This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.
Boots of the Desert Protector is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
In the Appearances collection, Boots of the Desert Protector is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 5754. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Boots of the Desert Protector suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
The 10 items nearest to Boots of the Desert Protector (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Plate, Feet slot, from item level 28 to 30.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boots of the Desert Protector (this item) | 29 | 25 | +4 Strength or Intellect, +7 Critical Strike, +8 Stamina, +5 Haste. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Commander's Boots | 29 | 23 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Imperial Plate Boots | 29 | 23 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Exalted Sabatons | 29 | 24 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Dark Iron Boots | 29 | 25 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
| Icebane Trudgers | 29 | 25 | +9 Stamina, +6 Frost Resistance, +3 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Bucket Kickers | 29 | 25 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +7 Haste, +4 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
| Sapphiron's Scale Boots | 28 | 22 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
 Fel Iron Plate Boots | 30 | 25 | +9 Stamina, +7 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Ango'rosh Sabatons | 30 | 24 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Darkcrest Sabatons | 30 | 24 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Fel Iron Plate Boots has the highest item level here (30).
Next item levels up from Boots of the Desert Protector among Armor > Plate, Feet slot: Kraken Greaves (item level 34), Inexorable Sabatons (item level 35), Iron-Spring Jumpers (item level 35), Brilliant Titansteel Treads (item level 35) and Icebane Treads (item level 35).
Nearest lower item levels below Boots of the Desert Protector among Armor > Plate, Feet slot: Bloodforged Sabatons (item level 25), Chromite Greaves (item level 24), Gothic Sabatons (item level 24), Tyrant's Greaves (item level 24) and Brutish Boots (item level 24).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Boots of the Desert Protector 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 Boots of the Desert Protector 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 Boots of the Desert Protector
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