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Iron Shield Spike
A Blacksmithing recipe learned at Classic Blacksmithing 1 that crafts Iron Shield Spike from 2 reagents.
Reagents
6Iron Bar5 gold98 silver
4Coarse Grinding Stone39 silver
Crafts
Background
| Recipe item |  Plans: Iron Shield Spike | Requires Classic Blacksmithing 150 |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | NPC #40210 | Sells Plans: Iron Shield Spike · Dalaran |
| Vendor | NPC #40214 | Sells Plans: Iron Shield Spike · Tanaris · 51.5, 28.1 · /way #71 51.5 28.1 |
| Vendor | NPC #40216 | Sells Plans: Iron Shield Spike · Gadgetzan |
Crafting estimate at current listings
At current lowest listed prices the reagents cost more than the crafted item lists for: an estimated loss of 29 gold93 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 37 gold44 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 7 gold90 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 39 silver50 copper
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −29 gold93 silver (-80%)
- Evidence: 18 current listings holding 179 units of the crafted item in the US region. We see listings, not sales, so how many sell and at what price is unknown.
- Outlier: the crafted item’s lowest listing is 86% below its 30-day median of 57 gold, so this estimate rests on a listing far below its usual level.
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Bar Metal & Stone · 10,842 on the Auction House · crafted by Smelt Iron (Mining) | 6 | 5 gold98 silver | 35 gold88 silver | 96% |
| Coarse Grinding Stone Metal & Stone · 35,487 on the Auction House · crafted by Coarse Grinding Stone (Blacksmithing) | 4 | 39 silver | 1 gold56 silver | 4% |
| Total per craft | 37 gold44 silver | 100% |
About Iron Shield Spike
One craft takes 6 Iron Bar and 4 Coarse Grinding Stone. It is taught by Plans: Iron Shield Spike, which needs Classic Blacksmithing 150.
- Recipe category
- Armor Mods (Blacksmithing Plans)
Iron Shield Spike tooltip
How to learn Iron Shield Spike
- Teaches
- Teaches you how to make an Iron Shield Spike.
- Requires
- Classic Blacksmithing (150)
- Auction House
- listed on 61 US realms, cheapest 127 gold38 silver, 158 for sale
Iron Shield Spike: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 7% above its 30-day median. Over these 30 days the lowest listing moved more than tenfold, so a single snapshot, including the one the estimate uses, can sit far from typical.
- Now
- 61 gold10 silver
- 30-day low
- 15 gold6 silver Oct 6
- 30-day high
- 18,888 gold88 silver Oct 13
- 30-day median
- 57 gold
- 7-day median
- 54 gold94 silver
- Hourly snapshots
- 692
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Where the reagents come from
Iron Bar. Made with Smelt Iron (Mining, Classic Mining) from 1 
Iron Ore. At lowest listed prices that makes one Iron Bar for 4 gold8 silver, against 5 gold98 silver listed. Also a required reagent in 34 other recipes (21 Blacksmithing, 6 Engineering, 4 Jewelcrafting and 2 Alchemy); Barbaric Iron Breastplate takes the most, 20 per craft.
Coarse Grinding Stone. Made with Coarse Grinding Stone (Blacksmithing, Classic Blacksmithing) from 2 
Coarse Stone. At lowest listed prices that makes one Coarse Grinding Stone for 4 silver, against 39 silver listed. Also a required reagent in 16 other recipes (16 Blacksmithing); the most per craft: Ironforge Gauntlets (Blacksmithing, 4 per craft), Deadly Bronze Poniard (Blacksmithing, 2 per craft), Green Iron Boots (Blacksmithing, 2 per craft), Green Iron Gauntlets (Blacksmithing, 2 per craft) and Heavy Bronze Mace (Blacksmithing, 2 per craft).
More Classic Blacksmithing recipes in the same skill range
AnnihilatorWeapons, learn at 1, grey at 300- Arcanite ChampionWeapons, learn at 1, grey at 300
- Arcanite ReaperWeapons, learn at 1, grey at 300
- Arcanite Skeleton KeySkeleton Keys, learn at 1, grey at 285
- Axe of Sundered BoneAncient Plans, learn at 1, grey at 300
- Barbaric Iron BootsBoots, learn at 1, grey at 230
- Barbaric Iron BreastplateChest, learn at 1, grey at 210
- Barbaric Iron GlovesGauntlets, learn at 1, grey at 235
- Barbaric Iron HelmHelms, learn at 1, grey at 225
- Barbaric Iron ShouldersShoulders, learn at 1, grey at 210
Reading these numbers
At current lowest listed prices the 2 reagents for one craft of Iron Shield Spike cost 37 gold44 silver. Most of that is Iron Bar - 6 at 5 gold98 silver each, 35 gold88 silver, 95.8% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 39 gold41 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 7 gold90 silver, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −29 gold54 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 39 silver50 copper of a sale, so a craft loses 29 gold93 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -80.0% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 179 units across 18 auctions region-wide. Depth separates a market price from a single asking figure, but listings are not sales, so read it alongside the estimate.
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 →
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