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Steel Bar

Common metal & stone · item level 35 · id 3859

Unchanged from Classic Era in World of Warcraft: Forever (beta build 1.60.1.70205): same item level, requirements, quality and vendor price. Every item changed from Classic Era.

Price history · 30 days · PvP Alliance

  • Median
  • Lowest buyout
34s 50c+60%
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AlsoMade by Smelt SteelUsed in Hard Gold CuirassDeals on PvP Alliance

About Steel Bar

Steel Bar is a common metal & stone item in World of Warcraft: Forever. It has item level 35 and stacks to 20. Sold by vendors for 2s 40c, who buy it back for 60c.

It is crafted by Mining at skill 125 from 1 Coal and 1 Iron Bar. It is a reagent in 41 recipes, including Hard Gold Cuirass, Golden Scale Shoulders, Hard Gold Boots and Glinting Steel Dagger and 37 more.

Quick answers

What is Steel Bar?
Steel Bar is a common metal & stone item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 41 recipes including Hard Gold Cuirass and Golden Scale Shoulders.
How do you get Steel Bar?
It is crafted by Mining at skill 125 from 1 Coal and 1 Iron Bar; the recipe comes from a trainer.
What is Steel Bar used for?
It is a reagent in 41 Forever recipes, including Hard Gold Cuirass, Golden Scale Shoulders and Hard Gold Boots and others.
How much does Steel Bar cost on the auction house?
On PvP Alliance the median buyout was 40s as of 2026-10-04 03:33 UTC. Other markets are listed on this page.
Is Steel Bar different in Forever than in Classic Era?
No. The Forever beta keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.
What is the best thing to craft with Steel Bar?
At the current medians on PvP Alliance, Golden Scale Shoulders (Blacksmithing) pays the most of the recipes that use it: +49s 7c a craft after the auction house cut.

Classic Era vs Forever

Unchanged from Classic Era: Steel Bar keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices in the Forever beta.

Era values from Blizzard's Game Data API; Forever values from Forever's game data.

Details

Class
Trade Goods
Subclass
Metal & Stone
Quality
common
Item level
35
Stack size
20
Vendor sell
60c
Vendor buy
2s 40c
Blizzard item id
3859
Client build
1.60.1 (build 70205)

Where it comes from

  • Vendors sell it for 2s 40c and buy it back for 60c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
  • Crafted by Mining at skill 125; the recipe comes from a trainer. Reagents below.
  • Consumed by 41 recipes, which is where its demand comes from.

Crafted by

Used in 41 recipes

Best thing to make with it right now: Golden Scale Shoulders (Blacksmithing), +49s 7c a craft at the medians on PvP Alliance; 1 of 41 recipes pay. Margins below are per craft, after the auction house cut; blank means a reagent is unpriced on this market.

Latest price · PvP Alliance

Live
Min buyout
40s
Median
40s
8g a stack of 20
Units listed
43
vs 7d median
up 109.0%

Addon scan · 58 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 · 7d · PvP Alliance

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Price history · 30d · PvP Alliance

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Across markets

Cheapest on Normal Alliance at 25s (5g a stack); deepest supply on Normal Alliance with 654 listed. Buying at 25s 99c on PvP Horde and selling at the PvP Alliance median of 40s through the neutral house leaves +8s 1c a unit after its 15 percent cut (1g 60s 20c a stack).

MarketMin buyoutMedianUnits
Normal Alliance25s25s654
Normal Horde28s 86c28s 86c301
PvP Alliance40s40s43
PvP Horde25s 99c26s650

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