This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Cloth Feet, item level 26, requires level 20, binds when picked up. Drops from Postmaster Malown in Stratholme - Main Gate.
| Drop | Postmaster Malown in Stratholme - Main Gate |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
The Postmaster's Treads is one of 5 pieces of The Postmaster, alongside The Postmaster's Band, The Postmaster's Tunic and The Postmaster's Seal and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces, 3 pieces, 4 pieces and 5 pieces equipped.
In Classic Era it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 1g 64s 25c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 1g 58s 61c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 15s 86c. In MoP Classic it is item level 50, requires level 45 and sells to vendors for 88s 19c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 26 | 20 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 36g 33s 57c |
| Classic Era | 61 | 56 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 64s 25c |
| The Burning Crusade | 61 | 56 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 58s 61c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 61 | 56 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 15s 86c |
| MoP Classic | 50 | 45 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 88s 19c |
In the Appearances collection, The Postmaster's Treads is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 3860. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The in-game Adventure Guide lists The Postmaster's Treads in the loot of 1 encounter.
Postmaster Malown in Stratholme - Main Gate
Also drops from this encounter (6 other items):
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.
Cloth is the armor type Mage, Priest and Warlock wear. With Intellect, The Postmaster's Treads suits Discipline, Holy and Shadow Priest; Arcane, Fire and Frost Mage; Affliction, Demonology and Destruction Warlock.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
The Postmaster's Treads uses icon file 132536, which 56 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Swiftwalker Boots ID 12553 · Armor - Leather · item level 28Rancor Boots ID 11865 · Armor - Cloth · item level 28Bloodforged Sabatons ID 14951 · Armor - Plate · item level 25Imposing Boots ID 15162 · Armor - Leather · item level 24War Torn Greaves ID 15481 · Armor - Mail · item level 6Ironhide Greaves ID 15642 · Armor - Mail · item level 27Magnificent Greaves ID 15674 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Gnomish Rocket Boots ID 10724 · Armor - Cloth · item level 24Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13391 (13386 to 13396) were usually added in the same batch as The Postmaster's Treads: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Archivist Cape ID 13386 · Armor - Cloth · item level 25
Foresight Girdle ID 13387 · Armor - Mail · item level 25
The Postmaster's Tunic ID 13388 · Armor - Cloth · item level 26
The Postmaster's Trousers ID 13389 · Armor - Cloth · item level 26
The Postmaster's Band ID 13390 · Armor - Cloth · item level 26
The Postmaster's Seal ID 13392 · Armor · item level 26
Malown's Slam ID 13393 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 26
Skul's Cold Embrace ID 13394 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
Skul's Fingerbone Claws ID 13395 · Armor - Leather · item level 27
Skul's Ghastly Touch ID 13396 · Weapon - Wand · item level 27The raw ItemSparse values for item 13391 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
The Postmaster's Treads 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 The Postmaster's Treads 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 The Postmaster's Treads
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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