Is Elemental Plate Girdle in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Elemental Plate Girdle 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 Elemental Plate Girdle in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Elemental Plate Girdle is rare quality, item level 61 and requires level 56.

What does Elemental Plate Girdle sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 99s 63c for one Elemental Plate Girdle in Classic Era.

What slot is Elemental Plate Girdle in WoW Classic?

Elemental Plate Girdle is a Waist Plate in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

Elemental Plate Girdle - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

A Rare Plate Waist, item level 25, requires level 19, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Other versions

Across game versions

In Classic Era it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 99s 63c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 18s 61c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 18s 61c. In MoP Classic it is item level 49, requires level 44 and sells to vendors for 9s 67c.

Version	Item level	Required level	Quality	Binding	Sells for
Retail (Midnight)	25	19	Rare	Binds when picked up	2g 8s 41c
Classic Era	61	56	Rare	Binds when picked up	99s 63c
The Burning Crusade	61	56	Rare	Binds when picked up	18s 61c
Wrath of the Lich King	61	56	Rare	Binds when picked up	18s 61c
MoP Classic	49	44	Rare	Binds when picked up	9s 67c

Elemental Plate Girdle Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Elemental Plate Girdle is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 5265. 17 other items wear the same appearance; 12 of them are listed here.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Elemental Plate Girdle Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Elemental Plate Girdle suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Elemental Plate Girdle (item level 25) in item level among Armor > Plate, Waist slot, from item level 23 to 27.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Elemental Plate Girdle (this item)	25	19	+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +8 Haste. World Drop	Not listed
Sunscale Belt	25	19	+6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	91 gold on 60 realms
Jade Belt	25	18	+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	175 gold on 63 realms
High Chief's Belt	26	20	+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	197 gold on 56 realms
Gothic Plate Girdle	24	17	+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	43 gold on 47 realms
Brutish Belt	24	17	+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	25 gold on 65 realms
Bloodforged Belt	24	18	+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	73 gold on 69 realms
Imperial Plate Belt	27	20	+7 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	15 gold on 58 realms
Lofty Belt	27	20	+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	200 gold on 67 realms
Chromite Girdle	23	17	+7 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop	50 gold on 53 realms
Embossed Plate Girdle	23	17	+5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop	42 gold on 54 realms

Imperial Plate Belt has the highest item level here (27). The lowest listed price among them is Imperial Plate Belt at 15 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Elemental Plate Girdle among Armor > Plate, Waist slot: Bloodscale Belt (item level 30), Bogslayer Belt (item level 30), Talonguard Girdle (item level 31), Red Belt of Battle (item level 32) and Belt of the Guardian (item level 32).

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

Where Elemental Plate Girdle Fits

Items That Share Elemental Plate Girdle's Icon

Elemental Plate Girdle uses icon file 132507, which 42 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Barrage Girdle ID 18721 · Armor - Mail · item level 25
Frostwolf Mail Belt ID 19088 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Stormpike Mail Girdle ID 19092 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Therazane's Link ID 19380 · Armor - Mail · item level 29 "The metal is warm to the touch. The links connecting the belt together appear to be fashioned out of..."
Impenetrable Belt ID 15663 · Armor - Mail · item level 28
Ossirian's Binding ID 21463 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Triad Girdle ID 21692 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Marksman's Girdle ID 22232 · Armor - Mail · item level 29

Items Numbered Next to Elemental Plate Girdle

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 18529 (18524 to 18534) were usually added in the same batch as Elemental Plate Girdle: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Leggings of Destruction ID 18524 · Armor - Mail · item level 25
Bracers of Prosperity ID 18525 · Armor - Leather · item level 25
Crown of the Ogre King ID 18526 · Armor - Cloth · item level 25
Harmonious Gauntlets ID 18527 · Armor - Mail · item level 25
Cyclone Spaulders ID 18528 · Armor - Leather · item level 25
Ogre Forged Hauberk ID 18530 · Armor - Mail · item level 25
Unyielding Maul ID 18531 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 25
Mindsurge Robe ID 18532 · Armor - Cloth · item level 25
Gordok Bracers of Power ID 18533 · Armor - Plate · item level 25
Rod of the Ogre Magi ID 18534 · Weapon - Staff · item level 25

Elemental Plate Girdle Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 18529 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price: 10 gold42 silver
Vendor sell price: 2 gold8 silver
Material: Plate
Equip slot: Waist
Flags: 0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

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

Elemental Plate Girdle in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Elemental Plate Girdle 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 Elemental Plate Girdle next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Elemental Plate Girdle in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Elemental Plate Girdle 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 Elemental Plate Girdle in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Elemental Plate Girdle is rare quality, item level 61 and requires level 56.
What does Elemental Plate Girdle sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 99s 63c for one Elemental Plate Girdle in Classic Era.
What slot is Elemental Plate Girdle in WoW Classic?: Elemental Plate Girdle is a Waist Plate in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

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