Steel Bar
Steel Bar is unchanged in WoW Forever: its tooltip matches Classic Era, and the client only re-filed from Trade Goods to Metal & Stone. Item level 35 Common trade goods. Made by the Mining recipe Smelt Steel. A reagent in 41 WoW Forever recipes: 40 Blacksmithing, 1 Engineering.
Steel Bar tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever
The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.
Raw field diff every changed column
How to get Steel Bar
- Made by
The client does not record loot, vendor or quest sources, so there may be other ways to get it. Why drop, vendor and quest sources are not listed.
Recipes that make Steel Bar
The profession recipes whose Create Item effect makes Steel Bar.
Recipes that use Steel Bar
The profession recipes that consume Steel Bar as a reagent, with how many each takes.
Blacksmithing
Edge of Winter 10x
Frost Tiger Blade 8x
Glinting Steel Dagger 10x
Golden Scale Boots 10x
Golden Scale Boots 10x
Golden Scale Bracers 5x
Golden Scale Coif 8x Golden Scale Coif 8x
Golden Scale Cuirass 12x Golden Scale Cuirass 12x
Golden Scale Gauntlets 10x Golden Scale Gauntlets 10x
Golden Scale Shoulders 6x Golden Scale Shoulders 6x
Hard Gold Boots 2x, Forever only
Hard Gold Bracers 1x, Forever only
Hard Gold Coif 2x, Forever only Hard Gold Cuirass 3x, Forever only Hard Gold Gauntlet 2x, Forever only
Hard Gold Leggings 2x, Forever only
Hard Gold Pauldrons 2x, Forever only
Justicar's Boots 4x, Forever only
Justicar's Gauntlet 10x, Forever only
Moonsteel Broadsword 8x Moonsteel Broadsword 8x
Officer's Boots 4x, Forever only
Officer's Gauntlet 10x, Forever only Polished Steel Boots 8x
Prefect's Boots 4x, Forever only
Prefect's Gauntlet 10x, Forever only Searing Golden Blade 10x
Sentinel's Boots 4x, Forever only
Sentinel's Gauntlet 10x, Forever only
Shadow Crescent Axe 10x
Steel Breastplate 16x
Steel Plate Helm 14x
Steel Spear 10x, Forever only
Steel Weapon Chain 8x
Warder's Boots 4x, Forever only
Warder's Gauntlet 10x, Forever only 
Waylaid Crates that take Steel Bar
Each of these crates lists a bundle of Steel Bar on its Use line in the game client.
Steel Bar changes between Forever builds
See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →
Questions about Steel Bar
Did Steel Bar change in WoW Forever?
No. Steel Bar is unchanged in WoW Forever: its tooltip matches Classic Era, and the client only re-filed from Trade Goods to Metal & Stone.
How do you make Steel Bar in WoW Forever?
Made by the Mining recipe Smelt Steel.
What is Steel Bar used for in WoW Forever?
Steel Bar is a reagent in 41 WoW Forever recipes: 40 Blacksmithing, 1 Engineering.