MoP Classic item

Dark Iron Boots

Item 20039 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 70
Binds when equipped
FeetPlate
447 Armor
+28 Fire Resistance
Durability 75 / 75
Requires Level 60
+120 Bonus Armor
Sell Price: 4 gold84 silver

About Dark Iron Boots

Dark Iron Boots is an epic piece of plate armor for the feet slot on MoP Classic at item level 70, usable from level 60. It binds when equipped. It adds Fire Resistance (28) and Bonus Armor (120). It gives 447 armor and has 75 durability. Other plate feet pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Deteriorating Plate Boots (72), Tarnished Plate Boots (66) and Exalted Sabatons (63). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 3,387 gold21 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 4 gold84 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm3,387 gold21 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (EU)3,387 gold21 silver

Median min buyout9,444 gold10 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:29 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	3,387 gold21 silver	3,387 gold21 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	15,500 gold99 silver	15,500 gold99 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 07:29 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Dark Iron Boots	Recipe

Plate feet items near item level 70

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 40 other plate feet items between item level 49 and 91; 12 of them carry fixed stats.

+28 Fire Resistance ranks 1st of 2 plate feet items with Fire Resistance, the most in this group.
+120 Bonus Armor: no other plate feet item in this group carries Bonus Armor.
Next plate feet items up with fixed stats: Boots of the Decimator (item level 85, requires level 60).
Its lowest listed price, 3,387 gold21 silver, ranks 30th of 35 listed plate feet items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate feet items at a similar or higher item level: Deteriorating Plate Boots at 1 gold89 silver (item level 72, requires level 67), Grimscale Sabatons at 8 gold (item level 81, requires level 57), Bloodscale Sabatons at 9 gold (item level 90, requires level 60).
Other armor types for the feet slot within 5 item levels of 70: leather (4): Bramblewood Boots, Snowhide Hoof-Warmers, Decaying Leather Boots; cloth (3): Bloodvine Boots, Dilapidated Cloth Boots, Loosely Threaded Boots; mail (2): Corroded Mail Boots, Eroded Mail Boots.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Imperial Plate Boots	59	54	373	+13 Strength, +12 Stamina	9 gold99 silver
Abyssal Plate Greaves	60	55	387	none	13,443 gold34 silver
Commander's Boots	60	55	387	none	20 gold
Replica Boots of Heroism	60	60	513	none	1,999 gold99 silver
Replica Soulforge Boots	60	60	513	none	1,999 gold99 silver
Runic Plate Boots	60	55	487	+10 Fire Resistance, +10 Nature Resistance	1,522 gold20 silver
Warleader's Greaves	60	55	387	+16 Stamina, +8 Spirit	399 gold99 silver
Hyperion Greaves	62	57	399	none	199 gold99 silver
Exalted Sabatons	63	58	405	none	4,828 gold32 silver
Tarnished Plate Boots	66	61	380	none	4 gold
Dark Iron Boots	70	60	447	+28 Fire Resistance, +120 Bonus Armor	3,387 gold21 silver
Deteriorating Plate Boots	72	67	413	none	1 gold89 silver

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Death Knight Sabatons, Inferno Tempered Boots.

Where Dark Iron Boots Fits

Items That Share Dark Iron Boots's Icon

Dark Iron Boots uses the same icon art, which 4 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

Enchanted Adamantite Boots ID 23511 · Armor - Plate · item level 113 · lowest 1,999g on 3 realms
Vindicator Boots ID 24614 · Armor - Cloth · item level 93 · lowest 8g on 2 realms
Netherstalker Greaves ID 24823 · Armor - Mail · item level 87 · lowest 5g on 4 realms
Ornate Saronite Walkers ID 42730 · Armor - Plate · item level 187 · lowest 125g on 3 realms

Items Numbered Next to Dark Iron Boots

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 20039 (20007 to 20075) were usually added in the same batch as Dark Iron Boots: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Mageblood Elixir ID 20007 · Consumable · item level 50
Living Action Potion ID 20008 · Consumable · item level 57
For the Light! ID 20009 · Quest · lowest 163g on 3 realms
The Horde's Hellscream ID 20010 · Quest · lowest 11g on 3 realms
Pet Rock ID 20030 · Miscellaneous
Heavy Crocolisk Stew ID 20074 · Consumable · item level 25
Recipe: Heavy Crocolisk Stew ID 20075 · Recipe · item level 30 · lowest 5g on 5 realms

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Bonus Armor.

Item 20039	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	70	70	29
Required level	60	60	60
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	664	447	541
Fire Resistance	28	28	-
Bonus Armor	-	120	-
Sell price	3 gold17 silver	4 gold84 silver	3 gold87 silver

Retail recipe Dark Iron Boots: 3x Lava Core, 3x Fiery Core, 4x Core Leather, 6x Dark Iron Bar.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 15:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 1,000 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-07 11:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 48,000 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,064

US median, latest 15,500gEU median, latest 3,387g
Each line is one region's daily median of the cheapest buyout on every realm that listed it, from our hourly scans.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	3,387 gold21 silver	3,387 gold21 silver	1	15,500 gold	15,500 gold	1
2026-11-02	3,387 gold21 silver	3,387 gold21 silver	1	15,500 gold	15,500 gold	1
2026-11-01	2,091 gold14 silver	3,386 gold9 silver	2	15,500 gold	15,500 gold	1
2026-10-31	2,091 gold14 silver	3,386 gold9 silver	2	15,500 gold	15,500 gold	1
2026-10-30	2,121 gold24 silver	2,121 gold24 silver	2	12,000 gold	15,500 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-29	-	-	-	15,500 gold99 silver	15,500 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-28	5,500 gold	5,500 gold	1	15,500 gold99 silver	15,500 gold99 silver	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 1 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's MoP Classic Game Data API (static data 5.5.4.67732). Prices: per-unit buyouts from one Blizzard Auction House snapshot per connected realm per hour; market is the quantity-weighted median of a realm's listings. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	20039
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Feet
Item level	70
Requires level	60
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	3 gold87 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)