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.
Hive Tunneler's 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, Hive Tunneler's Boots is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 5810. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Hive Tunneler's Boots.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Hive Tunneler's Boots suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.
The 10 items nearest to Hive Tunneler's Boots (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Leather, Feet slot, from item level 27 to 31.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hive Tunneler's Boots (this item) | 29 | 25 | +8 Stamina, +4 Agility or Intellect, +9 Versatility. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Polar Footwarmers | 29 | 25 | +9 Stamina, +6 Frost Resistance, +3 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | Not listed |
 Displacement Boots | 29 | 25 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | Not listed |
 Mighty Boots | 29 | 23 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Supreme Shoes | 29 | 24 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Haal'eshi Boots | 30 | 24 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Sunroc Boots | 30 | 25 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Traveler's Boots | 28 | 22 | +10 Agility or Intellect, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
| Peerless Boots | 28 | 22 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Sandals of the Insurgent | 27 | 21 | +13 Versatility, +3 Agility or Intellect. World Drop | Not listed |
| Daggerfen Boots | 31 | 26 | +6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Daggerfen Boots has the highest item level here (31).
Next item levels up from Hive Tunneler's Boots among Armor > Leather, Feet slot: Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Leather Footguards of Meditation (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Boots of Alacrity (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Boots of Cruelty (item level 39), Jungle Assassin's Footpads (item level 45) and Slithershell Boots (item level 58).
Nearest lower item levels below Hive Tunneler's Boots among Armor > Leather, Feet slot: Warden's Footpads (item level 23), Glyphed Boots (item level 22), Huntsman's Boots (item level 22), Nocturnal Shoes (item level 22) and Swampwalker Boots (item level 21).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Hive Tunneler's 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 Hive Tunneler's 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 Hive Tunneler's Boots
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