This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Cloth Chest, 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 Tunic is one of 5 pieces of The Postmaster, alongside The Postmaster's Band, The Postmaster's Treads 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 2g 11s 17c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 2g 3s 92c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 20s 32c. In MoP Classic it is item level 50, requires level 45 and sells to vendors for 1g 13s 38c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 26 | 20 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 46g 80s 37c |
| Classic Era | 61 | 56 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 2g 11s 17c |
| The Burning Crusade | 61 | 56 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 2g 3s 92c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 61 | 56 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 20s 32c |
| MoP Classic | 50 | 45 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 13s 38c |
In the Appearances collection, The Postmaster's Tunic is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 3857. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to The Postmaster's Tunic.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The in-game Adventure Guide lists The Postmaster's Tunic 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 Tunic 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 Tunic uses icon file 132725, which 29 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Starsight Tunic ID 12988 · Armor - Leather · item level 14Warbringer's Chestguard ID 14939 · Armor - Plate · item level 24Rigid Tunic ID 15118 · Armor - Leather · item level 16Knight-Captain's Dragonhide Tunic ID 16421 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Wanderer's Armor ID 10105 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Scaled Leather Tunic ID 9835 · Armor - Leather · item level 19Superior Tunic ID 9809 · Armor - Leather · item level 18Zandalar Madcap's Tunic ID 19834 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13388 (13383 to 13393) were usually added in the same batch as The Postmaster's Tunic: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Woollies of the Prancing Minstrel ID 13383 · Armor - Mail · item level 25
Rainbow Girdle ID 13384 · Armor - Plate · item level 25
Tome of Knowledge ID 13385 · Armor · item level 25
Archivist Cape ID 13386 · Armor - Cloth · item level 25
Foresight Girdle ID 13387 · Armor - Mail · item level 25
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 Treads ID 13391 · 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 26The raw ItemSparse values for item 13388 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
The Postmaster's Tunic 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 Tunic 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 Tunic
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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