Steel Breastplate
Steel Breastplate was changed in WoW Forever: vendor price reduced from 3g 24s 40c to 2g 24s 60c, sell price reduced from 64s 88c to 56s 15c, gains +12 Stamina, gains +10 Block Rating. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 250 to 225, yellow skill-up point reduced from 225 to 200. Blacksmithing recipe that makes Steel Breastplate. Reagents: 16x Steel Bar, 3x Heavy Grinding Stone. Turns yellow at 200 and grey at 225. Source: trainer. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
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3 Reagents: 16x Steel Bar, 3x Heavy Grinding Stone
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 required skill for this recipe is not stored in the client either.
What changed for Steel Breastplate in WoW Forever
2 fields changed from Classic Era.
Steel 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.
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)
Steel Breastplate changes between Forever builds
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Questions about Steel Breastplate
Did Steel Breastplate change in WoW Forever?
Yes. Steel Breastplate was changed in WoW Forever: vendor price reduced from 3g 24s 40c to 2g 24s 60c, sell price reduced from 64s 88c to 56s 15c, gains +12 Stamina, gains +10 Block Rating. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 250 to 225, yellow skill-up point reduced from 225 to 200.
Was Steel Breastplate nerfed in WoW Forever?
Steel 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: vendor price reduced from 3g 24s 40c to 2g 24s 60c, sell price reduced from 64s 88c to 56s 15c, gains +12 Stamina, gains +10 Block Rating; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 250 to 225, yellow skill-up point reduced from 225 to 200.
What changed for Steel Breastplate in WoW Forever?
Vendor price reduced from 3g 24s 40c to 2g 24s 60c, sell price reduced from 64s 88c to 56s 15c, gains +12 Stamina, gains +10 Block Rating; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 250 to 225, yellow skill-up point reduced from 225 to 200. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.
What reagents does Steel Breastplate need in WoW Forever?
Reagents: 16x Steel Bar, 3x Heavy Grinding Stone.
What does the Steel Breastplate recipe make in WoW Forever?
Steel Breastplate is a Blacksmithing recipe that makes Steel Breastplate in WoW Forever.
At what skill does Steel Breastplate turn yellow and grey?
In WoW Forever, Steel Breastplate turns yellow at 200 and grey at 225.