This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Plate Feet, item level 25, requires level 19, binds when picked up. Drops from King Gordok in Dire Maul - Gordok Commons.
| Drop | King Gordok in Dire Maul - Gordok Commons |
|---|
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1g 76s 6c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 27s 67c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 27s 67c. In MoP Classic it is item level 49, requires level 44 and sells to vendors for 13s 99c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 25 | 19 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 3g 1s 55c |
| Classic Era | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 76s 6c |
| The Burning Crusade | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 27s 67c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 27s 67c |
| MoP Classic | 49 | 44 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 13s 99c |
In the Appearances collection, Grimy Metal Boots is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 4616. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The in-game Adventure Guide lists Grimy Metal Boots in the loot of 1 encounter.
King Gordok in Dire Maul - Gordok Commons
Also drops from this encounter (6 other items):
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Grimy Metal Boots suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Grimy Metal Boots uses icon file 132582, which 61 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Jungle Boots ID 17688 · Armor - Plate · item level 22Boots of the Fallen Hero ID 21688 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Runic Plate Boots ID 12611 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Imperial Plate Boots ID 12426 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Shieldplate Sabatons ID 12021 · Armor - Plate · item level 28Eschewal Greaves ID 11872 · Armor - Plate · item level 27Shalehusk Boots ID 11787 · Armor - Plate · item level 28Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 18521 (18516 to 18526) were usually added in the same batch as Grimy Metal Boots: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Pattern: Swift Flight Bracers ID 18516 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Swift Flight Bracers."
Pattern: Chromatic Cloak ID 18517 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Chromatic Cloak."Pattern: Hide of the Wild ID 18518 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Hide of the Wild."Pattern: Shifting Cloak ID 18519 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Shifting Cloak."
Barbarous Blade ID 18520 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 25
Band of the Ogre King ID 18522 · Armor · item level 25
Brightly Glowing Stone ID 18523 · Armor · item level 25
Leggings of Destruction ID 18524 · Armor - Mail · item level 25
Bracers of Prosperity ID 18525 · Armor - Leather · item level 25
Crown of the Ogre King ID 18526 · Armor - Cloth · item level 25The raw ItemSparse values for item 18521 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Grimy Metal 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 Grimy Metal Boots 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 Grimy Metal Boots
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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