An Uncommon Mail Chest, item level 19, requires level 12, binds when equipped.
On Banded Armor's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,134 gold7 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 1,077 gold89 silver to 3,003 gold13 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 33, requires level 28 and sells to vendors for 36s 77c. In Classic Era it is item level 33, requires level 28 and sells to vendors for 36s 77c. In MoP Classic it is item level 33, requires level 28 and sells to vendors for 36s 77c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 19 | 12 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 1g 90s 19c |
| WoW Forever | 33 | 28 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 36s 77c |
| Classic Era | 33 | 28 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 36s 77c |
| MoP Classic | 33 | 28 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 36s 77c |
In the Appearances collection, Banded Armor is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 2924. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Banded Armor.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Banded Armor suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Banded Armor uses icon file 132739, which 31 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Overlord's Chestplate ID 10203 · Armor - Plate · item level 27Platemail Armor ID 8094 · Armor - Plate · item level 26Light Plate Chestpiece ID 8080 · Armor - Plate · item level 28Truesilver Breastplate ID 7939 · Armor - Plate · item level 25Royal Decorated Armor ID 11820 · Armor - Mail · item level 28Knight's Breastplate ID 7454 · Armor - Mail · item level 22Unforged Rune Covered Breastplate ID 12806 · Quest · item level 25 "Covered in demonic runes."Onyx Shredder Plate ID 5755 · Armor - Mail · item level 20Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 9836 (9831 to 9841) were usually added in the same batch as Banded Armor: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Scaled Cloak ID 9831 · Armor - Cloth · item level 18
Scaled Leather Gloves ID 9832 · Armor - Leather · item level 19
Scaled Leather Leggings ID 9833 · Armor - Leather · item level 19
Scaled Leather Shoulders ID 9834 · Armor - Leather · item level 19
Scaled Leather Tunic ID 9835 · Armor - Leather · item level 19
Banded Bracers ID 9837 · Armor - Mail · item level 18
Banded Cloak ID 9838 · Armor - Cloth · item level 18
Banded Gauntlets ID 9839 · Armor - Mail · item level 19
Banded Girdle ID 9840 · Armor - Mail · item level 19
Banded Leggings ID 9841 · Armor - Mail · item level 19The raw ItemSparse values for item 9836 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Banded Armor is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Banded Armor next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Banded Armor
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
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