This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Leather Wrist, item level 29, requires level 23, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1g 40s 18c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1g 26s 17c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 12s 61c. In MoP Classic it is item level 60, requires level 55 and sells to vendors for 1g 21s 9c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | 23 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 70s 50c |
| Classic Era | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 40s 18c |
| The Burning Crusade | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 26s 17c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 12s 61c |
| MoP Classic | 60 | 55 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 21s 9c |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Blackmist Armguards suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Blackmist Armguards uses icon file 132606, which 358 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:
Deepfury Bracers ID 13120 · Armor - Leather · item level 28Bleak Howler Armguards ID 13208 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Slashclaw Bracers ID 13211 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Funeral Cuffs ID 12626 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29Chillhide Bracers ID 13537 · Armor - Leather · item level 27Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12966 (12958 to 12974) were usually added in the same batch as Blackmist Armguards: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Recipe: Transmute Arcanite ID 12958 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Thorium and Arcane Crystals into Arcanite."
Tribal War Feathers ID 12960 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Blademaster Leggings ID 12963 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Tristam Legguards ID 12964 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Spiritshroud Leggings ID 12965 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Bloodmoon Cloak ID 12967 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Frostweaver Cape ID 12968 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Seeping Willow ID 12969 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 29
Scarlet Cannonball ID 12973 · Key
The Black Knight ID 12974 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 19The raw ItemSparse values for item 12966 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Blackmist Armguards 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 Blackmist Armguards 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 Blackmist Armguards
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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