A Common Leather Chest, item level 2, binds when equipped.
On Dirty Leather Vest's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 8,389 gold65 silver across its tracked history (Jan 2023 to Jun 2026), ranging from 250 gold to 115,466 gold70 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 18% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 8,389 gold65 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 5 and sells to vendors for 12c. In Classic Era it is item level 5 and sells to vendors for 12c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 5 and sells to vendors for 12c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 5 and sells to vendors for 12c. In MoP Classic it is item level 5 and sells to vendors for 12c.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 2 | Common | Binds when equipped | 17c |
| WoW Forever | 5 | Common | - | 12c |
| Classic Era | 5 | Common | - | 12c |
| The Burning Crusade | 5 | Common | - | 12c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 5 | Common | - | 12c |
| MoP Classic | 5 | Common | - | 12c |
In the Appearances collection, Dirty Leather Vest is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 178. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear.
The 6 items nearest to Dirty Leather Vest (item level 2) in item level among Armor > Leather, Chest slot, from item level 5 to 12.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirty Leather Vest (this item) | 2 | Vendor | 1 gold on 35 realms | |
 Battered Leather Harness | 5 | 3 | Vendor | 2 gold on 54 realms |
 Tribal Vest | 6 | 4 | +2 Agility or Intellect, +2 Stamina. World Drop | 99 gold on 51 realms |
 Grizzly Jerkin | 9 | 5 | +2 Agility or Intellect, +3 Stamina. World Drop | 1,500 gold on 65 realms |
| Buckled Harness | 10 | 6 | Vendor | 5 gold on 72 realms |
| Ceremonial Leather Harness | 11 | 6 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop | 398 gold on 60 realms |
 Lupine Vest | 12 | 7 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 125 gold on 60 realms |
Lupine Vest has the highest item level here (12). The lowest listed price among them is Battered Leather Harness at 2 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Dirty Leather Vest among Armor > Leather, Chest slot: Prospector's Chestpiece (item level 14), Feral Harness (item level 14), Studded Leather Harness (item level 14), Rigid Tunic (item level 16) and Grunt's Harness (item level 17).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Dirty Leather Vest uses icon file 135011, which 24 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Trapper's Shirt ID 127 · ArmorRiverpaw Leather Vest ID 821 · Armor - Leather · item level 6Woven Vest ID 2364 · Armor - Cloth · item level 5Ancestral Tunic ID 3292 · Armor - Cloth · item level 6Barbaric Cloth Vest ID 3310 · Armor - Cloth · item level 11Grunt Vest ID 3752 · Armor - Cloth · item level 14Spore-Covered Tunic ID 5341 · Armor - Leather · item level 8Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 85 (59 to 80) were usually added in the same batch as Dirty Leather Vest: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Acolyte's Shoes ID 59 · Armor - Cloth
Layered Tunic ID 60 · Armor - Leather · item level 2
Dwarven Leather Pants ID 61 · Armor - Leather · item level 2
Dwarven Cloth Britches ID 79 · Armor - Cloth · item level 2
Soft Fur-Lined Shoes ID 80 · Armor - Cloth · item level 2The raw ItemSparse values for item 85 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Dirty Leather Vest 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 Dirty Leather Vest 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 Dirty Leather Vest
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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