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Plague Scientist's Boots

Item Level 35
Binds when picked up
FeetArmor
4 Armor
+6 Intellect
+8 Stamina
+6 Haste
+6 Critical Strike
Requires Level 30
Sell price: 8 gold6 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 Cloth Feet, item level 35, requires level 30, binds when picked up. Drops from Festergut in Icecrown Citadel.

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Where it comes from
DropFestergut in Icecrown Citadel25 Player (Heroic)
Build history

First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 272 and requires level 80. In MoP Classic it is item level 277 and requires level 80.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3530EpicBinds when picked up8g 6s 54c
Wrath of the Lich King27280EpicBinds when picked up8g 6s 54c
MoP Classic27780EpicBinds when picked up8g 6s 54c
Plague Scientist's Boots Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Plague Scientist's Boots is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 12497. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Plague Scientist's Boots.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Plague Scientist's Boots Comes From

Plague Scientist's Boots Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Plague Scientist's Boots in the loot of 1 encounter.

Festergut in Icecrown Citadel

Also drops from this encounter (56 other items):

See all 57 items in the Festergut loot table

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

How Plague Scientist's Boots Compares

Who It Suits

Cloth is the armor type Mage, Priest and Warlock wear. With Intellect, Plague Scientist's Boots suits Discipline, Holy and Shadow Priest; Arcane, Fire and Frost Mage; Affliction, Demonology and Destruction Warlock.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Plague Scientist's Boots (item level 35) in item level among Armor > Cloth, Feet slot, from item level 32 to 39.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Plague Scientist's Boots (this item)3530+6 Intellect, +8 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Boss DropNot listed
Boots of Impetuous Ideals3530+9 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +6 Haste, +6 Intellect. Boss DropNot listed
Glacial Slippers3530+10 Stamina, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Northrend TailoringNot listed
Endless Dream Walkers3732+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Versatility, +6 Haste. Crafted with Cataclysm TailoringNot listed
Boots of the Black Flame3732+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Cataclysm TailoringNot listed
Vicious Fireweave Boots3732+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Mastery, +6 Versatility. Crafted with Cataclysm TailoringNot listed
Vicious Embersilk Boots3732+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Versatility. Crafted with Cataclysm TailoringNot listed
Windwool Boots3732+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Shadow Council Boots3226+6 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Treads of Cruelty3935+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +5 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria TailoringNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Treads of Alacrity3935+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +7 Haste, +5 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria TailoringNot listed

Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Treads of Cruelty has the highest item level here (39).

Next item levels up from Plague Scientist's Boots among Armor > Cloth, Feet slot: Desiccated Soulrender Slippers (item level 45), Deeptide Slippers (item level 58), Slippers of the Encroaching Tide (item level 60), Notorious Combatant's Satin Boots (item level 60) and Hydraxian Slippers (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Plague Scientist's Boots among Armor > Cloth, Feet slot: Arachnidian Footpads (item level 26), Cindercloth Boots (item level 25), Gaea's Slippers (item level 25), Black Mageweave Boots (item level 24) and Bloodwoven Boots (item level 24).

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

Where Plague Scientist's Boots Fits

Other Items Named Plague Scientist's Boots

1 other item in the current build is also called Plague Scientist's Boots. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Plague Scientist's Boots's Icon

Plague Scientist's Boots uses icon file 340015, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Plague Scientist's Boots

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 50699 (50694 to 50704) were usually added in the same batch as Plague Scientist's Boots: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Plague Scientist's Boots Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 50699 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
40 gold32 silver
Vendor sell price
8 gold6 silver
Material
Cloth
Equip slot
Feet
Expansion ID
2
Flags
8 / 24576 / 0 / 0 / 0

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