Dark Iron Shoulders
Dark Iron Shoulders was changed in WoW Forever: vendor price reduced from 5g 38s 80c to 4g 31s 4c, gains +100 Bonus Armor. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 320 to 295, yellow skill-up point reduced from 300 to 275. Blacksmithing recipe that makes Dark Iron Shoulders. Taught by Plans: Dark Iron Shoulders, which requires Blacksmithing (255) to learn; in Classic Era, 280. Reagents: 6x Dark Iron Bar, 1x Heart of Fire. Turns yellow at 275 and grey at 295. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
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1 Reagents: 6x Dark Iron Bar, 1x Heart of Fire
Taught by Plans: Dark Iron Shoulders, which requires Blacksmithing (255) to learn; in Classic Era, 280.
Skill-up steps are the client's own: the recipe turns yellow at the first number and grey at the second. The green step is set server-side, not in the client, so it is not shown; the skill needed to learn it is the one the item that teaches it requires.
What changed for Dark Iron Shoulders in WoW Forever
2 fields changed from Classic Era.
Dark Iron Shoulders tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever
The item this recipe makes, the tooltip players see in-game, side by side with each changed line marked.
Also changed behind the tooltip: buyPrice
(not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for
both values side by side.
Item field diff every changed column on the crafted item
Recipe field diff the recipe row itself (skill-up thresholds, source)
Dark Iron Shoulders changes between Forever builds
Other Blacksmithing recipes named Dark Iron
Blacksmithing gear whose recipe name starts with Dark Iron, from the skill at which each turns yellow.
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Dark Iron Pulverizer Two-Hand · Mace · level 50 · yellow at 260 -
Dark Iron Mail Chest · Mail · level 51 · yellow at 265 -
Dark Iron Sunderer Two-Hand · Axe · level 52 · yellow at 270 -
Dark Iron Plate Chest · Plate · level 54 · yellow at 280 -
Dark Iron Bracers Wrist · Plate · level 54 · yellow at 290 -
Dark Iron Leggings Legs · Plate · level 55 · yellow at 320 -
Dark Iron Boots Feet · Plate · level 60 · yellow at 320 -
Dark Iron Destroyer One-Hand · Axe · level 60 · yellow at 320 -
Dark Iron Gauntlets Hands · Plate · level 60 · yellow at 320 -
Dark Iron Helm Head · Plate · level 60 · yellow at 320 -
Dark Iron Reaver One-Hand · Sword · level 60 · yellow at 320
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Questions about Dark Iron Shoulders
Did Dark Iron Shoulders change in WoW Forever?
Yes. Dark Iron Shoulders was changed in WoW Forever: vendor price reduced from 5g 38s 80c to 4g 31s 4c, gains +100 Bonus Armor. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 320 to 295, yellow skill-up point reduced from 300 to 275.
Was Dark Iron Shoulders nerfed in WoW Forever?
Dark Iron Shoulders is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown, range, durability or bag size moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: vendor price reduced from 5g 38s 80c to 4g 31s 4c, gains +100 Bonus Armor; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 320 to 295, yellow skill-up point reduced from 300 to 275.
What changed for Dark Iron Shoulders in WoW Forever?
Vendor price reduced from 5g 38s 80c to 4g 31s 4c, gains +100 Bonus Armor; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 320 to 295, yellow skill-up point reduced from 300 to 275. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.
What reagents does Dark Iron Shoulders need in WoW Forever?
Reagents: 6x Dark Iron Bar, 1x Heart of Fire.
What does the Dark Iron Shoulders recipe make in WoW Forever?
Dark Iron Shoulders is a Blacksmithing recipe that makes Dark Iron Shoulders in WoW Forever.
At what skill does Dark Iron Shoulders turn yellow and grey?
In WoW Forever, Dark Iron Shoulders turns yellow at 275 and grey at 295.
What skill do you need to learn Dark Iron Shoulders?
In WoW Forever, Dark Iron Shoulders is taught by Plans: Dark Iron Shoulders, which requires Blacksmithing (255) to learn; in Classic Era, 280.