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Leatherworking Khaz Algar Leatherworking
Writhing Hide
A Leatherworking recipe learned at Khaz Algar Leatherworking 1 that crafts Writhing Hide from 2 reagents.
Reagents
1Carapace-Backed Hide22 gold80 silver
5Writhing Sample3 gold
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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 6 gold84 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 37 gold80 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 32 gold58 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 1 gold62 silver
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −6 gold84 silver (-18%)
- Evidence: 16 current listings holding 89 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: Writhing Hide 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.
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carapace-Backed Hide Leather · 547 on the Auction House | 1 | 22 gold80 silver | 22 gold80 silver | 60% |
| Writhing Sample Other · 6,137 on the Auction House | 5 | 3 gold | 15 gold | 40% |
| Total per craft | 37 gold80 silver | 100% |
About Writhing Hide
One craft takes 1 Carapace-Backed Hide and 5 Writhing Sample. Writhing Hide is itself a reagent in 8 other recipes (Leatherworking and Engineering).
- Recipe category
- Reagents (Khaz Algar Patterns)
Writhing Hide tooltip
Writhing Hide quality ranks
Writhing Hide comes in 3 quality ranks, and each rank is its own item on the Auction House. The recipe’s base crafting difficulty is 400.
| Rank | Item | Lowest listed price | Listings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank 1 | Writhing Hide | 32 gold58 silver | 16 listings, 89 units |
| Rank 2 | Writhing Hide | 22 gold50 silver | 38 listings, 1,079 units |
| Rank 3 | Writhing Hide | 21 gold48 silver | 16 listings, 374 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 and rank 3, so a craft that comes out at a higher rank is worth less at today’s listings, not more.
Writhing Hide: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 540 times 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
- 18,888 gold56 silver
- 30-day low
- 9 gold85 silver Oct 26
- 30-day high
- 18,888 gold56 silver Nov 6
- 30-day median
- 35 gold
- 7-day median
- 32 gold51 silver
- Hourly snapshots
- 693
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Where the reagents come from
Carapace-Backed Hide. Made with Carapace-Backed Hide (Leatherworking, Khaz Algar Leatherworking) from 1 
Thunderous Hide, 1 
Sunless Carapace, 5 
Honed Bone Shards and 5 
Mosswool Thread. At lowest listed prices that makes one Carapace-Backed Hide for 3 gold40 silver, against 22 gold80 silver listed. Lowest listed price by quality rank: rank 1 22 gold80 silver, rank 2 9 gold and rank 3 34 gold99 silver. Also a required reagent in 20 other recipes (20 Leatherworking); Well-Lit Incontinental Couch takes the most, 4 per craft.
Writhing Sample. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 24 other recipes (9 Inscription, 6 Enchanting, 5 Alchemy and 2 Tailoring); the most per craft: Vagabond's Bounding Baton (Inscription, 20 per craft), Vagabond's Careful Crutch (Inscription, 20 per craft), Vagabond's Torch (Inscription, 20 per craft), Cursed Critical Strike (Enchanting, 10 per craft) and Cursed Haste (Enchanting, 10 per craft).
More Khaz Algar Leatherworking recipes in the same skill range
Adrenal Surge ClaspNerubian Patterns, learn at 1, grey at 100- Algari Competitor's Chain ChainmailCompetitor's Mail (PvP), learn at 1, grey at 70
- Algari Competitor's Chain CowlCompetitor's Mail (PvP), learn at 1, grey at 70
- Algari Competitor's Chain CuffsCompetitor's Mail (PvP), learn at 1, grey at 70
- Algari Competitor's Chain EpauletsCompetitor's Mail (PvP), learn at 1, grey at 70
- Algari Competitor's Chain GauntletsCompetitor's Mail (PvP), learn at 1, grey at 70
- Algari Competitor's Chain GirdleCompetitor's Mail (PvP), learn at 1, grey at 70
- Algari Competitor's Chain LeggingsCompetitor's Mail (PvP), learn at 1, grey at 70
- Algari Competitor's Chain TreadsCompetitor's Mail (PvP), learn at 1, grey at 70
- Algari Competitor's Leather BeltCompetitor's Leather (PvP), learn at 1, grey at 70
Reading these numbers
At current lowest listed prices the 2 reagents for one craft of Writhing Hide cost 37 gold80 silver. Most of that is Carapace-Backed Hide - 1 at 22 gold80 silver each, 22 gold80 silver, 60.3% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 39 gold78 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 32 gold58 silver, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −5 gold22 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 1 gold62 silver of a sale, so a craft loses 6 gold84 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -18.1% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 89 units across 16 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 →
Other recipes that use Carapace-Backed Hide
- Algari Competitor's Chain ChainmailLeatherworking
- Algari Competitor's Chain CowlLeatherworking
- Algari Competitor's Chain CuffsLeatherworking
- Algari Competitor's Chain EpauletsLeatherworking
- Algari Competitor's Chain GauntletsLeatherworking
- Algari Competitor's Chain GirdleLeatherworking
- Algari Competitor's Chain LeggingsLeatherworking
- Algari Competitor's Chain TreadsLeatherworking
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