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Matter-Swapped Legplates

Item Level 41
Binds when picked up
LegsArmor
25 Armor
+13 Stamina
+9 Strength or Intellect
+9 Critical Strike
+8 Mastery
Prismatic Socket
Prismatic Socket
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 83 gold76 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

An Epic Plate Legs, item level 41, requires level 35, binds when picked up. Drops from Dark Animus in Throne of Thunder.

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Where it comes from
DropDark Animus in Throne of Thunder10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 535, requires level 90 and sells to vendors for 35g 45s 81c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)4135EpicBinds when picked up83g 76s 55c
MoP Classic53590EpicBinds when picked up35g 45s 81c
Matter-Swapped Legplates Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Matter-Swapped Legplates is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 19944. 10 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Matter-Swapped Legplates Comes From

Matter-Swapped Legplates Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Matter-Swapped Legplates in the loot of 1 encounter.

Dark Animus in Throne of Thunder

Also drops from this encounter (42 other items):

See all 43 items in the Dark Animus loot table

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Matter-Swapped Legplates Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Matter-Swapped Legplates suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Matter-Swapped Legplates (item level 41) in item level among Armor > Plate, Legs slot, from item level 35 to 41.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Matter-Swapped Legplates (this item)4135+13 Stamina, +9 Strength or Intellect, +9 Critical Strike, +8 Mastery. Boss DropNot listed
Smoldering Greaves4136+13 Stamina, +9 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Draenor BlacksmithingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Legguards3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Haste, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Legguards3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Haste, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Legplates3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Legguards3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Haste, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Corefire Legplates3732+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +9 Haste, +7 Critical Strike. World DropNot listed
Pyrium Legplates of Purified Evil3732+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +7 Haste, +8 Versatility. Crafted with Cataclysm BlacksmithingNot listed
Foundations of Courage3732+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +7 Mastery, +8 Dodge. Crafted with Cataclysm BlacksmithingNot listed
Redsteel Legguards3731+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Mastery. Crafted with Cataclysm BlacksmithingNot listed
Daunting Legplates3529+6 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +15 Dodge. Crafted with Northrend BlacksmithingNot listed

Next item levels up from Matter-Swapped Legplates among Armor > Plate, Legs slot: Wavecrash Greaves (item level 58), Twilight Dragon's Legplates (item level 60), Geocrag Legguards (item level 60), Razorfin Legplates (item level 60) and Tomb-Keeper's Legguards (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Matter-Swapped Legplates among Armor > Plate, Legs slot: Bloodscale Legguards (item level 30), Cloudkeeper Legplates (item level 29), Icebane Leggings (item level 29), Enchanted Thorium Leggings (item level 29) and Imbued Plate Leggings (item level 29).

Transmog Sets

Matter-Swapped Legplates is part of the transmog set Battlegear of the Lightning Emperor (Paladin only). The other 16 pieces:

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Matter-Swapped Legplates Fits

Other Items Named Matter-Swapped Legplates

4 other items in the current build are also called Matter-Swapped Legplates. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Matter-Swapped Legplates's Icon

Matter-Swapped Legplates uses icon file 661382, which 38 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Matter-Swapped Legplates

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 96521 (96516 to 96526) were usually added in the same batch as Matter-Swapped Legplates: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Matter-Swapped Legplates Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 96521 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
418 gold82 silver
Vendor sell price
83 gold76 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Legs
Expansion ID
4
Flags
0 / 1073750016 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.