Golden Scale Coif
Golden Scale Coif was changed in WoW Forever: vendor price reduced from 2g 20s 27c to 1g 54s 20c, sell price reduced from 44s 5c to 30s 84c, gains +10 Stamina, loses +10 Spirit. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 240 to 215, yellow skill-up point reduced from 215 to 190. Blacksmithing recipe that makes Golden Scale Coif. Taught by Plans: Golden Scale Coif, which requires Blacksmithing (165) to learn; in Classic Era, 190. Reagents: 8x Steel Bar, 2x Gold Bar, 2x Heavy Grinding Stone. Turns yellow at 190 and grey at 215. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
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2 Reagents: 8x Steel Bar, 2x Gold Bar, 2x Heavy Grinding Stone
Reagents: 8x Steel Bar, 2x Gold Bar, 2x Heavy Grinding Stone
Taught by Plans: Golden Scale Coif, which requires Blacksmithing (165) to learn; in Classic Era, 190.
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 Golden Scale Coif in WoW Forever
2 fields changed from Classic Era.
Golden Scale Coif 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)
Golden Scale Coif changes between Forever builds
Other Blacksmithing recipes named Golden Scale
Blacksmithing gear whose recipe name starts with Golden Scale, from the skill at which each turns yellow.
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Golden Scale Leggings Legs · Mail · level 29 · yellow at 170 -
Golden Scale Shoulders Shoulder · Mail · level 30 · yellow at 175 -
Golden Scale Bracers Wrist · Mail · level 32 · yellow at 185 -
Golden Scale Cuirass Chest · Mail · level 35 · yellow at 195 -
Golden Scale Boots Feet · Mail · level 35 · yellow at 200 -
Golden Scale Gauntlets Hands · Mail · level 36 · yellow at 200 - Golden Scale Gauntlets Hands · Mail · level 36 · yellow at 225
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Questions about Golden Scale Coif
Did Golden Scale Coif change in WoW Forever?
Yes. Golden Scale Coif was changed in WoW Forever: vendor price reduced from 2g 20s 27c to 1g 54s 20c, sell price reduced from 44s 5c to 30s 84c, gains +10 Stamina, loses +10 Spirit. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 240 to 215, yellow skill-up point reduced from 215 to 190.
Was Golden Scale Coif nerfed in WoW Forever?
Golden Scale Coif 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 2g 20s 27c to 1g 54s 20c, sell price reduced from 44s 5c to 30s 84c, gains +10 Stamina, loses +10 Spirit; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 240 to 215, yellow skill-up point reduced from 215 to 190.
What changed for Golden Scale Coif in WoW Forever?
Vendor price reduced from 2g 20s 27c to 1g 54s 20c, sell price reduced from 44s 5c to 30s 84c, gains +10 Stamina, loses +10 Spirit; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 240 to 215, yellow skill-up point reduced from 215 to 190. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.
What reagents does Golden Scale Coif need in WoW Forever?
Reagents: 8x Steel Bar, 2x Gold Bar, 2x Heavy Grinding Stone.
What does the Golden Scale Coif recipe make in WoW Forever?
Golden Scale Coif is a Blacksmithing recipe that makes Golden Scale Coif in WoW Forever.
At what skill does Golden Scale Coif turn yellow and grey?
In WoW Forever, Golden Scale Coif turns yellow at 190 and grey at 215.
What skill do you need to learn Golden Scale Coif?
In WoW Forever, Golden Scale Coif is taught by Plans: Golden Scale Coif, which requires Blacksmithing (165) to learn; in Classic Era, 190.