Where do you buy Pattern: Defender's Leather Pants?

Vendors sell it for 16s and buy it back for 4s. It can also be listed on the auction house, and the vendors and zones players have seen it at are listed on this page as they are reported.

How much does Pattern: Defender's Leather Pants cost on the auction house?

About 70s at the median on PvP Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 06:48 UTC. Across the 17 Forever markets with a price it runs from 34s on PvP Horde CN to 4g 99s on RP PvP Horde EU.

Is Pattern: Defender's Leather Pants new in WoW Forever?

Yes. It exists in Forever and has no entry in the Classic Era catalog, so it is a Forever addition.

How fast does Pattern: Defender's Leather Pants sell on the auction house?

Sells fast on PvP Alliance US: about 19 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in under a day. AHledger estimates it from consecutive scans of the auction house; a cancelled listing can look like a sale, so the figure is a guide.

Pattern: Defender's Leather Pants

Rare leatherworking · item level 25 · id 252794 · new in Forever

PvP Alliance USscanned 7 min ago

New in World of Warcraft: Forever: this item is not in Classic Era and first appears in Forever (build 1.60.1.70862). Added in pre-launch patch 1.60.1 (build 70755) on 2026-11-03.

AlsoDeals on PvP Alliance US Best hours to buy and sell

Latest price · PvP Alliance US

Live

Min buyout

Median

Units listed

vs 7d median

26.7%

Auction house salesSells fast on PvP Alliance US, about 19 sold a day. The current listings clear in under a day.

Estimated from 31 hours of scans this week: how it works

Addon scan · 7 min ago

Min buyout is the cheapest listing per unit; median is the middle price across all units and the one to trade on. How to read this page.

Price history · 30d · PvP Alliance US

Addon scan · 7 min ago

Price history · 7d · PvP Alliance US

Addon scan · 7 min ago

Across markets

Cheapest on PvP Horde CN at 31s; deepest supply on PvP Horde US with 50 listed. Buying at 1g on RP PvP Alliance EU and selling at the RP PvP Horde EU median of 4g 99s through the neutral house leaves +3g 24s 15c a unit after its 15 percent cut.

Market	Min buyout	Median	Units	30d median
Normal Alliance US	45s	60s	23	83s 12c
Normal Horde US	60s	60s	1	74s 90c
PvP Alliance US	70s	70s	8	95s 56c
PvP Horde US	1g	2g 50s	50	57s 90c
RP Alliance US	85s	85s	4	94s 25c
RP Horde US	1g 7s	1g 7s	4	66s
Normal Alliance EU	66s	76s	27	75s
Normal Horde EU	42s	45s	12	72s 14c
PvP Alliance EU	38s	49s	21	88s 63c
PvP Horde EU	40s	50s	22	72s 20c
RP Alliance EU	-	-	0	45s
RP Horde EU	1g	1g 50s	3	1g 44s 44c
Normal Alliance CN	60s	60s	2	61s 72c
Normal Horde CN	70s	70s	10	82s 50c
PvP Horde CN	31s	34s	17	34s 25c
RP PvP Horde US	75s	80s	5	80s
RP PvP Alliance EU	1g	1g	6	1g 80s
RP PvP Horde EU	1g 25s	4g 99s	3	1g 86s 45c

About Pattern: Defender's Leather Pants

Pattern: Defender's Leather Pants is a rare leatherworking recipe new in World of Warcraft: Forever: it exists in Forever and was not part of Classic Era. It has item level 25 and requires Leatherworking 100. Use: Learning. Its item level places it 139th of 286 new leatherworking items in Forever. Sold by vendors for 16s, who buy it back for 4s.

The item reads: "Teaches you how to craft Defender's Leather Pants."

Quick answers

What is Pattern: Defender's Leather Pants?: Pattern: Defender's Leather Pants is a rare leatherworking recipe new in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 16s.
Where do you buy Pattern: Defender's Leather Pants?: Vendors sell it for 16s and buy it back for 4s. It can also be listed on the auction house, and the vendors and zones players have seen it at are listed on this page as they are reported.
What does Pattern: Defender's Leather Pants do?: Use: Learning.
How much does Pattern: Defender's Leather Pants cost on the auction house?: About 70s at the median on PvP Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 06:48 UTC. Across the 17 Forever markets with a price it runs from 34s on PvP Horde CN to 4g 99s on RP PvP Horde EU.
Is Pattern: Defender's Leather Pants new in WoW Forever?: Yes. It exists in Forever and has no entry in the Classic Era catalog, so it is a Forever addition.
How fast does Pattern: Defender's Leather Pants sell on the auction house?: Sells fast on PvP Alliance US: about 19 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in under a day. AHledger estimates it from consecutive scans of the auction house; a cancelled listing can look like a sale, so the figure is a guide.

Details

Class: Recipe
Subclass: Leatherworking
Quality: rare
Item level: 25
Requires skill: Leatherworking 100
Vendor sell: 4s
Vendor buy: 16s
Blizzard item id: 252794
Catalog status: New in WoW Forever (absent from Classic Era)
Client build: 1.60.1 (build 70862)

Where it comes from

Vendors sell it for 16s and buy it back for 4s. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
Dropped by
- creature 3887 in Shadowfang Keep (Shadowfang Keep)3% of 64 looted
- creature 36741% of 96 looted
- creature 1696 in Stormwind Stockade (Stormwind Stockade)2% of 41 looted
- creature 639 in Deadmines (Ironclad Cove)1% of 74 looted
Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is creature 3887 in Shadowfang Keep (Shadowfang Keep) at 3% of 64 loot windows.
Sources are what 2 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

Seen inside Shadowfang Keep, Excavation Site: Wetlands, Stormwind Stockade, Deadmines.