This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Appearance ID: 5572. 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, Malignant Footguards suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
The 10 items nearest to Malignant Footguards (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Mail, Feet slot, from item level 28 to 30.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malignant Footguards (this item) | 29 | 25 | +4 Critical Strike, +8 Stamina, +4 Haste, +6 Agility or Intellect | Not listed |
 Black Dragonscale Boots | 29 | 23 | +8 Stamina, +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Fire Resistance. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | Not listed |
 Icy Scale Stompers | 29 | 25 | +9 Stamina, +6 Frost Resistance, +3 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | Not listed |
 Mercurial Greaves | 29 | 23 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Impenetrable Sabatons | 29 | 23 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Magnificent Greaves | 29 | 23 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Triumphant Sabatons | 29 | 24 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Wrathfin Greaves | 30 | 25 | +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 |
Wrathfin Greaves has the highest item level here (30).
Next item levels up from Malignant Footguards among Armor > Mail, Feet slot: Boots of Living Scale (item level 35), Tsunami Boots (item level 35), Thornsnarl Greaves (item level 36), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Sabatons of Cruelty (item level 39) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Footguards of Alacrity (item level 39).
Nearest lower item levels below Malignant Footguards among Armor > Mail, Feet slot: Brigade Boots (item level 23), Ravager's Sandals (item level 23), Chief Brigadier Boots (item level 22), Jazeraint Boots (item level 22) and Sparkleshell Sabatons (item level 22).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Malignant Footguards 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 Malignant Footguards 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 Malignant Footguards
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
Malignant Footguards is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.
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