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Living Breastplate

Living Breastplate was changed in WoW Forever: gains +9 Spell Damage Done, Equip bonus now a +26 Spell Healing Done stat. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 340 to 330, yellow skill-up point reduced from 320 to 310. Leatherworking recipe that makes Living Breastplate. Taught by Pattern: Living Breastplate, which requires Leatherworking (290) to learn; in Classic Era, 300. Reagents: 16x Rugged Leather, 8x Living Essence, 2x Mooncloth, 1x Cured Rugged Hide, 2x Rune Thread. Turns yellow at 310 and grey at 330. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Leatherworking
Changed: 310Changed: 330

Reagents: 16x Rugged Leather, 8x Living Essence, 2x Mooncloth, 1x Cured Rugged Hide, 2x Rune Thread

Taught by Pattern: Living Breastplate, which requires Leatherworking (290) to learn; in Classic Era, 300.

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 Living Breastplate in WoW Forever

2 fields changed from Classic Era.

Turns grey at skill
↓ lower
Classic Era 340
→
Forever 330
Turns yellow at skill
↓ lower
Classic Era 320
→
Forever 310

Living Breastplate 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.

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026
Living Breastplate
Item Level 60
Binds when equipped
Chest · Leather
169 Armor
+25 Spirit
+10 Stamina
+5 Nature Resistance
Durability 100 / 100
Requires Level 55
Equip: Increases healing done by spells and effects by up to 26. (1 Hour Cooldown)
Sell Price: 2g 47s 76c
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Living Breastplate
Item Level 60
Binds when equipped
Chest · Leather
169 Armor
+25 Spirit
+10 Stamina
+5 Nature Resistance
Added in Forever: +26 Spell Healing Done
Added in Forever: +9 Spell Damage Done
Forever amounts are computed from Blizzard's item budget tables, the way the game client computes them (this engine ships no flat amounts). How we check them.
Requires Level 55
Removed in Forever: Equip: Increases healing done by spells and effects by up to 26. (1 Hour Cooldown)
Sell Price: 2g 47s 76c
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever
Item field diff every changed column on the crafted item
Field Classic Era Forever
effects [ { "categoryCooldownMs": 600000, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": 3600000, "spellId": 9315, "spellName": "Increase Healing 26", "trigger": 1 } ] []
stats [ { "amount": 25, "stat": 6 }, { "amount": 10, "stat": 7 }, { "amount": 5, "stat": 55 } ] [ { "amount": 25, "percentEditor": 7353, "stat": 6 }, { "amount": 10, "percentEditor": 2941, "stat": 7 }, { "amount": 5, "percentEditor": 1471, "stat": 55 }, { "amount": 26, "percentEditor": 7647, "stat": 41 }, { "amount": 9, "percentEditor": 2647, "stat": 42 } ]
Recipe field diff the recipe row itself (skill-up thresholds, source)
Field Classic Era Forever
trivialHigh 340 330
trivialLow 320 310

Living Breastplate changes between Forever builds

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Leatherworking gear whose recipe name starts with Living, from the skill at which each turns yellow.

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Questions about Living Breastplate

Did Living Breastplate change in WoW Forever?

Yes. Living Breastplate was changed in WoW Forever: gains +9 Spell Damage Done, Equip bonus now a +26 Spell Healing Done stat. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 340 to 330, yellow skill-up point reduced from 320 to 310.

Was Living Breastplate nerfed in WoW Forever?

Living Breastplate 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: gains +9 Spell Damage Done, Equip bonus now a +26 Spell Healing Done stat; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 340 to 330, yellow skill-up point reduced from 320 to 310.

What changed for Living Breastplate in WoW Forever?

Gains +9 Spell Damage Done, Equip bonus now a +26 Spell Healing Done stat; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 340 to 330, yellow skill-up point reduced from 320 to 310. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

What reagents does Living Breastplate need in WoW Forever?

Reagents: 16x Rugged Leather, 8x Living Essence, 2x Mooncloth, 1x Cured Rugged Hide, 2x Rune Thread.

What does the Living Breastplate recipe make in WoW Forever?

Living Breastplate is a Leatherworking recipe that makes Living Breastplate in WoW Forever.

At what skill does Living Breastplate turn yellow and grey?

In WoW Forever, Living Breastplate turns yellow at 310 and grey at 330.

What skill do you need to learn Living Breastplate?

In WoW Forever, Living Breastplate is taught by Pattern: Living Breastplate, which requires Leatherworking (290) to learn; in Classic Era, 300.

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