Is Defiler's Leather Boots in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Defiler's Leather Boots 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 Defiler's Leather Boots in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Defiler's Leather Boots is rare quality, item level 53 and requires level 48.

What does Defiler's Leather Boots sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 1g 25s for one Defiler's Leather Boots in Classic Era.

What slot is Defiler's Leather Boots in WoW Classic?

Defiler's Leather Boots is a Feet Leather in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

Defiler's Leather Boots - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

Equip: Item - Minor Run Speed
Run speed increased slightly.

Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.

Defiler's Leather Boots is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.

Defiler's Leather Boots Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Defiler's Leather Boots is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 5527. 15 other items wear the same appearance; 12 of them are listed here.

Requirements & Properties

Other faction's version: Highlander's Leather Boots

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Defiler's Leather Boots Compares

Who It Suits

Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Defiler's Leather Boots suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Defiler's Leather Boots (item level 27) in item level among Armor > Leather, Feet slot, from item level 24 to 29.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Defiler's Leather Boots (this item)	27	21	+8 Stamina, +5 Agility or Intellect, +10 Versatility. Vendor	Not listed
Jadefire Sabatons	27	21	+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Traveler's Boots	28	22	+10 Agility or Intellect, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop	Not listed
Wanderer's Boots	28	22	+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Peerless Boots	28	22	+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Mighty Boots	29	23	+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Supreme Shoes	29	24	+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Polar Footwarmers	29	25	+9 Stamina, +6 Frost Resistance, +3 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking	Not listed
Displacement Boots	29	25	+7 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking	Not listed
Briar Tredders	24	17	+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +8 Versatility. World Drop	Not listed
Lucien's Lost Soles	24		+4 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +6 Haste. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking	Not listed

Mighty Boots has the highest item level here (29).

Next item levels up from Defiler's Leather Boots among Armor > Leather, Feet slot: Boots of Septic Wounds (item level 35), Polar Boots (item level 35), Footpads of Silence (item level 35), Boots of Wintry Endurance (item level 35) and Vine Boots (item level 38).

Nearest lower item levels below Defiler's Leather Boots among Armor > Leather, Feet slot: Infiltrator Boots (item level 19), Scaled Leather Boots (item level 19), Dokebi Boots (item level 19), Cutthroat's Boots (item level 19) and Harbinger Boots (item level 18).

Transmog Sets

Defiler's Leather Boots is part of the transmog set Nightslayer Armor (Rogue only). The other 16 pieces:

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

Defiler's Leather Boots in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Defiler's Leather Boots 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 Defiler's Leather Boots next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Defiler's Leather Boots in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Defiler's Leather Boots 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 Defiler's Leather Boots in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Defiler's Leather Boots is rare quality, item level 53 and requires level 48.
What does Defiler's Leather Boots sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 1g 25s for one Defiler's Leather Boots in Classic Era.
What slot is Defiler's Leather Boots in WoW Classic?: Defiler's Leather Boots is a Feet Leather in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 1.60.1.70245, 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

Defiler's Leather Boots

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