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Genesis Trousers

Item Level 29
Binds when picked up
LegsArmor
10 Armor
+4 Critical Strike
+5 Versatility
+11 Stamina
+7 Agility or Intellect
Requires Level 25
Sell price: 5 gold49 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

An Epic Leather Legs, item level 29, requires level 25, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Set: Genesis Raiment
Genesis Raiment (5 pieces)
  • (3) Set: +15 Armor.
  • (3) Set: Increases dodge by 22.
  • (5) Set: Reduces the cooldown of Rebirth by 5 minutes.

Genesis Trousers is one of 5 pieces of Genesis Raiment, alongside Genesis Boots, Genesis Helm and Genesis Shoulderpads and others. Bonuses activate at 3 pieces and 5 pieces equipped.

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Other versions
Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 81, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 9g 7s 51c. In Classic Era it is item level 81, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 9g 7s 51c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 81, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 4g 21s 34c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 264, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 4g 21s 34c. In MoP Classic it is item level 81, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 4g 21s 34c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)2925EpicBinds when picked up5g 49s 90c
WoW Forever8160EpicBinds when picked up9g 7s 51c
Classic Era8160EpicBinds when picked up9g 7s 51c
The Burning Crusade8160EpicBinds when picked up4g 21s 34c
Wrath of the Lich King26480EpicBinds when picked up4g 21s 34c
MoP Classic8160EpicBinds when picked up4g 21s 34c
Genesis Trousers Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Genesis Trousers is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 5690. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Genesis Trousers.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Genesis Trousers Comes From

Quests That Reward Genesis Trousers

1 quest lists Genesis Trousers 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.

How Genesis Trousers Compares

Who It Suits

Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Genesis Trousers 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 Genesis Trousers (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Leather, Legs slot, from item level 28 to 31.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Genesis Trousers (this item)2925+4 Critical Strike, +5 Versatility, +11 Stamina, +7 Agility or Intellect. QuestNot listed
Polar Leggings2925+11 Stamina, +4 Agility or Intellect, +10 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic LeatherworkingNot listed
Earthborn Kilt2923+17 Versatility, +11 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Adventurer's Legguards2924+7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Grand Legguards2923+7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Peerless Leggings2923+7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Bonechewer Ripleggings2924+7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Stormshroud Pants2821+18 Critical Strike, +8 Dodge. Crafted with Classic LeatherworkingNot listed
Warbear Woolies2822+11 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina. Crafted with Classic LeatherworkingNot listed
Leggings of the Sly3126+11 Dodge, +7 Critical Strike, +7 Stamina, +7 Agility or Intellect. World DropNot listed
Ranger Pants3125+7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World DropNot listed

Ranger Pants has the highest item level here (31).

Next item levels up from Genesis Trousers among Armor > Leather, Legs slot: Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Wyrmhide Legguards (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ironskin Legguards (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Leather Legguards (item level 39), Warhide Pants (item level 47) and Leggings of the Sable Stalkers (item level 50).

Nearest lower item levels below Genesis Trousers among Armor > Leather, Legs slot: Ranger Leggings (item level 23), Huntsman's Leggings (item level 23), Warden's Woolies (item level 23), Glyphed Leggings (item level 22) and Nocturnal Leggings (item level 22).

Transmog Sets

Genesis Trousers is part of the transmog set Genesis Raiment (Druid only). The other 6 pieces:

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

Where Genesis Trousers Fits

Items That Share Genesis Trousers's Icon

Genesis Trousers uses icon file 134626, which 15 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Genesis Trousers

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 21356 (21351 to 21361) were usually added in the same batch as Genesis Trousers: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Genesis Trousers Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 21356 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
27 gold49 silver
Vendor sell price
5 gold49 silver
Material
Leather
Equip slot
Legs
Item set ID
493
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Genesis Trousers in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Genesis Trousers 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 Genesis Trousers next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Genesis Trousers in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Genesis Trousers 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 Genesis Trousers in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Genesis Trousers is epic quality, item level 81 and requires level 60.
What does Genesis Trousers sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 9g 7s for one Genesis Trousers in Classic Era.
What slot is Genesis Trousers in WoW Classic?
Genesis Trousers is a Legs Leather in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
Build 1.60.1.70532, 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
Item set in the beta client
Genesis Raiment
Appearances in the beta client
1 recorded look