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Sterling Alloy
Metal & Stone
Verified US market
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Sterling Alloy details
| Type | Metal & Stone |
|---|---|
| Item level | 80 |
| Requires level | 1 |
| Max stack | 1,000 |
| Vendor sell price | 6 gold15 silver |
| Expansion | Midnight |
| 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 Sterling Alloy: "Smelted by players with the Blacksmithing skill. Can be bought and sold on the Auction House."
Sterling Alloy quality ranks
- Rank 1:
Sterling Alloy62 gold - Rank 2: Sterling Alloy (this page)171 gold
Sterling Alloy comes in 2 quality ranks in the current game data, from Rank 1 to Rank 2. Each rank is a separate item with its own Auction House listing.
Rank 2 lists at 171 gold77 silver, 173% more than Rank 1 at 62 gold86 silver.
What Sterling Alloy is used in
Blacksmithing
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight Blacksmithing, House Decor, grey at 100 | 5 | |||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, House Decor, grey at 100 | 5 |
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| Midnight Blacksmithing, House Decor, grey at 100 | 5 |
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| Midnight Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 100 | 6 | 1,466 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 100 | 6 | 1,466 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 100 | 6 | 1,466 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 100 | 6 | 1,325 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 100 | 6 | 1,466 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 100 | 6 | 1,325 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 100 | 7 | 1,318 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, House Decor, grey at 100 | 5 |
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| Midnight Blacksmithing, House Decor, grey at 100 | 3 | |||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 100 | 10 | 1,709 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 100 | 6 | 1,325 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 100 | 6 | 1,325 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 100 | 7 | 1,318 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 100 | 6 | 1,466 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, House Decor, grey at 100 | 2 | |||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 100 | 10 | 1,709 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 100 | 10 | 1,709 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, House Decor, grey at 100 | 3 | |||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, House Decor, grey at 100 | 5 |
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| Midnight Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 100 | 6 | 1,325 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 100 | 8 | 1,501 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 100 | 10 | 1,486 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 100 | 8 | 1,501 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 100 | 12 | 1,542 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 100 | 12 | 1,542 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 100 | 10 | 1,486 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 100 | 6 | 1,466 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 100 | 10 | 1,486 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 100 | 12 | 1,542 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 100 | 6 | 1,325 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 100 | 6 | 1,325 gold | ||||
| Midnight Blacksmithing, Profession Equipment, grey at 100 | 5 |
| 391 gold |
Enchanting
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight Enchanting, House Decor, grey at 100 | 6 |
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| Midnight Enchanting, House Decor, grey at 100 | 6 |
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| Midnight Enchanting, Tool Enchants, grey at 85 | 5 |
| 713 gold | |||
| Midnight Enchanting, Tool Enchants, grey at 85 | 5 |
| 712 gold |
Leatherworking
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight Leatherworking, Profession Equipment, grey at 110 | 10 |
| 652 gold |
16 more recipes also use Sterling Alloy:
Sun-Blessed Blacksmith's Toolbox
Sun-Blessed Leatherworker's Knife
Sun-Blessed Leatherworker's Toolset
Sun-Blessed Needle Set
Sun-Blessed Pickaxe
Sun-Blessed Sickle
Sun-Blessed Skinning Knife
Sunforged Blacksmith's Hammer
Sunforged Blacksmith's Toolbox
Sunforged Leatherworker's Knife
Sunforged Leatherworker's Toolset
Sunforged Needle Set
Sunforged Pickaxe
Sunforged Sickle
Sunforged Skinning Knife
Thalassian Master Repair Hammer
"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 Sterling Alloy
Sterling Alloy goes into 56 recipes: 51 in Blacksmithing, 4 in Enchanting and 1 in Leatherworking. They come from Midnight Blacksmithing, Midnight Enchanting and Midnight Leatherworking.
The cheapest craft that uses Sterling Alloy is Sun-Blessed Blacksmith's Hammer (Midnight Blacksmithing): its reagents cost 391 gold61 silver per craft.
Leveling and recipes for Sterling Alloy
Leveling with Sterling Alloy: Thalassian Master Repair Hammer (Other) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 50 and grey at 60. Enchant Tool - Haranir Multicrafting (Tool Enchants) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 70 and grey at 85. Enchant Tool - Sin'dorei Deftness (Tool Enchants) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 70 and grey at 85. Amani Forgemaster's Decorative Spear (House Decor) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 85 and grey at 100. Amani Forgemaster's Rack (House Decor) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 85 and grey at 100. Amani Forgemaster's Workbench (House Decor) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 85 and grey at 100.
