An Uncommon Leather Waist, item level 16, requires level 10, binds when equipped. Crafted with Dark Leather Belt.
On Dark Leather Belt's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 707 gold34 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 39 gold to 1,150 gold, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
| Crafted | Dark Leather Belt | Recipe |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 25, requires level 20 and sells to vendors for 7s 3c. In Classic Era it is item level 25, requires level 20 and sells to vendors for 7s 3c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 25, requires level 20 and sells to vendors for 7s 3c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 25, requires level 20 and sells to vendors for 7s 3c. In MoP Classic it is item level 25, requires level 20 and sells to vendors for 7s 3c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 16 | 10 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 15s |
| WoW Forever | 25 | 20 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 7s 3c |
| Classic Era | 25 | 20 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 7s 3c |
| The Burning Crusade | 25 | 20 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 7s 3c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 25 | 20 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 7s 3c |
| MoP Classic | 25 | 20 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 7s 3c |
The Classic Leatherworking recipe Dark Leather Belt takes 1 Fine Leather Belt, 1 Cured Medium Hide, 2 Fine Thread and 1 Gray Dye.
In the Appearances collection, Dark Leather Belt is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 1549. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Dark Leather Belt.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
3 of the 4 reagents have a current EU listing: Cured Medium Hide, Fine Thread and Gray Dye, together 3g 7s. The recipe Dark Leather Belt turns yellow at Classic Leatherworking skill 150 and grey at 175.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Fine Leather Belt | 1 | ||
 Cured Medium Hide | 1 | 2 gold97 silver | 2 gold97 silver |
 Fine Thread | 2 | 1 silver | 2 silver |
 Gray Dye | 1 | 8 silver | 8 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.
Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Dark Leather Belt suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Dark Leather Belt uses icon file 132492, which 195 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Guardian Belt ID 4258 · Armor - Leather · item level 20Warrior's Girdle ID 4659 · Armor - Mail · item level 4Battle Chain Girdle ID 4669 · Armor - Mail · item level 5Ancestral Belt ID 4672 · Armor - Cloth · item level 5Barbaric Cloth Belt ID 4687 · Armor - Cloth · item level 7Silver-Thread Sash ID 4714 · Armor - Cloth · item level 17Nightsky Sash ID 4720 · Armor - Cloth · item level 19Soft Wool Belt ID 4919 · Armor - Cloth · item level 2Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 4249 (4244 to 4254) were usually added in the same batch as Dark Leather Belt: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Hillman's Leather Vest ID 4244 · Armor - Leather · item level 12
Small Silk Pack ID 4245 · Container · item level 16Fine Leather Belt ID 4246 · Armor - Leather · item level 9
Hillman's Leather Gloves ID 4247 · Armor - Leather · item level 18Dark Leather Gloves ID 4248 · Armor - Leather · item level 16
Hillman's Belt ID 4250 · Armor - Leather · item level 16
Hillman's Shoulders ID 4251 · Armor - Leather · item level 16
Dark Leather Shoulders ID 4252 · Armor - Leather · item level 18
Toughened Leather Gloves ID 4253 · Armor - Leather · item level 17Barbaric Gloves ID 4254 · Armor - Leather · item level 18The raw ItemSparse values for item 4249 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Dark Leather Belt 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 Dark Leather Belt 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 Dark Leather Belt
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
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