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Cord of Elements

Item Level 28
Binds when equipped
WaistArmor
9 Armor
+5 Agility or Intellect
+8 Stamina
+5 Critical Strike
+4 Haste
Requires Level 22
Sell price: 1 gold57 silver
Current price See chart
No recent dataawaiting next scan
30D typical 90,000 gold
-12% over 7 days
Realm Auction House Armor

A Rare Mail Waist, item level 28, requires level 22, binds when equipped. Sold by a vendor NPC.

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Cord of Elements Price History

Realm Auction House
Recorded Auction House snapshots.
Market price Min buyout Quantity (hover for values)

On Cord of Elements's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 90,000 gold over the last 30 days, ranging from 70,000 gold to 150,000 gold, a wide spread for a 30-day window.

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Where it comes from
VendorNPC #23396Netherstorm 33.1, 64.0

Sold By

The game's collection data lists Cord of Elements as sold by a vendor NPC in Netherstorm. The vendor stands at 33.1, 64.0 on the Netherstorm map.

VendorZoneMapWaypointOther items it sells
NPC #23396Netherstorm33.1, 64.0/way #109 33.1 64.073

Netherstorm 1 placement

Netherstorm map showing VendorVendor

Vendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.

Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Set: The Elements
The Elements (8 pieces)
  • (2) Set: +200 Armor.
  • (4) Set: Increases Intellect by 20.
  • (6) Set: Chance on spell cast to increase your Intellect by 80 for 10 sec.
  • (8) Set: Reduces magical damage taken by 5%.

Cord of Elements is one of 8 pieces of The Elements, alongside Boots of Elements, Bindings of Elements and Coif of Elements and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces, 4 pieces, 6 pieces and 8 pieces equipped.

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Other versions
Across game versions

In Classic Era it is item level 58, requires level 53 and sells to vendors for 1g 34s 40c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 58, requires level 53 and sells to vendors for 1g 34s 40c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 58, requires level 53 and sells to vendors for 13s 44c. In MoP Classic it is item level 58, requires level 53 and sells to vendors for 1g 34s 40c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)2822RareBinds when equipped1g 57s 70c
Classic Era5853RareBinds when equipped1g 34s 40c
The Burning Crusade5853RareBinds when equipped1g 34s 40c
Wrath of the Lich King5853RareBinds when equipped13s 44c
MoP Classic5853RareBinds when equipped1g 34s 40c
Cord of Elements Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 4876. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Cord of Elements Compares

Who It Suits

Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Cord of Elements suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Cord of Elements (item level 28) in item level among Armor > Mail, Waist slot, from item level 25 to 29.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Cord of Elements (this item)2822+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +4 HasteNot listed
Impenetrable Belt2822+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Magnificent Belt2822+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Mercurial Girdle2923+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Triumphant Girdle2923+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Icy Scale Waistwrap2925+9 Stamina, +6 Frost Resistance, +3 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Classic LeatherworkingNot listed
Protector Waistband2620+6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike. World DropNot listed
Ironhide Belt2620+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Belt of the Gladiator2519+8 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Gryphon Mail Belt2519+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Formidable Belt2519+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed

Mercurial Girdle has the highest item level here (29).

Next item levels up from Cord of Elements among Armor > Mail, Waist slot: Tsunami Belt (item level 36), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Links of Cruelty (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Links of Accuracy (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Waistguard of Meditation (item level 39) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Waistguard of Cruelty (item level 39).

Nearest lower item levels below Cord of Elements among Armor > Mail, Waist slot: Mail Combat Belt (item level 20), Renegade Belt (item level 20), Enduring Belt (item level 20), Girdle of Golem Strength (item level 19) and Phalanx Girdle (item level 19).

Transmog Sets

Cord of Elements is part of the transmog set The Elements (Hunter, Shaman and Evoker only), which the Appearances collection lists in 2 versions. The other 16 pieces:

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Cord of Elements Fits

Where to Buy Cord of Elements

Cord of Elements is listed at 1 vendor placement. NPC 23396 stands in Netherstorm at map coordinates 33.1, 64.0.

Items That Share Cord of Elements's Icon

Cord of Elements uses icon file 132505, which 62 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Cord of Elements

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16673 (16668 to 16678) were usually added in the same batch as Cord of Elements: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Cord of Elements Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 16673 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
7 gold88 silver
Vendor sell price
1 gold57 silver
Material
Chain
Equip slot
Waist
Item set ID
187
Flags
0 / 8192 / 8388608 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Cord of Elements in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Cord of Elements 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 Cord of Elements next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Cord of Elements in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Cord of Elements is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
What level is Cord of Elements in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Cord of Elements is Rare quality, item level 58 and requires level 53.
What does Cord of Elements sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 1g 34s for one Cord of Elements in Classic Era.
What slot is Cord of Elements in WoW Classic?
Cord of Elements is a Waist Mail in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.

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 Cord of Elements

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era client
Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
Appearances in the beta client
1 recorded look

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