Classic Era item

Codex of Defense

Item 18357 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.70576

• Item Level 60
• Unique
• This Item Begins a Quest
• Classes: Warrior
• Requires Level 54
• "The tome is magically sealed."

About Codex of Defense

Codex of Defense is a rare miscellaneous item on Classic Era at item level 60, usable from level 54. Only Warriors can use it. Looting it starts the quest Codex of Defense.

Downloads

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• Icon 64 pxJPG · 3 KB

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• BackgroundJPG · 45 KB

Where Codex of Defense Fits

Items That Share Codex of Defense's Icon

Codex of Defense uses the same icon art, which 11 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

• Tome of Arcane Brilliance ID 18600 · Recipe · item level 56
• Peeling the Onion ID 19483 · Miscellaneous
• For the Light! ID 20009 · Miscellaneous
• Tome of Frostbolt XI ID 21214 · Recipe · item level 60
• Tome of Fireball XII ID 21279 · Recipe · item level 60
• Tome of Arcane Missiles VIII ID 21280 · Recipe · item level 60
• Tome of Polymorph: Turtle ID 22739 · Recipe · item level 60
• Tome of Frost Ward V ID 22890 · Recipe · item level 60

Items Numbered Next to Codex of Defense

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 18357 (18339 to 18362) were usually added in the same batch as Codex of Defense: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

• Eidolon Cloak ID 18339 · Armor - Cloth · item level 59
• Eidolon Talisman ID 18340 · Armor · item level 59
• Petrified Band ID 18343 · Armor · item level 59
• Stonebark Gauntlets ID 18344 · Armor - Leather · item level 59
• Garona: A Study on Stealth and Treachery ID 18356 · Miscellaneous · item level 60
• The Arcanist's Cookbook ID 18358 · Miscellaneous · item level 60
• The Light and How to Swing It ID 18359 · Miscellaneous · item level 60
• Harnessing Shadows ID 18360 · Miscellaneous · item level 60
• The Greatest Race of Hunters ID 18361 · Miscellaneous · item level 60
• Holy Bologna: What the Light Won't Tell You ID 18362 · Miscellaneous · item level 60

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Item 18357	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	60	60	25
Required level	54	54	54

Related

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest Classic Era scan: EU 0 of 26, US 0 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's Classic Era Game Data API (static data 1.15.9.68185). Prices: per-unit buyouts from Auction House scans made in game by players with the TheWoWDB addon, one scan per realm per hour at most; Blizzard publishes no auction data for Classic Era, so a price is only as fresh as the latest scan. Retail column: the retail client datamine.