A Common Leather Chest, item level 6, requires level 3, binds when equipped.
On Black Bear Hide Vest's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 295 gold37 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 100 gold59 silver to 490 gold94 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 12, requires level 7 and sells to vendors for 1s 21c. In Classic Era it is item level 12, requires level 7 and sells to vendors for 1s 21c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 12, requires level 7 and sells to vendors for 1s 22c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 12, requires level 7 and sells to vendors for 1s 22c. In MoP Classic it is item level 12, requires level 7 and sells to vendors for 1s 22c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 6 | 3 | Common | Binds when equipped | 1s 70c |
| WoW Forever | 12 | 7 | Common | - | 1s 21c |
| Classic Era | 12 | 7 | Common | - | 1s 21c |
| The Burning Crusade | 12 | 7 | Common | - | 1s 22c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 12 | 7 | Common | - | 1s 22c |
| MoP Classic | 12 | 7 | Common | - | 1s 22c |
In the Appearances collection, Black Bear Hide Vest is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 653. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear.
The 10 items nearest to Black Bear Hide Vest (item level 6) in item level among Armor > Leather, Chest slot, from item level 5 to 16.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bear Hide Vest (this item) | 6 | 3 | World Drop | Not listed |
 Tribal Vest | 6 | 4 | +2 Agility or Intellect, +2 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Battered Leather Harness | 5 | 3 | Vendor | Not listed |
 Grizzly Jerkin | 9 | 5 | +2 Agility or Intellect, +3 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Buckled Harness | 10 | 6 | Vendor | Not listed |
| Ceremonial Leather Harness | 11 | 6 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
 Lupine Vest | 12 | 7 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Studded Leather Harness | 14 | 8 | Vendor | Not listed |
 Prospector's Chestpiece | 14 | 9 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Feral Harness | 14 | 8 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Rigid Tunic | 16 | 10 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Rigid Tunic has the highest item level here (16).
Next item levels up from Black Bear Hide Vest among Armor > Leather, Chest slot: Grunt's Harness (item level 17), Green Leather Armor (item level 19), Emblazoned Chestpiece (item level 19), Scaled Leather Tunic (item level 19) and Dokebi Chestguard (item level 19).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Black Bear Hide Vest uses icon file 132760, which 19 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Hard Crawler Carapace ID 2087 · Armor - Leather · item level 6Frostmane Leather Vest ID 2108 · Armor - Leather · item level 2White Leather Jerkin ID 2311 · Armor - Leather · item level 6Patched Leather Jerkin ID 1794 · Armor - Leather · item level 12Hunting Tunic ID 2973 · Armor - Leather · item level 10Tanned Leather Jerkin ID 846 · Armor - Leather · item level 10Rough Leather Vest ID 799 · Armor - Leather · item level 5Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2069 (2059 to 2075) were usually added in the same batch as Black Bear Hide Vest: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Sentry Cloak ID 2059 · Armor - Cloth · item level 15
Trogg Club ID 2064 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 5
Rockjaw Blade ID 2065 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 4
Skull Hatchet ID 2066 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 4
Frostbit Staff ID 2067 · Weapon - Staff · item level 5
Darnassian Bleu ID 2070 · Consumable
Dwarven Magestaff ID 2072 · Weapon - Staff · item level 17
Dwarven Hatchet ID 2073 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 8
Solid Shortblade ID 2074 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 11
Heavy Mace ID 2075 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 6The raw ItemSparse values for item 2069 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Black Bear Hide Vest 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 Black Bear Hide Vest 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 Black Bear Hide Vest
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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