This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Plate Legs, item level 29, requires level 23, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Lightforge Legplates is one of 8 pieces of Lightforge Armor, alongside Lightforge Belt, Lightforge Boots and Lightforge Bracers and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces, 4 pieces, 6 pieces and 8 pieces equipped.
In Classic Era it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 2g 3s 54c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 3g 43s 98c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 34s 39c. In MoP Classic it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 3g 43s 98c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | 23 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 3g 42s 57c |
| Classic Era | 61 | 56 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 2g 3s 54c |
| The Burning Crusade | 61 | 56 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 3g 43s 98c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 61 | 56 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 34s 39c |
| MoP Classic | 61 | 56 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 3g 43s 98c |
Appearance ID: 4927. 3 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Lightforge Legplates suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
Lightforge Legplates is part of the transmog set Lightforge Armor (Warrior, Paladin and Death Knight only), which the Appearances collection lists in 2 versions. The other 16 pieces:
Lightforge Bracers
Lightforge Belt
Lightforge Gauntlets
Lightforge Boots
Lightforge Breastplate
Lightforge Helm
Lightforge SpauldersPristine Lightforge SpauldersReplica Lightforge BeltReplica Lightforge GauntletsReplica Lightforge BracersReplica Lightforge LegplatesReplica Lightforge BreastplateReplica Lightforge HelmReplica Lightforge SpauldersReplica Lightforge BootsBuilt from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Lightforge Legplates uses icon file 134584, which 124 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Legplates of Valor ID 16732 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Lawbringer Legplates ID 16855 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Legplates of Might ID 16867 · Armor - Plate · item level 29General's Plate Leggings ID 16543 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Judgment Legplates ID 16954 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Legplates of Wrath ID 16962 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Marshal's Plate Legguards ID 16479 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Marshal's Lamellar Legplates ID 16475 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16728 (16723 to 16733) were usually added in the same batch as Lightforge Legplates: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Lightforge Belt ID 16723 · Armor - Plate · item level 28Lightforge Gauntlets ID 16724 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Lightforge Boots ID 16725 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Lightforge Breastplate ID 16726 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Lightforge Helm ID 16727 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Lightforge Spaulders ID 16729 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Breastplate of Valor ID 16730 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Helm of Valor ID 16731 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Legplates of Valor ID 16732 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Spaulders of Valor ID 16733 · Armor - Plate · item level 29The raw ItemSparse values for item 16728 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Lightforge Legplates 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 Lightforge Legplates 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 Lightforge Legplates
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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