This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.
Greaves of Withering Despair is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
In the Appearances collection, Greaves of Withering Despair is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 5940. 2 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. With Agility or Intellect, Greaves of Withering Despair suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
The 10 items nearest to Greaves of Withering Despair (item level 27) in item level among Armor > Mail, Feet slot, from item level 26 to 29.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greaves of Withering Despair (this item) | 27 | 20 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +7 Versatility, +4 Haste. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Ironhide Greaves | 27 | 20 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Ebonhold Boots | 28 | 21 | +8 Stamina, +3 Versatility. World Drop | Not listed |
 Ornate Greaves | 28 | 22 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Engraved Boots | 28 | 22 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Bloodlust Boots | 28 | 22 | +11 Critical Strike, +2 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Protector Ankleguards | 26 | 20 | +8 Stamina, +7 Versatility, +5 Agility or Intellect. World Drop | Not listed |
| Mercurial Greaves | 29 | 23 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Masterwork Boots | 29 | 24 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Warstrike Sabatons | 29 | 24 | +8 Stamina, +3 Agility or Intellect, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
| Impenetrable Sabatons | 29 | 23 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Mercurial Greaves has the highest item level here (29).
Next item levels up from Greaves of Withering Despair among Armor > Mail, Feet slot: Flamescale Boots (item level 32), Skettis Footwraps (item level 32), Netherstorm Greaves (item level 32), Icy Scale Boots (item level 35) and Boots of Living Scale (item level 35).
Nearest lower item levels below Greaves of Withering Despair among Armor > Mail, Feet slot: Ravager's Sandals (item level 23), Chief Brigadier Boots (item level 22), Jazeraint Boots (item level 22), Sparkleshell Sabatons (item level 22) and Steadfast Stompers (item level 22).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Greaves of Withering Despair 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 Greaves of Withering Despair 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 Greaves of Withering Despair
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