This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Mail Feet, item level 23, requires level 17, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Run speed increased slightly.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 43, requires level 40 and sells to vendors for 76s 82c. In Classic Era it is item level 43, requires level 40 and sells to vendors for 76s 82c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 43 and requires level 40. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 43 and requires level 40. In MoP Classic it is item level 43, requires level 40 and sells to vendors for 76s 82c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 23 | 17 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 37s 54c |
| WoW Forever | 43 | 40 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 76s 82c |
| Classic Era | 43 | 40 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 76s 82c |
| The Burning Crusade | 43 | 40 | Rare | Binds when picked up | - |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 43 | 40 | Rare | Binds when picked up | - |
| MoP Classic | 43 | 40 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 76s 82c |
In the Appearances collection, Defiler's Chain Greaves is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 3822. 17 other items wear the same appearance; 12 of them are listed here.
Highlander's Chain GreavesRead from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Defiler's Chain Greaves suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
3 other items in the current build are also called Defiler's Chain Greaves. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.
Defiler's Chain Greaves ID 20154 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Defiler's Chain Greaves ID 20155 · Armor - Mail · item level 27Defiler's Chain Greaves ID 20157 · Armor - Mail · item level 19Defiler's Chain Greaves uses icon file 132545, which 38 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Defiler's Chain Greaves ID 20155 · Armor - Mail · item level 27Defiler's Chain Greaves ID 20157 · Armor - Mail · item level 19Defiler's Chain Greaves ID 20154 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Highlander's Mail Greaves ID 20123 · Armor - Mail · item level 19Highlander's Mail Greaves ID 20122 · Armor - Mail · item level 23Highlander's Mail Greaves ID 20121 · Armor - Mail · item level 27Defiler's Mail Greaves ID 20199 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Defiler's Mail Greaves ID 20200 · Armor - Mail · item level 23Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 20156 (20151 to 20161) were usually added in the same batch as Defiler's Chain Greaves: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Defiler's Chain Girdle ID 20151 · Armor - Mail · item level 27Defiler's Chain Girdle ID 20152 · Armor - Mail · item level 19Defiler's Chain Girdle ID 20153 · Armor - Mail · item level 23Defiler's Chain Greaves ID 20154 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Defiler's Chain Greaves ID 20155 · Armor - Mail · item level 27Defiler's Chain Greaves ID 20157 · Armor - Mail · item level 19
Defiler's Chain Pauldrons ID 20158 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Defiler's Cloth Boots ID 20159 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29Defiler's Cloth Boots ID 20160 · Armor - Cloth · item level 27Defiler's Cloth Boots ID 20161 · Armor - Cloth · item level 23The raw ItemSparse values for item 20156 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Defiler's Chain Greaves 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 Defiler's Chain Greaves 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 Defiler's Chain Greaves
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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