This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Mail Waist, item level 29, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Cord of The Five Thunders is one of 8 pieces of The Five Thunders, alongside Bindings of The Five Thunders, Boots of The Five Thunders and Coif of The Five Thunders and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces, 4 pieces, 6 pieces and 8 pieces equipped.
In WoW Forever it is item level 65 and sells to vendors for 1g 94s 85c. In Classic Era it is item level 65 and sells to vendors for 1g 94s 85c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 65 and sells to vendors for 1g 63s 34c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 65 and sells to vendors for 1g 63s 34c. In MoP Classic it is item level 65 and sells to vendors for 1g 91s 65c.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 87s 91c |
| WoW Forever | 65 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 94s 85c |
| Classic Era | 65 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 94s 85c |
| The Burning Crusade | 65 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 63s 34c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 65 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 63s 34c |
| MoP Classic | 65 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 91s 65c |
Appearance ID: 5921. 3 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Cord of The Five Thunders suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
Cord of The Five Thunders is part of the transmog set The Five Thunders (Shaman only). The other 16 pieces:
Bindings of The Five Thunders
Boots of The Five Thunders
Coif of The Five Thunders
Gauntlets of The Five Thunders
Kilt of The Five Thunders
Pauldrons of The Five Thunders
Vest of The Five ThundersAged Pauldrons of The Five Thunders
Headdress of the First ShamanReplica Coif of The Five ThundersReplica Gauntlets of The Five ThundersReplica Bindings of The Five ThundersReplica Cord of The Five ThundersReplica Boots of The Five ThundersReplica Pauldrons of The Five ThundersReplica Vest of The Five ThundersBuilt from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Cord of The Five Thunders uses icon file 132505, which 62 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:
Light Obsidian Belt ID 22195 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Heavy Obsidian Belt ID 22197 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Abyssal Mail Clutch ID 20670 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Starfire Sash ID 24597 · Armor - Cloth · item level 30Astralaan Belt ID 24645 · Armor - Cloth · item level 31Sunroc Waistband ID 24733 · Armor - Leather · item level 30Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 22098 (22093 to 22103) were usually added in the same batch as Cord of The Five Thunders: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Soulforge Spaulders ID 22093 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Bloodkelp ID 22094 · Quest "Its red juice can leave an indelible stain on your clothing, so be careful."Bindings of The Five Thunders ID 22095 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Boots of The Five Thunders ID 22096 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Coif of The Five Thunders ID 22097 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Gauntlets of The Five Thunders ID 22099 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Kilt of The Five Thunders ID 22100 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Pauldrons of The Five Thunders ID 22101 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Vest of The Five Thunders ID 22102 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Master Healthstone ID 22103 · Consumable · item level 27The raw ItemSparse values for item 22098 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Cord of The Five Thunders 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 The Five Thunders 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 Cord of The Five Thunders
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
TheWoWDB
