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Forged Framework

A Blacksmithing recipe learned at Khaz Algar Blacksmithing 1 that crafts Forged Framework from 2 reagents.

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Crafting estimate at current listings

At current lowest listed prices the reagents cost more than the crafted item lists for: an estimated loss of 15 gold9 silver per craft.

Reagent cost (lowest listed)
59 gold17 silver
Crafted item, lowest listed price
46 gold40 silver
Auction House cut (5%)
2 gold32 silver
Estimated profit at that listed price
−15 gold9 silver (-26%)
  • Evidence: 13 current listings holding 77 units of the crafted item in the US region. We see listings, not sales, so how many sell and at what price is unknown.
  • Quality: Forged Framework comes in 3 quality ranks. This is the base comparison, rank 1 reagents against the rank 1 result; your skill and the reagents’ ranks decide the rank you actually get, which this estimate does not model. Each rank’s lowest listing is in the rank table below.
  • Not included: the recipe also accepts 2 finishing reagent slots, which are not required and are left out of the cost.
Verified priceAuction HouseUS region
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Cost per reagent

ReagentQtyEachCostShare
Core Alloy
Metal & Stone · 568 on the Auction House
158 gold97 silver58 gold97 silver100%
Crystalline Powder
Other · 9,162 on the Auction House
120 silver20 silver0%
Total per craft59 gold17 silver100%

About Forged Framework

One craft takes 1 Core Alloy and 1 Crystalline Powder. Forged Framework is itself a reagent in 60 other recipes (Blacksmithing).

Recipe category
Frameworks (Khaz Algar Plans)

Forged Framework tooltip

Forged Framework
Item Level 71
Trade Goods
“A Finishing Reagent crafted by Blacksmiths. Can be bought and sold on the Auction House.”
Sell price: 2g 32s

Forged Framework quality ranks

Forged Framework comes in 3 quality ranks, and each rank is its own item on the Auction House. The recipe’s base crafting difficulty is 505.

RankItemLowest listed priceListings (US)
Rank 1Forged Framework46 gold40 silver13 listings, 77 units
Rank 2Forged Framework45 gold50 silver7 listings, 126 units
Rank 3Forged Framework666 gold99 silver4 listings, 69 units

The crafting estimate above is the base comparison: rank 1 reagents against the rank 1 result. Your skill and the reagents’ ranks decide which rank a craft actually makes, so a higher rank is never priced against rank 1 reagents here. Right now rank 1 lists above rank 2, so a craft that comes out at a higher rank is worth less at today’s listings, not more.

Where the reagents come from

Core Alloy. Made with Core Alloy (Blacksmithing, Khaz Algar Blacksmithing) from 10 Bismuth and 8 Echoing Flux. At lowest listed prices that makes one Core Alloy for 53 gold60 silver, against 58 gold97 silver listed. Lowest listed price by quality rank: rank 1 58 gold97 silver, rank 2 57 gold79 silver and rank 3 94 gold. Also a required reagent in 58 other recipes (51 Blacksmithing, 4 Inscription, 1 Engineering and 1 Jewelcrafting); Replica Rumbling Wastes Drill Pod takes the most, 8 per craft.

Crystalline Powder. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 33 other recipes (13 Blacksmithing, 8 Enchanting, 6 Alchemy and 2 Inscription); the most per craft: Artisan Leatherworker's Knife (Blacksmithing, 20 per craft), Crystalline Radiance (Enchanting, 20 per craft), Artisan Leatherworker's Toolset (Blacksmithing, 10 per craft), Council's Intellect (Enchanting, 10 per craft) and Oathsworn's Strength (Enchanting, 10 per craft).

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Reading these numbers

At current lowest listed prices the 2 reagents for one craft of Forged Framework cost 59 gold17 silver. Most of that is Core Alloy - 1 at 58 gold97 silver each, 58 gold97 silver, 99.7% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.

Break-even is 62 gold28 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 46 gold40 silver, which does not clear it.

The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −12 gold77 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 2 gold32 silver of a sale, so a craft loses 15 gold9 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -25.5% return on the gold you put into reagents.

Listing depth right now: 77 units across 13 auctions region-wide. Depth separates a market price from a single asking figure, but listings are not sales, so read it alongside the estimate.

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