This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Uncommon Mail Feet, item level 19, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
In the Appearances collection, Encroaching Boots is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 8597. 18 other items wear the same appearance; 11 of them are listed here.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
1 quest lists Encroaching Boots among its rewards in Blizzard's quest data.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Encroaching Boots suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
The 10 items nearest to Encroaching Boots (item level 19) in item level among Armor > Mail, Feet slot, from item level 19 to 21.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encroaching Boots (this item) | 19 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike. Quest | Not listed | |
 Glimmering Mail Greaves | 19 | 12 | +6 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Banded Boots | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Wicked Chain Boots | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Thick Scale Sabatons | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Pillager's Boots | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Mail Combat Boots | 20 | 13 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Ravasaur Scale Boots | 20 | 13 | +4 Critical Strike, +2 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Knight's Boots | 21 | 14 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Renegade Boots | 21 | 13 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Enduring Boots | 21 | 14 | +7 Stamina, +3 Agility or Intellect, +1 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
Knight's Boots has the highest item level here (21).
Next item levels up from Encroaching Boots among Armor > Mail, Feet slot: Formidable Sabatons (item level 25), Elven Chain Boots (item level 26), Protector Ankleguards (item level 26), Ironhide Greaves (item level 27) and Ebonhold Boots (item level 28).
Nearest lower item levels below Encroaching Boots among Armor > Mail, Feet slot: Grunt's Ankle Wraps (item level 13), Outrunner's Slippers (item level 12), War Paint Anklewraps (item level 10) and Bloodspattered Sabatons (item level 9).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Encroaching Boots uses icon file 457736, which 18 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Stormfeather Treads ID 131536 · Armor - Mail · item level 19Valen's Treads ID 131449 · Armor - Mail · item level 18Bristleback Challenge Treads ID 131398 · Armor - Mail · item level 19Putrid Mail Boots ID 131618 · Armor - Mail · item level 20Bristleback Challenge Treads ID 131374 · Armor - Mail · item level 19Putrid Mail Boots ID 131642 · Armor - Mail · item level 20Treads of the Skirmisher ID 131658 · Armor - Mail · item level 21Claimant Treads ID 131231 · Armor - Mail · item level 18Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 131498 (131493 to 131503) were usually added in the same batch as Encroaching Boots: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Trackless Boots ID 131493 · Armor - Mail · item level 4
Prairie Wolf Bracers ID 131494 · Armor - Mail · item level 4
Stomachache Cinch ID 131495 · Armor - Mail · item level 19
Boiled Chain Footpads ID 131496 · Armor - Mail · item level 6
Chewed Chain Cord ID 131497 · Armor - Mail · item level 6
Mizjah Hauberk ID 131499 · Armor - Mail · item level 16
Bal'lal Waistguard ID 131500 · Armor - Mail · item level 16
Slime Hunter Headgear ID 131501 · Armor - Mail · item level 19
Sentinel Hill Hauberk ID 131502 · Armor - Mail · item level 6
Spothide Legguards ID 131503 · Armor - Mail · item level 7The raw ItemSparse values for item 131498 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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