A Poor Mail Chest, item level 2, binds when equipped.
On Flimsy Chain Vest's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 15,000 gold42 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 2,000 gold to 21,427 gold87 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 5 and sells to vendors for 9c. In Classic Era it is item level 5 and sells to vendors for 9c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 5 and sells to vendors for 9c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 5 and sells to vendors for 9c. In MoP Classic it is item level 5 and sells to vendors for 9c.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 2 | Poor | Binds when equipped | 11c |
| WoW Forever | 5 | Poor | - | 9c |
| Classic Era | 5 | Poor | - | 9c |
| The Burning Crusade | 5 | Poor | - | 9c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 5 | Poor | - | 9c |
| MoP Classic | 5 | Poor | - | 9c |
In the Appearances collection, Flimsy Chain Vest is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 500. 9 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.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Flimsy Chain Vest uses icon file 132624, which 54 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Loose Chain Vest ID 2648 · Armor - Mail · item level 5Mountaineer Chestpiece ID 2898 · Armor - Mail · item level 3Light Chain Armor ID 2398 · Armor - Mail · item level 5Light Mail Armor ID 2392 · Armor - Mail · item level 5Rusted Chain Vest ID 2386 · Armor - Mail · item level 2Tarnished Chain Vest ID 2379 · Armor - Mail · item level 2Warrior's Tunic ID 2965 · Armor - Mail · item level 5Humbert's Chestpiece ID 3053 · Armor - Mail · item level 18Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2656 (2650 to 2661) were usually added in the same batch as Flimsy Chain Vest: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Flimsy Chain Boots ID 2650 · Armor - Mail · item level 2
Flimsy Chain Bracers ID 2651 · Armor - Mail · item level 2
Flimsy Chain Cloak ID 2652 · Armor - Cloth · item level 2
Flimsy Chain Gloves ID 2653 · Armor - Mail · item level 2
Flimsy Chain Pants ID 2654 · Armor - Mail
Red Leather Bag ID 2657 · Container · item level 8
Ados Fragment ID 2658 · Quest
Modr Fragment ID 2659 · Quest
Golm Fragment ID 2660 · Quest
Neru Fragment ID 2661 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 2656 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Flimsy Chain Vest 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 Flimsy Chain Vest 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 Flimsy Chain Vest
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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