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Boots of the Howling Winds

Item Level 34
Binds when picked up
FeetArmor
4 Armor
+6 Intellect
+9 Stamina
+8 Critical Strike
Sell price: 34 gold64 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

An Uncommon Cloth Feet, item level 34, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).

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Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 174 and sells to vendors for 3g 7s 6c. In MoP Classic it is item level 174 and sells to vendors for 3g 7s 6c.

VersionItem levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)34UncommonBinds when picked up34g 64s 61c
Wrath of the Lich King174UncommonBinds when picked up3g 7s 6c
MoP Classic174UncommonBinds when picked up3g 7s 6c
Boots of the Howling Winds Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Boots of the Howling Winds is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 9238. 9 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Boots of the Howling Winds Comes From

Quests That Reward Boots of the Howling Winds

2 quests list Boots of the Howling Winds among their rewards in Blizzard's quest data.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Boots of the Howling Winds Compares

Who It Suits

Cloth is the armor type Mage, Priest and Warlock wear. With Intellect, Boots of the Howling Winds suits Discipline, Holy and Shadow Priest; Arcane, Fire and Frost Mage; Affliction, Demonology and Destruction Warlock.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Boots of the Howling Winds (item level 34) in item level among Armor > Cloth, Feet slot, from item level 31 to 37.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Boots of the Howling Winds (this item)34+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike. QuestNot listed
Condor Sandals3429+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop1 gold on 53 realms
Coldwraith Boots3530+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop6 gold on 56 realms
Boots of Impetuous Ideals3530+9 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +6 Haste, +6 Intellect. Boss Drop30 gold on 61 realms
Glacial Slippers3530+10 Stamina, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Northrend Tailoring535 gold on 51 realms
Spiritmend Boots3631+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Cataclysm Tailoring22 gold on 49 realms
Shadow Council Boots3226+6 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop9 gold on 61 realms
Elementalist Boots3227+6 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop8 gold on 54 realms
Feralfen Sandals3125+6 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop22 gold on 47 realms
Vicious Embersilk Boots3732+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Versatility. Crafted with Cataclysm Tailoring368 gold on 51 realms
Endless Dream Walkers3732+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Versatility, +6 Haste. Crafted with Cataclysm Tailoring4,385 gold on 63 realms

Endless Dream Walkers has the highest item level here (37). The lowest listed price among them is Condor Sandals at 1 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Boots of the Howling Winds among Armor > Cloth, Feet slot: Desiccated Soulrender Slippers (item level 45), Slippers of the Encroaching Tide (item level 60), Hydraxian Slippers (item level 60), Swarmfury Footwraps (item level 60) and Duskhaven Boots (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Boots of the Howling Winds among Armor > Cloth, Feet slot: Arachnidian Footpads (item level 26), Abjurer's Boots (item level 25), Cindercloth Boots (item level 25), Gaea's Slippers (item level 25) and Venomshroud Boots (item level 25).

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Boots of the Howling Winds Fits

Items That Share Boots of the Howling Winds's Icon

Boots of the Howling Winds uses icon file 132571, which 17 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Boots of the Howling Winds

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 42789 (42784 to 42794) were usually added in the same batch as Boots of the Howling Winds: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Boots of the Howling Winds Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 42789 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
173 gold23 silver
Vendor sell price
34 gold64 silver
Material
Cloth
Equip slot
Feet
Expansion ID
2
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.