Black Dragonscale Boots
Item Level 29An Epic Mail Feet, item level 29, requires level 23, binds when equipped. Sold by a vendor NPC.
An Epic Mail Feet, item level 29, requires level 23, binds when equipped. Sold by a vendor NPC.
On Black Dragonscale Boots's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 12,600 gold8 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 12,284 gold41 silver to 12,600 gold8 silver, a tight band around its average.
| Vendor | NPC #55072 | Darkmoon Island 50.5, 68.9 |
|---|---|---|
| Crafted | Black Dragonscale Boots | Recipe |
The game's collection data lists Black Dragonscale Boots as sold by a vendor NPC in Darkmoon Island. The vendor stands at 50.5, 68.9 on the Darkmoon Island map.
| Vendor | Zone | Map | Waypoint | Other items it sells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC #55072 | Darkmoon Island | 50.5, 68.9; 47.5, 66.3 | /way #407 50.5 68.9 | 71 |
Darkmoon Island 2 placements
VendorVendorVendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Black Dragonscale Boots is one of 4 pieces of Black Dragon Mail, alongside Black Dragonscale Breastplate, Black Dragonscale Leggings and Black Dragonscale Shoulders. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces, 3 pieces and 4 pieces equipped.
In WoW Forever it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 3g 26s 53c. In Classic Era it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 3g 26s 53c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 3g 15s 33c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 3g 15s 33c. In MoP Classic it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 3g 15s 33c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | 23 | Epic | Binds when equipped | 1g 21s 58c |
| WoW Forever | 61 | 56 | Epic | Binds when equipped | 3g 26s 53c |
| Classic Era | 61 | 56 | Epic | Binds when equipped | 3g 26s 53c |
| The Burning Crusade | 61 | 56 | Epic | Binds when equipped | 3g 15s 33c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 61 | 56 | Epic | Binds when equipped | 3g 15s 33c |
| MoP Classic | 61 | 56 | Epic | Binds when equipped | 3g 15s 33c |
The Classic Leatherworking recipe Black Dragonscale Boots takes 18 Black Dragonscale, 3 Fiery Core, 3 Lava Core and 2 Rune Thread.
In the Appearances collection, Black Dragonscale Boots is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 5094. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Black Dragonscale Boots.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 40g 15s, and Black Dragonscale is the largest share at 90%. The Classic Leatherworking recipe Black Dragonscale Boots is taught by Pattern: Black Dragonscale Boots. It turns yellow at Classic Leatherworking skill 320 and grey at 340.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2 gold | 36 gold | |
| 3 | 75 silver | 2 gold25 silver | |
| 3 | 36 silver | 1 gold8 silver | |
| 2 | 41 silver | 82 silver | |
| Reagents for one craft | 40 gold15 silver | ||
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest EU Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Black Dragonscale Boots suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
The 10 items nearest to Black Dragonscale Boots (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Mail, Feet slot, from item level 28 to 31.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 23 | +8 Stamina, +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Fire Resistance. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | Not listed | |
| 29 | 25 | +9 Stamina, +6 Frost Resistance, +3 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | Not listed | |
| 29 | 23 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed | |
| 29 | 23 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed | |
| 29 | 24 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed | |
| 30 | 25 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed | |
| 28 | 21 | +8 Stamina, +3 Versatility. World Drop | Not listed | |
| 28 | 22 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed | |
| 28 | 22 | +11 Critical Strike, +2 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed | |
| 31 | 27 | +6 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Outland Leatherworking | Not listed | |
| 31 | 26 | +6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Ironspine Greaves has the highest item level here (31).
Next item levels up from Black Dragonscale Boots among Armor > Mail, Feet slot: Thornsnarl Greaves (item level 36), Treads of Implicit Obedience (item level 37), Yak Greaves (item level 38), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Sabatons of Cruelty (item level 39) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Footguards of Alacrity (item level 39).
Nearest lower item levels below Black Dragonscale Boots among Armor > Mail, Feet slot: Captain's Boots (item level 23), Brigade Boots (item level 23), Ravager's Sandals (item level 23), Chief Brigadier Boots (item level 22) and Jazeraint Boots (item level 22).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Black Dragonscale Boots is listed at 1 vendor placement. NPC 55072 stands in Darkmoon Island at map coordinates 50.5, 68.9.
Black Dragonscale Boots uses icon file 132590, which 85 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16984 (16979 to 16989) were usually added in the same batch as Black Dragonscale Boots: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
The raw ItemSparse values for item 16984 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Black Dragonscale Boots 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 Dragonscale Boots 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 Dragonscale Boots
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