmerscale Striker | Kul Tiran Leatherworking, Weapons, grey at 85 | 10 | 9 gold | |||
| Shimmerscale Treads | Kul Tiran Leatherworking, Mail Armor, grey at 85 | 9 | 8 gold | |||
| Shimmerscale Vest | Kul Tiran Leatherworking, Mail Armor, grey at 100 | 12 | 10 gold | |||
| Shimmerscale Waistguard | Kul Tiran Leatherworking, Mail Armor, grey at 85 | 10 | 8 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 Shimmerscale
Shimmerscale goes into 11 recipes: 11 in Leatherworking. All of them are Kul Tiran Leatherworking recipes.
The highest-listed product is Shimmerscale Diving Suit, from Kul Tiran Leatherworking, at 70 gold on the US Auction House.
One craft of Shimmerscale Diving Suit takes 15 Shimmerscale plus 10 Coarse Leather; at current prices those reagents cost 18 gold60 silver per craft.
Shimmerscale is about 61% of that reagent bill at its current price; Coarse Leather makes up the rest.
The cheapest craft that uses Shimmerscale is Shimmerscale Armguards (Kul Tiran Leatherworking): its reagents cost 5 gold72 silver per craft.
All 2 distinct products have a current US commodity price.
Leveling and recipes for Shimmerscale
Leveling with Shimmerscale: Shimmerscale Armguards (Mail Armor) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 10 and grey at 85. Shimmerscale Gauntlets (Mail Armor) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 15 and grey at 85. Shimmerscale Leggings (Mail Armor) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 25 and grey at 85. Shimmerscale Striker (Weapons) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 25 and grey at 85. Shimmerscale Treads (Mail Armor) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 15 and grey at 85. Shimmerscale Waistguard (Mail Armor) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 15 and grey at 85.
Reagents used with Shimmerscale
Shimmerscale is most often combined with Blood-Stained Bone, which shares 9 of its 11 recipes; next come Coarse Leather.
Blood-Stained Bone 9 shared recipes
Coarse Leather 2 shared recipes
What Shimmerscale is crafted into
Shimmerscale Diving Suit (Other). Made with Shimmerscale Diving Suit, 15 Shimmerscale per craft.
Shimmerscale Diving Helmet (Other). Made with Shimmerscale Diving Helmet, 10 Shimmerscale per craft.
Shimmerscale: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 2% 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 | 76 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 1 silver Aug 24 |
| 30-day high | 6 gold Aug 23 |
| 30-day median | 74 silver50 copper |
| 7-day median | 49 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 684 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Shimmerscale 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) | 45 silver | 68 | 11,762 |
| Europe (EU) | 99 silver | 56 | 33,373 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Shimmerscale
Kul Tiran Leatherworking has 230 recipes. Besides Shimmerscale, the reagents they call for most are Expulsom (192 recipes), Calcified Bone (114 recipes), Mistscale (93 recipes), Blood-Stained Bone (87 recipes), Tempest Hide (70 recipes), Hardened Tempest Hide (58 recipes), Dredged Leather (49 recipes), Cragscale (48 recipes), Coarse Leather (34 recipes), Breath of Bwonsamdi (9 recipes).
Leather priced near Shimmerscale
Sha-Touched Leather42 silver
Mist-Touched Leather50 silver
Sunless Carapace51 silver
Flawless Proto Dragon Scale54 silver
Adamant Scales33 silver
Heavy Desolate Leather30 silver- Blood-Stained Bone29 silver
Core Leather62 silver
Resilient Leather26 silver
Ruined Leather Scraps64 silver
Protogenic Pelt64 silver
Deviate Scale24 silver
About Shimmerscale
Shimmerscale 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 Shimmerscale 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.