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. The tags show which difficulties each encounter can award it on.
Grinning Skull Boots 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, Grinning Skull Boots is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 12402. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Grinning Skull Boots.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Grinning Skull Boots suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
The 10 items nearest to Grinning Skull Boots (item level 35) in item level among Armor > Plate, Feet slot, from item level 32 to 37.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grinning Skull Boots (this item) | 35 | 30 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +5 Haste. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Inexorable Sabatons | 35 | 30 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Dodge. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Iron-Spring Jumpers | 35 | 30 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +9 Haste, +4 Critical Strike. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Icebane Treads | 35 | 30 | +10 Stamina, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Northrend Blacksmithing | Not listed |
| Battlelord's Plate Boots | 35 | 30 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +5 Haste. Crafted with Northrend Blacksmithing | Not listed |
| Spiked Deathdealers | 35 | 30 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +6 Dodge, +4 Parry. Crafted with Northrend Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Treads of Destiny | 35 | 30 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Haste, +5 Versatility. Crafted with Northrend Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Darksky Treads | 36 | 30 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop | Not listed |
 Warboots of Mighty Lords | 37 | 32 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Cataclysm Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Arachnaflame Treads | 37 | 32 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Bloodfist Greaves | 32 | 26 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Warboots of Mighty Lords has the highest item level here (37).
Next item levels up from Grinning Skull Boots among Armor > Plate, Feet slot: Doomslag Greatboots (item level 44), Cruel Hope Crushers (item level 45), Spiked Terrorwake Greatboots (item level 50), Boots of the Dark Iron Raider (item level 60) and Twilight Dragon's Warboots (item level 60).
Nearest lower item levels below Grinning Skull Boots among Armor > Plate, Feet slot: Commander's Boots (item level 29), Imperial Plate Boots (item level 29), Warleader's Greaves (item level 29), Exalted Sabatons (item level 29) and Grimscale Sabatons (item level 29).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
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