This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Leather Chest, item level 24, requires level 17, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Cadaverous Armor is one of 5 pieces of Cadaverous Garb, alongside Cadaverous Belt, Cadaverous Gloves and Cadaverous Leggings 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 50s 48c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 2g 41s 89c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 24s 18c. In MoP Classic it is item level 45, requires level 40 and sells to vendors for 93s 25c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 24 | 17 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1s 34c |
| Classic Era | 61 | 56 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 2g 50s 48c |
| The Burning Crusade | 61 | 56 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 2g 41s 89c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 61 | 56 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 24s 18c |
| MoP Classic | 45 | 40 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 93s 25c |
In the Appearances collection, Cadaverous Armor is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 4134. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Cadaverous Armor.
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, Cadaverous Armor 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.
Cadaverous Armor uses icon file 132718, which 96 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Charred Leather Tunic ID 19127 · Armor - Leather · item level 26Black Mageweave Vest ID 9998 · Armor - Cloth · item level 22Interlaced Shadow Jerkin ID 19439 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Primal Batskin Jerkin ID 19685 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Elemental Raiment ID 9434 · Armor - Cloth · item level 22Nightscape Tunic ID 8175 · Armor - Leather · item level 22Infiltrator Armor ID 7407 · Armor - Leather · item level 20Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 14637 (14632 to 14644) were usually added in the same batch as Cadaverous Armor: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Necropile Leggings ID 14632 · Armor - Cloth · item level 24
Necropile Mantle ID 14633 · Armor - Cloth · item level 24
Recipe: Frost Oil ID 14634 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Frost Oil."
Pattern: Gem-Studded Leather Belt ID 14635 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Gem-Studded Leather Belt."
Cadaverous Belt ID 14636 · Armor - Leather · item level 24
Cadaverous Leggings ID 14638 · Armor - Leather · item level 24Schematic: Minor Recombobulator ID 14639 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Minor Recombobulator."
Cadaverous Gloves ID 14640 · Armor - Leather · item level 24
Cadaverous Walkers ID 14641 · Armor - Leather · item level 24
Skeleton Key Mold ID 14644 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 14637 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Cadaverous Armor 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 Cadaverous Armor 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 Cadaverous Armor
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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