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BlacksmithingCataclysm Blacksmithing
Cold-Forged Shank
Reagent cost, the crafted item's lowest listed price and the estimated profit at that price, from current US Auction House listings - recalculated every snapshot.
Crafting estimate at current listings
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 1,145 gold70 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- …
- Auction House cut (5%)
- …
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- …
- Not included: the recipe also accepts 1 optional reagent slot, which are not required and are left out of the cost.
Recipe facts
- Profession
- Blacksmithing
- Requires skill
- 1
- Expansion tier
- Cataclysm Blacksmithing
- Item level
- 36
- Reagent slots
- 3
- Cast time
- 2.5 sec
Crafts
Reagents
15Folded Obsidium70 gold56 silver
6Volatile Earth2 gold5 silver
4Volatile Water18 gold75 silver
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folded Obsidium Metal & Stone · 3,169 on the Auction House · crafted by Folded Obsidium (Blacksmithing) | 15 | 70 gold56 silver | 1,058 gold40 silver | 92% |
| Volatile Earth Elemental · 25,116 on the Auction House | 6 | 2 gold5 silver | 12 gold30 silver | 1% |
| Volatile Water Elemental · 77,020 on the Auction House | 4 | 18 gold75 silver | 75 gold | 7% |
| Total per craft | 1,145 gold70 silver | 100% |
About Cold-Forged Shank
One craft takes 15 Folded Obsidium, 6 Volatile Earth and 4 Volatile Water. It is taught by Plans: Cold-Forged Shank, which needs Blacksmithing 425.
- Recipe category
- Weapons (Cataclysm Plans)
- Skill-up colours (Cataclysm Blacksmithing skill)
- Orange below 30 · Yellow 30 to 31 · Green 32 to 34 · Grey 35 and up
- Skill points per craft
- 1
Cold-Forged Shank tooltip
How to learn Cold-Forged Shank
Plans: Cold-Forged Shank- Teaches
- Teaches you how to make a Cold-Forged Shank.
- Requires
- Blacksmithing (425)
- Binding
- Binds when picked up
More Weapons recipes (Cataclysm Plans)
- Decapitator's Razoryellow 25, grey 30
- Obsidium Bladespearyellow 30, grey 35
- Fire-Etched Daggeryellow 40, grey 45
- Lifeforce Hammeryellow 40, grey 45
- Obsidium Executioneryellow 40, grey 45
- Brainsplinteryellow 75, grey 75
- Elementium Bonesplitteryellow 75, grey 75
- Elementium-Edged Scalperyellow 75, grey 75
- Elementium Gutsliceryellow 75, grey 75
- Elementium Hammeryellow 75, grey 75
- Elementium Poleaxeyellow 75, grey 75
- Elementium Shankyellow 75, grey 75
Where the reagents come from
Folded Obsidium. Made with Folded Obsidium (Blacksmithing, Cataclysm Blacksmithing) from 2 
Obsidium Bar. At lowest listed prices that makes one Folded Obsidium for 50 gold, against 70 gold56 silver listed. Also a required reagent in 27 other recipes (27 Blacksmithing); Decapitator's Razor takes the most, 20 per craft.
Volatile Earth. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 40 other recipes (16 Blacksmithing, 9 Leatherworking, 4 Jewelcrafting and 4 Enchanting); the most per craft: Elementium Guardian (Jewelcrafting, 75 per craft), Punisher's Band (Jewelcrafting, 75 per craft), Dragonkiller Tunic (Leatherworking, 50 per craft), Dream of Deepholm (Tailoring, 30 per craft) and Corded Viper Belt (Leatherworking, 25 per craft).
Volatile Water. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 60 other recipes (22 Leatherworking, 15 Tailoring, 10 Blacksmithing and 6 Jewelcrafting); the most per craft: Brazen Elementium Medallion (Jewelcrafting, 75 per craft), Entwined Elementium Choker (Jewelcrafting, 75 per craft), Jeweler's Sapphire Monocle (Jewelcrafting, 50 per craft), Clutches of Evil (Leatherworking, 40 per craft) and Dragonfire Gloves (Leatherworking, 40 per craft).
More Cataclysm Blacksmithing recipes in the same skill range
- Bracers of Destructive StrengthArmor, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Ebonsteel Belt BuckleEquipment Mods, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Elementium DeathplateArmor, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Elementium EarthguardShields, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Elementium Girdle of PainArmor, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Elementium Shield SpikeEquipment Mods, learn at 1, grey at 55
- Elementium StormshieldShields, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Emberforged Elementium BootsArmor, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Eternal Elementium HandguardsArmor, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Fists of FuryArmor, learn at 1, grey at 75
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Reading these numbers
At current lowest listed prices the 3 reagents for one craft of Cold-Forged Shank cost 1,145 gold70 silver. Most of that is Folded Obsidium - 15 at 70 gold56 silver each, 1,058 gold40 silver, 92.4% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 1,206 gold - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item has no current Auction House listing to compare it against, so the estimate above is left unknown rather than guessed.
Costs use each reagent’s lowest listed price; the estimate is the crafted item’s lowest listed price, times the items one craft makes, minus those reagents and Blizzard’s 5% sale cut. Listings are asking prices, not sales. Recalculated every snapshot and left blank rather than guessed when a price is missing. How we estimate crafting profit →
Other recipes that use Folded Obsidium
Featured in guides
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Data notes
- No Auction House price for the crafted item - output value unknown (it may be soulbound/BoE gear or an untracked item).