Recipe items that teach these crafts: Plans: Amani Forgemaster's Decorative Spear, Plans: Amani Forgemaster's Rack, Plans: Amani Forgemaster's Workbench, Formula: Animated Sin'dorei Hammer, Formula: Animated Sin'dorei Pick, Plans: Blood Knight's Impetus, Plans: Blood Knight's Mercy and Plans: Blood Knight's Warblade, and 24 more.
Reagents used with Sterling Alloy
Sterling Alloy is most often combined with Dazzling Thorium, which shares 43 of its 56 recipes; next come Gloaming Alloy, Tormented Tantalum and Silvermoon Weapon Wrap.
Dazzling Thorium 43 shared recipes
Gloaming Alloy 34 shared recipes
Tormented Tantalum 26 shared recipes
Silvermoon Weapon Wrap 18 shared recipes
Majestic Claw 12 shared recipes
Thalassian Lumber 10 shared recipes
Luminant Flux 9 shared recipes
Refulgent Copper Ingot 9 shared recipes
Fused Vitality 8 shared recipes
Sin'dorei Armor Banding 8 shared recipes
Dawn Crystal 4 shared recipes
Radiant Shard 4 shared recipes
How to make Sterling Alloy
| Recipe | Profession | Skill tier and category | Reagents | Makes | Reagents per craft (US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacksmithing | Midnight Blacksmithing, Smelting, grey at 70 | 79 gold |
Sterling Alloy (Midnight Blacksmithing) combines 6 Brilliant Silver Ore, 3 Refulgent Copper Ingot and 4 Luminant Flux, and those reagents cost 79 gold50 silver.
What Sterling Alloy is crafted into
Spellbreaker's Legguards (Plate). Made with Spellbreaker's Legguards, 12 Sterling Alloy per craft.
Spellbreaker's Mantle (Plate). Made with Spellbreaker's Mantle, 12 Sterling Alloy per craft.
Spellbreaker's Shelter (Plate). Made with Spellbreaker's Shelter, 12 Sterling Alloy per craft.
Knight-Commander's Palisade (Shield). Made with Knight-Commander's Palisade, 10 Sterling Alloy per craft.
Sterling Alloy: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 19% below its 30-day median.
| Now | 171 gold77 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 160 gold69 silver Sep 17 |
| 30-day high | 298 gold93 silver Aug 25 |
| 30-day median | 212 gold89 silver |
| 7-day median | 176 gold99 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 682 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Sterling Alloy 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) | 173 gold35 silver | 277 | 9,650 |
| Europe (EU) | 193 gold21 silver | 485 | 30,663 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Sterling Alloy
Midnight Blacksmithing has 101 recipes. Besides Sterling Alloy, the reagents they call for most are Luminant Flux (56 recipes), Gloaming Alloy (50 recipes), Dazzling Thorium (43 recipes), Refulgent Copper Ingot (41 recipes), Silvermoon Weapon Wrap (26 recipes), Tormented Tantalum (26 recipes), Sin'dorei Armor Banding (16 recipes), Majestic Claw (12 recipes), Fused Vitality (8 recipes), Thalassian Lumber (8 recipes).
Midnight Enchanting has 94 recipes. Besides Sterling Alloy, the reagents they call for most are Eversinging Dust (88 recipes), Radiant Shard (57 recipes), Dawn Crystal (48 recipes), Petrified Root (28 recipes), Mote of Wild Magic (24 recipes), Mote of Primal Energy (22 recipes), Mote of Light (19 recipes), Thalassian Lumber (14 recipes), Mote of Pure Void (7 recipes), Lexicologist's Vellum (5 recipes).
Ore & Stone priced near Sterling Alloy
Gloaming Alloy173 gold
Hardened Adamantite Bar175 gold
Primal Molten Alloy190 gold
Hardened Elementium Bar145 gold
Dark Iron Bar210 gold
Ironclaw Alloy136 gold
Folded Ghost Iron220 gold
Khorium Ore220 gold
Titanium Bar123 gold
Infurious Alloy112 gold
Trillium Bar109 gold
Arcanite Bar240 gold
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About Sterling Alloy
Sterling Alloy 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 Blacksmithing, Enchanting, Leatherworking. When a recipe that uses Sterling Alloy 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.