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Boots of Avoidance
Item Level 24Binds when equipped
FeetArmor
14 Armor
+5 Strength or Intellect
+8 Stamina
+10 Dodge
Requires Level 17
Sell price: 21 gold95 silver
Current price
35,000 gold
Boots of Avoidance Price History on Cairne
Cairne Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Cairne Auction House2Units listed
2Sellers
35,000 goldCheapest now
Thin supply
On Boots of Avoidance's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 29,645 gold95 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 1,682 gold29 silver to 143,987 gold22 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 18% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 29,645 gold95 silver.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 45, requires level 40 and sells to vendors for 78s 7c. In MoP Classic it is item level 45, requires level 40 and sells to vendors for 1g 36s 37c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 24 | 17 | Epic | Binds when equipped | 21g 95s 30c |
| WoW Forever | 24 | 17 | Epic | - | - |
| Classic Era | 45 | 40 | Epic | Binds when equipped | 78s 7c |
| MoP Classic | 45 | 40 | Epic | Binds when equipped | 1g 36s 37c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Boots of Avoidance is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 4107. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Boots of Avoidance suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Other Items Named Boots of Avoidance
1 other item in the current build is also called Boots of Avoidance. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.
- Boots of Avoidance ID 224860 · Armor - Plate · item level 164
Items That Share Boots of Avoidance's Icon
Boots of Avoidance uses icon file 132586, which 21 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
- Vanguard Sabatons ID 14857 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
- Jade Greaves ID 14913 · Armor - Plate · item level 25
- Sapphiron's Scale Boots ID 13070 · Armor - Plate · item level 28
- Imbued Plate Greaves ID 10371 · Armor - Plate · item level 28
- Ornate Greaves ID 10119 · Armor - Mail · item level 28
- Abyssal Plate Greaves ID 20662 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
- Conqueror's Greaves ID 21333 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
- Boots of the Desert Protector ID 21481 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Items Numbered Next to Boots of Avoidance
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 14549 (14544 to 14554) were usually added in the same batch as Boots of Avoidance: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Lieutenant's Insignia ID 14544 · Quest "This small rune marks the bearer as a lieutenant in the Burning Blade."
Ghostloom Leggings ID 14545 · Armor - Leather · item level 24
Roon's Kodo Horn ID 14546 · Quest
Hand of Iruxos ID 14547 · Quest
Royal Cap Spaulders ID 14548 · Armor - Mail · item level 24
Bladebane Armguards ID 14550 · Armor - Leather · item level 25
Edgemaster's Handguards ID 14551 · Armor - Mail · item level 25
Stockade Pauldrons ID 14552 · Armor - Plate · item level 28
Sash of Mercy ID 14553 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Cloudkeeper Legplates ID 14554 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Boots of Avoidance Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 14549 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 109 gold76 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 21 gold95 silver
- Material
- Plate
- Equip slot
- Feet
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Boots of Avoidance in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Boots of Avoidance 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 Boots of Avoidance next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Boots of Avoidance in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Boots of Avoidance is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Boots of Avoidance in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Boots of Avoidance is Epic quality, item level 45 and requires level 40.
- What does Boots of Avoidance sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 78s 7c for one Boots of Avoidance in Classic Era.
- What slot is Boots of Avoidance in WoW Classic?
- Boots of Avoidance is a Feet Plate in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Boots of Avoidance on the auction house right now?
- 35,000g on Cairne, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
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 Boots of Avoidance
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
- Appearances in the beta client
- 1 recorded look
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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Sounds for Boots of Avoidance
The sounds the game client plays for this kind of item.
- Platefoley 01platefoley01.oggPlate armor foleyDownload MP3OGG
- Platefoley 02platefoley02.oggPlate armor foleyDownload MP3OGG
- Platefoley 03platefoley03.oggPlate armor foleyDownload MP3OGG
- Pickupmetallargepickupmetallarge.oggPlayed when this kind of item is picked upDownload MP3OGG
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