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.
Ribsteel Footguards 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, Ribsteel Footguards is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 3821. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Ribsteel Footguards.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Ribsteel Footguards suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
The 10 items nearest to Ribsteel Footguards (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Plate, Feet slot, from item level 28 to 30.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribsteel Footguards (this item) | 29 | 23 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +5 Versatility. Boss Drop | Not listed |
| Commander's Boots | 29 | 23 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Imperial Plate Boots | 29 | 23 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Warleader's Greaves | 29 | 23 | +8 Stamina, +6 Versatility. World Drop | Not listed |
 Exalted Sabatons | 29 | 24 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Dark Iron Boots | 29 | 25 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Grimscale Sabatons | 29 | 24 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Icebane Trudgers | 29 | 25 | +9 Stamina, +6 Frost Resistance, +3 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Bucket Kickers | 29 | 25 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +7 Haste, +4 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Sapphiron's Scale Boots | 28 | 22 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
 Ango'rosh Sabatons | 30 | 24 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Ango'rosh Sabatons has the highest item level here (30).
Next item levels up from Ribsteel Footguards among Armor > Plate, Feet slot: Inexorable Sabatons (item level 35), Iron-Spring Jumpers (item level 35), Icebane Treads (item level 35), Battlelord's Plate Boots (item level 35) and Spiked Deathdealers (item level 35).
Nearest lower item levels below Ribsteel Footguards among Armor > Plate, Feet slot: Ornate Mithril Boots (item level 25), Jade Greaves (item level 25), Bloodforged Sabatons (item level 25), Chromite Greaves (item level 24) and Gothic Sabatons (item level 24).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Ribsteel 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 Ribsteel 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 Ribsteel Footguards
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