This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Epic Leather Head, item level 29, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Darkmantle Cap is one of 8 pieces of Darkmantle Armor, alongside Darkmantle Belt, Darkmantle Boots and Darkmantle Bracers and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces, 4 pieces, 6 pieces and 8 pieces equipped.
In WoW Forever it is item level 60 and sells to vendors for 2g 61s 2c. In Classic Era it is item level 60 and sells to vendors for 2g 61s 2c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 60 and sells to vendors for 2g 61s 2c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 60 and sells to vendors for 2g 61s 2c. In MoP Classic it is item level 60 and sells to vendors for 2g 61s 2c.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | Epic | Binds when picked up | 3g 64s 73c |
| WoW Forever | 60 | Epic | Binds when picked up | 2g 61s 2c |
| Classic Era | 60 | Epic | Binds when picked up | 2g 61s 2c |
| The Burning Crusade | 60 | Epic | Binds when picked up | 2g 61s 2c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 60 | Epic | Binds when picked up | 2g 61s 2c |
| MoP Classic | 60 | Epic | Binds when picked up | 2g 61s 2c |
Appearance ID: 5873. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Darkmantle Cap suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.
Darkmantle Cap is part of the transmog set Darkmantle Armor (Rogue only). The other 16 pieces:
Darkmantle Belt
Darkmantle Boots
Darkmantle Bracers
Darkmantle Gloves
Darkmantle Pants
Darkmantle Spaulders
Darkmantle Tunic
Hauberk of Karabor
Eva's StrapAged Leather BindingsChestguard of the Dark Stalker
Charged Footwear
Elekk Hide Spaulders
Shadowprowler's Chestguard
Boots of the BayReplica Darkmantle BootsBuilt from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Darkmantle Cap uses icon file 133143, which 36 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:
Helm of the New Moon ID 22407 · Armor - Leather · item level 25Blooddrenched Mask ID 22718 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Daggerfen Cowl ID 24753 · Armor - Leather · item level 31Tattered Leather Hood ID 18698 · Armor - Leather · item level 24Insightful Hood ID 18490 · Armor - Leather · item level 25Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 22005 (22000 to 22010) were usually added in the same batch as Darkmantle Cap: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Legplates of Heroism ID 22000 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Spaulders of Heroism ID 22001 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Darkmantle Belt ID 22002 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Darkmantle Boots ID 22003 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Darkmantle Bracers ID 22004 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Darkmantle Gloves ID 22006 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Darkmantle Pants ID 22007 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Darkmantle Spaulders ID 22008 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Darkmantle Tunic ID 22009 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Beastmaster's Belt ID 22010 · Armor - Mail · item level 29The raw ItemSparse values for item 22005 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Darkmantle Cap 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 Darkmantle Cap 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 Darkmantle Cap
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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