This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Mail Feet, item level 13, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
In the Appearances collection, Boots of Painful Cost is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 2084. 7 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
1 quest lists Boots of Painful Cost among its rewards in Blizzard's quest data.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Boots of Painful Cost suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
The 10 items nearest to Boots of Painful Cost (item level 13) in item level among Armor > Mail, Feet slot, from item level 9 to 19.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boots of Painful Cost (this item) | 13 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina, +3 Versatility. Quest | Not listed | |
 Grunt's Ankle Wraps | 13 | 8 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Outrunner's Slippers | 12 | 7 | +2 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Hulking Boots | 15 | 9 | +5 Stamina, +4 Agility or Intellect. World Drop | Not listed |
| Quagmire Trudgers | 16 | +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed | |
 Lambent Scale Boots | 17 | 10 | +6 Stamina, +5 Versatility. World Drop | Not listed |
 Bloodspattered Sabatons | 9 | 5 | +2 Agility or Intellect, +2 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Sentry's Slippers | 18 | 11 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Glimmering Mail Greaves | 19 | 12 | +6 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Banded Boots | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Wicked Chain Boots | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Glimmering Mail Greaves has the highest item level here (19).
Next item levels up from Boots of Painful Cost among Armor > Mail, Feet slot: Ravager's Sandals (item level 23), Khan's Greaves (item level 24), Ancient Greaves (item level 24), Bonelink Sabatons (item level 24) and Gryphon Mail Greaves (item level 25).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
1 other item in the current build is also called Boots of Painful Cost. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.
Boots of Painful Cost ID 131685 · Armor - Mail · item level 13Boots of Painful Cost uses icon file 132558, which 22 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Boots of Painful Cost ID 131685 · Armor - Mail · item level 13Callous Greaves ID 131582 · Armor - Mail · item level 15Attuned Crystalline Boots ID 127569 · Armor - Cloth · item level 34Kelsey's Water Walking Boots ID 162347 · QuestSandals of Sacrifice ID 66020 · Armor - Leather · item level 13Sandals of Sacrifice ID 65936 · Armor - Leather · item level 13Cold Boots ID 60932 · Armor - Leather · item level 15Sandals of the Neverending Bridge ID 60706 · Armor - Cloth · item level 10Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 131687 (131682 to 131692) were usually added in the same batch as Boots of Painful Cost: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Boots of Endless Vitality ID 131682 · Armor - Mail · item level 22
Thelwater's Steelwoven Eyepatch ID 131683 · Armor - Mail · item level 18 "It's a bit heavy."
Packleader's Chain Spaulders ID 131684 · Armor - Mail · item level 13Boots of Painful Cost ID 131685 · Armor - Mail · item level 13Packleader's Chain Spaulders ID 131686 · Armor - Mail · item level 13
Winning Mail Gloves ID 131688 · Armor - Mail · item level 12
Web Encased Tunic ID 131689 · Armor - Mail · item level 12 "Now infestation free!"
Web Coated Leggings ID 131690 · Armor - Mail · item level 12Keyton's Mail Pauldrons ID 131691 · Armor - Mail · item level 12
Sludge Guard Mail Vest ID 131692 · Armor - Mail · item level 13The raw ItemSparse values for item 131687 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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